# List of BioWare video games

BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1994 by Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. They signed a partnership with American publisher Interplay Productions to get investment and development resources for their first game Shattered Steel, a mech simulation action game released in 1996. The game was a modest success, but BioWare's second title, Baldur's Gate (1998), achieved overwhelming critical praise and defined the company's future direction. A role-playing video game (RPG) based on Dungeons & Dragons, Baldur's Gate sold more than two million copies and became the most successful Dungeons & Dragons game ever at the time. Two years later, the studio released an acclaimed sequel Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, which along with the use of BioWare game engines in RPGs such as Planescape: Torment (1999) and Icewind Dale (2000) helped propel the studio to the forefront of the computer RPG genre. Interplay was suffering financially by the early 2000s, so BioWare collaborated with publisher Infogrames to release their next Dungeons & Dragon-based RPG Neverwinter Nights (2002).
BioWare was given the opportunity to work on another popular intellectual property, Star Wars, when LucasArts approached them at the turn of the millennium. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic released first on Microsoft's Xbox video game console in 2003. While it was not BioWare's first console game, it helped the studio break into the console market since Microsoft Game Studios wanted to partner with them on console exclusive titles, such as Jade Empire (2005) and Mass Effect (2007). In March 2006, BioWare expanded their operations and opened a new studio in Austin, Texas, to helm the development of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). In October 2007, American publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced that it had acquired BioWare. Under EA, BioWare established the fantasy RPG series Dragon Age, continued to release games in their science fiction RPG series Mass Effect, and opened a new studio in Montreal. They also revisited the Star Wars franchise with BioWare Austin's MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011).
In the early 2010s, EA restructured and rebranded several of its other studios under the BioWare label, including Mythic Entertainment and Victory Games which respectively became BioWare Mythic and BioWare Victory. New games from these studios were announced as BioWare projects, but they were cancelled and the studios shut down in the following years. In September 2012, co-founders Muzyka and Zeschuk announced their retirement and departure from BioWare. Following the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2017, BioWare Montreal was merged with EA's Motive Studios.

