Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition

Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition on PC is a choice-driven fantasy action RPG from BioWare and Electronic Arts. The current PC storefront identity remains Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition; no verified rebrand or replacement name supersedes it. This edition combines the main campaign, three major story add-ons, and a collection of bonus equipment and cosmetic content.

You play as the Inquisitor, the central figure in a crisis that has torn open the boundary between Thedas and the Fade. The campaign mixes real-time party combat, exploration across large regions, political decisions, companion relationships, crafting, and an evolving organization managed from the Inquisition's stronghold.

How the Inquisition plays

The core loop alternates between third-person exploration, dialogue-heavy quests, tactical encounters, and strategic decisions made through the War Table. You investigate rifts, secure camps, recruit allies, resolve regional conflicts, and decide which objectives deserve the Inquisition's limited attention.

Combat is real-time and party-based. You directly control one character while three companions fight alongside you, with the option to switch between party members and coordinate their abilities. Warrior, rogue, and mage roles support different approaches to defense, crowd control, ranged damage, stealth, and magical combinations.

PC players can use the Tactical View to pause battles, reposition the party, select targets, and issue orders before returning to real-time action. It is not a fully separate turn-based system, but it gives difficult fights a planning layer that rewards positioning, ability timing, and careful party composition.

The game uses a flexible third-person camera for travel and combat, with the tactical perspective providing a higher battlefield view. Keyboard and mouse controls are supported, while full controller support makes a gamepad a practical alternative for players who prefer direct movement and ability-wheel input.

Choices, companions, and progression

Inquisition's defining system is the relationship between personal decisions and institutional power. Dialogue choices shape how the Inquisitor is perceived, while major judgments can affect companion approval, alliances, quest outcomes, and the direction of the wider conflict.

Companions are not interchangeable combat tools. Each has personal goals, conflicting opinions, and optional conversations that develop through the campaign. Party selection can matter outside battle because certain characters provide distinct reactions to quests, locations, factions, and moral choices.

Progression combines character levels, skill trees, equipment upgrades, crafting materials, and class specializations. Weapons and armor can be modified with materials and schematics, allowing a warrior, rogue, or mage to be tuned toward a preferred role rather than locked into a single rigid build.

The Inquisition itself also grows. Completing missions and regional objectives generates resources used to unlock operations, expand influence, and open new opportunities. The War Table turns the campaign into more than a sequence of fights because agents can be assigned to political, military, or diplomatic tasks with different consequences.

Exploration includes optional activities such as closing Fade rifts, hunting dragons, claiming strategic locations, gathering resources, solving environmental puzzles, and completing companion or faction quests. The open regions are deliberately broader than the tightly focused areas of earlier Dragon Age games, so players who dislike side content should prioritize the main quest and companion arcs.

What the Game of the Year Edition includes

The commercial value of this edition comes from its bundled content model. It includes the full base game plus the three official single-player add-ons: Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser.

Jaws of Hakkon adds a new region and a historical investigation connected to the previous Inquisitor. The Descent shifts the focus underground, expanding the setting and presenting a more combat-oriented expedition. Trespasser functions as a substantial post-campaign chapter, dealing with the future of the Inquisition and providing a different kind of closure from the main storyline.

Bonus items are also part of the package. The edition includes the Flames of the Inquisition equipment set, an armored mount, the Skyhold Throne, the Red Hart Halla, the Bog Unicorn, multiplayer Deluxe Edition chests, and the Spoils of the Avvar and Spoils of the Qunari item packs.

These extras are mainly equipment, mounts, Skyhold customization, and multiplayer-related rewards rather than separate campaigns. The three major add-ons are the important distinction between the Game of the Year Edition and a standard base-game purchase.

PC platform details

On PC, the game is listed through Steam and the Epic Games Store as well as EA's own Windows storefront. EA's current terms specify an EA Account, internet connection, and installation of the EA app for access and online features, so purchasing through another PC store does not necessarily remove the EA launcher layer.

The PC version supports both keyboard-and-mouse play and controllers, with remappable controls documented in contemporary PC coverage. The tactical camera is particularly relevant to mouse-and-keyboard players who want more direct control over party positioning and ability orders.

EA lists English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian among the supported languages, with regional English variants also available. Exact audio and subtitle availability can vary by storefront package, so players should check the language panel attached to their chosen license before purchase.

The cooperative mode is separate from the single-player campaign. It supports four-player online quests built around dungeon exploration, loot, crafting, and class teamwork, but multiplayer progression does not alter the Inquisitor's story campaign.

Who should play it

Inquisition fits players who want a large fantasy RPG with authored companions, branching conversations, flexible party builds, and a substantial amount of optional exploration. It is especially suitable for players who enjoy making political decisions and then seeing those decisions reflected in later conversations, missions, and relationships.

It is less suited to anyone seeking a compact, relentlessly focused campaign. The regional structure contains optional objectives and resource gathering, and the game sometimes asks players to manage several layers of progression at once. The strongest experience usually comes from prioritizing story quests, companion content, and major regional conflicts instead of treating every map marker as mandatory.

Players looking for another large, choice-oriented fantasy RPG can compare its open-world quest structure with third-person fantasy role-playing games such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The two games differ in combat and protagonist design, but both place authored quests, exploration, preparation, and consequential decisions at the center of the experience.

Similar PC RPGs

BioWare's party-focused design makes Dragon Age: Inquisition distinct from a solo action RPG, even when the camera and real-time combat look familiar. The main appeal is the interaction between a controllable hero, companions with competing viewpoints, and a campaign shaped by organizational decisions.

For players who prefer deeper turn-based party tactics and systemic dialogue choices, choice-heavy party RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 offer a more rules-driven alternative. Inquisition is more action-oriented, while Baldur's Gate 3 emphasizes turn order, environmental interactions, and tabletop-inspired character building.

Dragon Age: Origins remains the closer comparison for players specifically seeking slower tactical party management within the same fictional universe, but Inquisition presents that heritage through broader regions, more direct action controls, and an organization-building layer.

Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition FAQ

Is the current PC name still Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition?

Yes. Current EA storefront information continues to identify the complete package as Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year Edition. No verified current rebrand or definitive replacement edition was found across the checked PC storefront references.

What DLC is included?

The edition includes Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser, along with the Flames of the Inquisition items, bonus mounts, Skyhold customization, Spoils of the Avvar, Spoils of the Qunari, and multiplayer Deluxe Edition chests.

Does it have multiplayer co-op?

Yes. It includes a separate four-player cooperative mode based on dungeon quests, class roles, loot, crafting, and unlockable characters. Its progression and missions are independent of the single-player Inquisition campaign.

Can I play with a controller on PC?

Yes. The PC version supports controllers as well as keyboard and mouse. Players can also use the Tactical View to pause combat and issue orders to the party.

Does the PC version require the EA app?

EA's current terms specify an EA Account, internet connection, and EA app installation for the PC edition and its online features. This requirement can still apply when the game is purchased through another supported PC storefront.

Is there a real campaign or mainly open-world activities?

There is a full story campaign supported by companion quests, regional arcs, political operations, and post-campaign content. Optional exploration is extensive, but players can focus on the main narrative and the companion stories without completing every activity in every region.