One of the major features of the game are the Origin Stories. The toolset is available for free to registered users of the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins.

Bioware has made a toolset available for the creation of user content, much like it did for Neverwinter Nights. Technicalīuilt on BioWare's proprietary Eclipse engine, the game features similar 'facial technology' to that used with the conversation system in Mass Effect. For its elements, gameplay, and other reasons, Dragon Age: Origins is commonly referred to by BioWare as the spiritual successor to their revered classic roleplaying game, Baldur's Gate 2. The game features BioWare's signature 'Pause and Play' battle mechanics.

It features tactical party-based combat that can be played from third person, or a more traditional, isometric top-down view. Dragon Age: Origins is BioWare's 2009 dark-fantasy action-RPG.