# Dragon Age: Inquisition

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Dragon Age: Inquisition and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its ambitious world and as one of BioWare's last well-received games; critics say it was a drop in quality and dumbed down, with a tacked-on multiplayer mode.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyed it a lot (2 comments): "I might be in minority but I really enjoyed both Inquisition and Veilguard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185737)) "I liked it a lot honestly but they took a reputation hit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50193658))

## What people warn about

- Dumbed down, action-adventure style (2 comments): "marked a significant dumbing down of the original Dragon Age franchise" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50190194)) "turn it into an action/adventure style of game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185276))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Elden Ring](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elden-ring.md): 25 recommend
- [Dark Souls](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-souls.md): 23 recommend
- [Diablo II: Resurrected](https://hackerapproved.com/p/diablo-2.md): 19 recommend
- [Mass Effect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mass-effect.md): 19 recommend
- [Path of Exile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/path-of-exile.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dragon Age: Inquisition", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dragon-age-inquisition/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).