## Games

All games developed by BioWare Edmonton, except where noted.
| Title | Details |
| Shattered Steel Original release dates: NA: 27 September 1996EU: September 1996 | Release years by system: 1996 – DOS, Windows1997 – Mac OS |
| Shattered Steel Original release dates: NA: 27 September 1996EU: September 1996 | Notes: Mech simulation action game Originally published by Interplay Productions |
| Baldur's Gate Original release dates: NA: 21 December 1998EU: December 1998AU: Q1 1999JP: 30 January 1999 | Release years by system: 1998 – Windows2000 – Mac OS |
| Baldur's Gate Original release dates: NA: 21 December 1998EU: December 1998AU: Q1 1999JP: 30 January 1999 | Notes: Fantasy role-playing game Set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons Based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset Originally published by Interplay Entertainment Tales of the Sword Coast expansion released in May 1999 Enhanced Edition developed by Overhaul Games/Beamdog and released in 2012 |
| MDK2 Original release dates: NA: 31 March 2000EU: 12 May 2000 | Release years by system: 2000 – Dreamcast, Windows2001 – PlayStation 22011 – Wii |
| MDK2 Original release dates: NA: 31 March 2000EU: 12 May 2000 | Notes: Science fiction action-adventure game Originally published by Interplay Entertainment PlayStation 2 version received enhancements and was renamed to MDK 2: Armageddon Wii release and MDK2 HD developed by Overhaul Games/Beamdog |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Original release dates: NA: 21 September 2000AU: 28 September 2000EU: 29 September 2000JP: 11 October 2000 | Release years by system: 2000 – Windows2001 – Mac OS |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Original release dates: NA: 21 September 2000AU: 28 September 2000EU: 29 September 2000JP: 11 October 2000 | Notes: Fantasy role-playing game Set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons Based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset Originally published by Interplay Entertainment Throne of Bhaal expansion released in June 2001 Enhanced Edition developed by Overhaul Games/Beamdog and released in 2013 |
| Neverwinter Nights Original release dates: NA: 18 June 2002EU: 28 June 2002AU: 3 July 2002JP: 20 March 2003 | Release years by system: 2002 – Windows2003 – Linux, Mac OS X |
| Neverwinter Nights Original release dates: NA: 18 June 2002EU: 28 June 2002AU: 3 July 2002JP: 20 March 2003 | Notes: Fantasy role-playing game Set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons Based on Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition ruleset Originally published by Infogrames Shadows of Undrentide expansion released in June 2003; co-developed with Floodgate Entertainment Hordes of the Underdark expansion released in December 2003 Additional downloadable content released following the expansions Enhanced Edition developed by Beamdog |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Original release dates: NA: 16 July 2003EU: 12 September 2003AU: 19 September 2003 | Release years by system: 2003 – Xbox, Windows2004 – Mac OS X2013 – iOS2014 – Android |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Original release dates: NA: 16 July 2003EU: 12 September 2003AU: 19 September 2003 | Notes: Role-playing game Set in the Star Wars universe Originally published by LucasArts and Microsoft Game Studios |
| Jade Empire Original release dates: NA: 12 April 2005EU: 22 April 2005AU: 19 May 2005JP: 16 June 2005 | Release years by system: 2005 – Xbox2007 – Windows2008 – Mac OS X2016 – iOS, Android |
| Jade Empire Original release dates: NA: 12 April 2005EU: 22 April 2005AU: 19 May 2005JP: 16 June 2005 | Notes: Role-playing game Inspired by Chinese mythology and martial arts Originally published by Microsoft Game Studios |
| Mass Effect Original release dates: NA: 20 November 2007AU: 22 November 2007EU: 23 November 2007JP: 21 May 2009 | Release years by system: 2007 – Xbox 3602008 – Windows2012 – PlayStation 3 |
| Mass Effect Original release dates: NA: 20 November 2007AU: 22 November 2007EU: 23 November 2007JP: 21 May 2009 | Notes: Science fiction action role-playing game Originally published by Microsoft Game Studios Downloadable content released following launch |
| Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Original release dates: AU: 25 September 2008EU: 26 September 2008NA: 30 September 2008JP: 6 August 2009 | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS |
| Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Original release dates: AU: 25 September 2008EU: 26 September 2008NA: 30 September 2008JP: 6 August 2009 | Notes: Role-playing game Set in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe Published by Sega |
| Mass Effect Galaxy Original release date: WW: 22 June 2009 | Release years by system: 2009 – iOS |
| Mass Effect Galaxy Original release date: WW: 22 June 2009 | Notes: Top-down action game Published by Microsoft Game Studios |
| Dragon Age: Origins Original release dates: NA: 3 November 2009AU: 5 November 2009EU: 6 November 2009JP: 27 January 2011 | Release years by system: 2009 – Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 |
| Dragon Age: Origins Original release dates: NA: 3 November 2009AU: 5 November 2009EU: 6 November 2009JP: 27 January 2011 | Notes: Fantasy role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts Downloadable content released following launch Awakening expansion released in March 2010 |
| Mass Effect 2 Original release dates: NA: 26 January 2010AU: 28 January 2010EU: 29 January 2010JP: 13 January 2011 | Release years by system: 2010 – Windows, Xbox 3602011 – PlayStation 3 |
| Mass Effect 2 Original release dates: NA: 26 January 2010AU: 28 January 2010EU: 29 January 2010JP: 13 January 2011 | Notes: Science fiction action role-playing game Originally published by Electronic Arts and Microsoft Game Studios Downloadable content released following launch |
| Dragon Age II Original release dates: NA: 8 March 2011AU: 10 March 2011EU: 11 March 2011JP: 2 February 2012 | Release years by system: 2011 – Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 |
| Dragon Age II Original release dates: NA: 8 March 2011AU: 10 March 2011EU: 11 March 2011JP: 2 February 2012 | Notes: Fantasy action role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts Downloadable content released following launch |
| Dragon Age Legends Original release date: WW: 16 March 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 – Facebook and Google+ |
| Dragon Age Legends Original release date: WW: 16 March 2011 | Notes: Social network tactical role-playing game browser game Developed by EA2D, later restructured as BioWare San Francisco |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic Original release dates: NA: 20 December 2011EU: 20 December 2011AU: 1 March 2012AS: 1 March 2012 | Release years by system: 2011 – Windows |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic Original release dates: NA: 20 December 2011EU: 20 December 2011AU: 1 March 2012AS: 1 March 2012 | Notes: Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Set in the Star Wars universe Developed by BioWare Austin Published by Electronic Arts Seven expansions released following launch |
| Mass Effect 3 Original release dates: NA: 6 March 2012AU: 8 March 2012EU: 9 March 2012JP: 15 March 2012 | Release years by system: 2012 – PlayStation 3, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360 |
| Mass Effect 3 Original release dates: NA: 6 March 2012AU: 8 March 2012EU: 9 March 2012JP: 15 March 2012 | Notes: Science fiction action role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts Downloadable content released following launch |
| Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Cancellation date: 29 March 2013 | Proposed system release: Windows |
| Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Cancellation date: 29 March 2013 | Notes: Free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game Set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe Developed by BioWare Mythic Planned to be published by Electronic Arts Open beta released in 2011 |
| Command & Conquer: Generals 2 Cancellation date: 29 October 2013 | Proposed system release: Windows |
| Command & Conquer: Generals 2 Cancellation date: 29 October 2013 | Notes: During development, project design shifted from a standard real-time strategy game (RTS) to a free-to-play, multiplayer-focused RTS rebranded as Command & Conquer Set in the Command & Conquer universe Developed by BioWare Victory Planned to be published by Electronic Arts |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition Original release dates: NA: 18 November 2014AU: 20 November 2014EU: 21 November 2014JP: 27 November 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition Original release dates: NA: 18 November 2014AU: 20 November 2014EU: 21 November 2014JP: 27 November 2014 | Notes: Fantasy action role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts Downloadable content released following launch |
| Shadow Realms Cancellation date: 9 February 2015 | Proposed system release: 2017 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One |
| Shadow Realms Cancellation date: 9 February 2015 | Notes: Asymmetrical multiplayer action role-playing game Developed by BioWare Austin Planned to be published by Electronic Arts |
| Mass Effect: Andromeda Original release dates: NA: 21 March 2017EU: 23 March 2017AU: 23 March 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One |
| Mass Effect: Andromeda Original release dates: NA: 21 March 2017EU: 23 March 2017AU: 23 March 2017 | Notes: Science fiction action role-playing game Developed by BioWare Montreal Published by Electronic Arts |
| Anthem Original release date(s): WW: 22 February 2019 | Release years by system: 2019 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One |
| Anthem Original release date(s): WW: 22 February 2019 | Notes: Science fiction action role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts |
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition Original release date(s): WW: 14 May 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One |
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition Original release date(s): WW: 14 May 2021 | Notes: Remastered version of the original Mass Effect trilogy Published by Electronic Arts |
| Dragon Age: The Veilguard Original release date(s): WW: 31 October 2024 | Release years by system: 2024 - PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S |
| Dragon Age: The Veilguard Original release date(s): WW: 31 October 2024 | Notes: Fantasy action role-playing game Published by Electronic Arts |
| New Mass Effect Proposed release date(s): TBA | Proposed system release: TBA |
| New Mass Effect Proposed release date(s): TBA | Notes: Announced in December 2020 Published by Electronic Arts |