10 years after the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition, its long-awaited sequel, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, will be released this financial year, following a beleaguered development process. This news follows a decade of fan speculation, teasers, and development woes faced by BioWare, the originators of the smash-hit fantasy RPG series. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf was first announced at the 2018 Game Awards, and has been in a long and troubled development since 2015, beset by delays, staff layoffs, and high-profile resignations.

With Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, BioWare may hope to reclaim some of the goodwill that was lost after the tumultuous release of Mass Effect: Andromeda and the underwhelming response to its first live-service game, Anthem. Following multiple leaks about the game's new combat system, fans are hoping that a full reveal of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will arrive at some point in the near future.

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In the meantime, in an earnings slide from EA’s latest financial report, the company divulges that it has "two unannounced titles in FY25: one partner title expected in Q4, and one owned IP title.” Eurogamer reports that this “owned IP title” is Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, expected to be released between January 1 and March 31 2025.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Rumored Release Date

• Between January 1 and March 31 2025

First pitched as a live-service game in the vein of Bungie’s Destiny, development on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf drastically shifted gears, switching to a single-player focused experience. This news came as little surprise after the failure of BioWare’s other project, Anthem, and the success of the single-player Star Wars game Jedi: Fallen Order, created by Respawn Entertainment. In 2022, EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson reasserted the importance of single-player experiences in the triple-A games industry.

With the game in post-production since September 2022, executive producer of Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2, Mark Darrah was brought on as a consultant, despite leaving BioWare in 2020. Meanwhile, in 2023, production director of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Mac Walters left the company after nearly 20 years, and 50 BioWare employees were laid off — including Dragon Age veteran Mary Kirby — in order to better suit the “long term vision” of the company.

Despite these setbacks, fans can expect a full reveal of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in the near future following a number of teasers focusing around Solas, an elven mage from Dragon Age: Inquisition, who is set to be a primary antagonist in the upcoming game. The teasers also feature fan-favorite companion Varric, a cacophony of ancient symbols theorized to link to the elven pantheon, as well as a number of storied locations never before seen in the Dragon Age series.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the fourth game in the franchise, serving as a direct sequel to the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Players will attempt to stop Solas from tearing down the Veil, among other possibly major plot points. Its events see players travel to Tevinter, the Anderfels, Rivain, and Antiva.

Franchise

Dragon Age

Developer(s)

BioWare

Publisher(s)

Electronic Arts