Dragon Age The Veilguard breaks Star Wars Jedi Survivor record within two days of launch

Dragon Age The Veilguard, the latest single-player fantasy action role-playing game from Electronic Arts (EA) in the Dragon Age series of games, launched on October 31. Within two days of launch, Dragon Age The Veilguard quickly rose to become EA’s biggest-ever single-player game on Steam since Star Wars Jedi Survivor, breaking Jedi Survivor's all-time record of concurrent Steam players, as per a report by IGN.

On November 1, 2024, Dragon Age: The Veilguard reportedly reached a peak of 70,414 concurrent players on Steam, thus surpassing the all-time high of 67,855 players for Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Here are some quick facts about the latest action RPG in the Dragon Age franchise.

• Dragon Age The Veilguard: Developer and publisher

Dragon Age The Veilguard is developed by Canadian video game developer BioWare–known for its Mass Effect games– and published by Electronic Arts. Bioware is currently an EA subsidiary.

• Dragon Age The Veilguard: Setting, protagonist and story

Dragon Age The Veilguard is set in the fictional continent of Thedas, just like the previous Dragon Age games. You play as Rook, a highly customisable character. You can choose the race, gender, class, lineage, first name and the voice for Rook to personalise the character the way you want it. In the storyline for Dragon Age The Veilguard, you'll lead a group of seven Companions ( which form the Veilguard) against two ancient, corrupt gods.

• Dragon Age The Veilguard: Combat and classes

According to the developers, Dragon Age: The Veilguard has “fluid moment-to-moment combat”. You can choose from three playable classes: Warrior, Mage or Rogue.

• Dragon Age The Veilguard: Locations

Dragon Age The Veilguard features locations like the Lighthouse and the Crossroads. The Lighthouse is a place for rest and recovery for the Veilguard and the Crossroads allows Rook and the Companions to travel through Thedas within seconds. EA's third-person action RPG features more locations like the Arlathan Forests, Hossberg Wetlands, Minrathous, etc.

• Dragon Age The Veilguard: Platforms

Dragon Age The Veilguard is available to play on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store and the EA app for Windows).