RPG history

Indie Even in their most chaotic and conflicted moments, BioWare remained the heart of the Western computer role-playing game.

BioWare's 30-year legacy shaped Western RPGs through parties, companions, branching plots, romance, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, chaos, and closure.

Nov 3, 2026

News The creator of our current role-playing game of the year comments on BioWare's closure, saying the studio was fundamental to the genre.

Bodegård says BioWare's closure erases a foundational RPG studio, while MDK2 shows its pre-RPG past and links Baldur's Gate to modern classics.

Oct 28, 2026