Choose Dragon Age: Origins
Choose Dragon Age: Origins if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 3,109 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dragon Age: Origins vs Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening
Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Dragon Age: Origins (2009) is 1 year older than Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening (2010). Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Dragon Age: Origins (91% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening
Choose Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening launched in 2010.
Both Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dragon Age: Origins |  Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2010 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (3,109 reviews) | 96.2% positive (52 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BioWare | BioWare |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009) is 1 year older than Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening (2010).
- Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Dragon Age: Origins (91% positive).
- Steam Deck: Dragon Age: Origins is Deck Playable, Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening is Deck Unsupported.
Dragon Age: Origins vs Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Dragon Age: Origins (2009) came out before Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age™: Origins Awakening similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.