Weeks after EA said Dragon Age: The Veilguard "did not resonate with a broad enough audience," BioWare's RPG is coming to PlayStation Plus as a free monthly game

Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing the RPG's companions standing as a united group, the main protagonist at front wielding a sword
(Image credit: BioWare)

It's not even been four full months since Dragon Age: The Veilguard released, but the RPG is already heading to PlayStation Plus as one of the three monthly games that subscribers will be able to claim and keep next month.

Announced in a post on the PlayStation Blog today, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be available to claim from March 4 for PS Plus subscribers, no matter what tier they're paying for. After claiming it, you'll be able to download and play the RPG at any time as long as you're still subscribed – it's not like the library of games available to PS Plus Extra members, where titles occasionally disappear from whence they came.

Earlier this month in an earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson stated that despite The Veilguard's "high-quality launch" and being "well-reviewed by critics and those who played," the RPG ultimately "did not resonate with a broad enough audience in this highly competitive market." In the same call, EA's chief financial officer, Stuart Canfield, stated that the game "underperformed."

It seems pretty wild to make the RPG available to keep via a subscription service so soon after its release, but at least it'll hopefully give more players the chance to try it out, and perhaps introduce it to that broader audience that EA was hoping for. In our Dragon Age: The Veilguard review, we said it was "an approachable, expansive action-oriented RPG and feels like a true end to whatever the franchise was before," and while it's "undoubtedly different in many ways from its predecessors and takes lessons learned from Mass Effect to heart, there's a lot to love."

Also on March 4, PS Plus subscribers will be able to claim Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (which includes a selection of 13 TMNT games from Konami) as well as Sonic Colors: Ultimate, making for a trio of incredibly solid offerings. Subscribers will have until March 31 to grab them, so don't miss out.

For more games like Dragon Age, be sure to check out our roundup of the best RPGs.

Catherine Lewis
News Writer

I'm one of GamesRadar+'s news writers, who works alongside the rest of the news team to deliver cool gaming stories that we love. After spending more hours than I can count filling The University of Sheffield's student newspaper with Pokemon and indie game content, and picking up a degree in Journalism Studies, I started my career at GAMINGbible where I worked as a journalist for over a year and a half. I then became TechRadar Gaming's news writer, where I sourced stories and wrote about all sorts of intriguing topics. In my spare time, you're sure to find me on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 playing through story-driven RPGs like Xenoblade Chronicles and Persona 5 Royal, nuzlocking old Pokemon games, or going for a Victory Royale in Fortnite.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

Read more
A Dragon Age character stares out against a blue background.
BioWare makes a return to Dragon Age: The Veilguard with a surprise PC update, months after layoffs and a seemingly final patch
Photo taken by author Rosalie Newcombe of the physical version of Dragon Age The Veilguard on the PS5 sitting next to a silver DualSense controller on a wooden table.
There's always time to make your PS5 backlog worse now that Dragon Age The Veilguard has dropped back to its lowest ever price
Dragon Age: The Veilguard reveal trailer screenshot showing a close-up of an elf's stern face, a blade held up beside his cheek
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was loved by "those who played," EA insists, but "it did not resonate with a broad enough audience"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing Solas, a pale bald Elven mage, wielding lightning-like powers while grimacing
As EA hints The Veilguard's low sales could be due to a lack of live service elements, former Dragon Age lead calls out "silly" demands to "fundamentally change the DNA of what people loved"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot of Solas
EA says Dragon Age: The Veilguard sales are "down nearly 50% from the company’s expectations"
Like a Dragon Gaiden Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is getting New Game Plus for free after fans ripped Infinite Wealth to shreds for locking it behind DLC
Latest in Dragon Age
Dragon Age: The Veilguard art showing the RPG's companions grouped together
Dragon Age: The Veilguard director is leading an unannounced game for Wizards of the Coast, which recently hinted at more Baldur's Gate
A Dragon Age character stares out against a blue background.
BioWare makes a return to Dragon Age: The Veilguard with a surprise PC update, months after layoffs and a seemingly final patch
Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing the RPG's companions standing as a united group, the main protagonist at front wielding a sword
Weeks after EA said Dragon Age: The Veilguard "did not resonate with a broad enough audience," BioWare's RPG is coming to PlayStation Plus as a free monthly game
Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot of Solas
Dragon Age and Anthem producer says stop harassing developers "because you don't know the circumstances that resulted in the thing that you're mad at"
BioWare's Sonic The Hedgehog RPG "actually uses Dragon Age: Origins dialogue system heavily streamlined to fit on the Nintendo DS"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing Solas, a pale bald Elven mage, wielding lightning-like powers while grimacing
As EA hints The Veilguard's low sales could be due to a lack of live service elements, former Dragon Age lead calls out "silly" demands to "fundamentally change the DNA of what people loved"
Latest in News
Everybody's Golf Hot Shots
The surprise theme of today's Nintendo Direct was classic PlayStation franchises getting a comeback without Sony's involvement
Hogwarts Legacy how many spells
Unannounced Hogwarts Legacy DLC reportedly canceled, partly because the studio wasn't sure it'd be worth players' money
Ultimate X-Men #14
Ultimate X-Men #14 pays homage to a classic Wolverine moment as the Shadow King returns
Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot showing Yasuke kneeling and praying while wearing a traditional purple robe
Ubisoft reaches deal with Tencent to create $4.3 billion mini-Ubisoft subsidiary to "spearhead development" on new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six games
Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in The Last Of Us season 2
The Last of Us showrunner says he isn't worried about fan reaction to season 2: "The best way we could respect our fans and honor them is to not worry about them"
Black Myth: Wukong
English is no longer the biggest language on Steam as Chinese gamers embrace PC gaming even harder after Black Myth: Wukong