The Veilguard has surpassed 85,000 concurrent Steam players in its opening weekend, a great start for the first entry in ten years.

Long-time fans of the Dragon Age franchise impatiently waited for ten years between the launch of Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Despite the lengthy downtime between entries and the drastic changes in gameplay and art style in the latest release,

The Veilguard is currently being subjected to a review bombing effort over the game's woke aspects. In response, Metacritcs parent company, Fandom, has reiterated that it is a "place of belonging for all fans" and has begun removing reviews that violate the site's guidelines.