All Dragon Age Veilguard romance options and how they work

There are seven companions, all of which can be romanced in Dragon Age Veilguard

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There are several Dragon Age Veilguard romance options in the form of the companions you team up with, and you’ll need to flirt and offer them gifts at any opportunity if you want them to favor a relationship with your Rook.BioWareofficiandos will be reasonably familiar with how the game of love works inDragon Age The Veilguard, but since much of it runs behind the scenes, it can be difficult to figure out exactly what your companions think about you. With all that in mind, I’ve laid out everything we’ve been able to figure out about romance in Dragon Age Veilguard.

Dragon Age Veilguard romance options

The sevenDragon Age Veilguard companionsare the only eligible romantic partners in the game, so you can’t hook up with any other NPCs. Importantly, there aren’t any restrictions based on any choices made during character creation, such as yourDragon Age Veilguard lineage, gender, or appearance, so you can get flirty with any of the following:

Be aware that you can commit to onlyone companion romanceduring your playthrough, though you can improve your bond with all of them to level them up, and you can complete their companion questlines to unlock their Hero of the Veilguard abilities and special armor sets.

How Dragon Age Veilguard romance works

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Romancing in Dragon Age Veilguard isn’t especially tricky as there are many ways you can show your affection to companions. Conveniently, the same rules of romance apply to all your allies too, so there aren’t many particulars to be aware of. While it seems like some are ready to commit to relationships more so than others, bear these tips in mind regardless of who you’re trying to smooch:

If you’re doing some or all the above, you should be well on your way forging a solid relationship – unless a companion has theDragon Age Veilguard Hardenedeffect, which does slow things down. You can get an idea of how your companions feel about you by checking their approval status, represented by an icon below their bond level (this is a separate system aimed more at earning skill points to upgrade your companions’ abilities) in the individual companion menus. However, this approval system is largely buried behind the scenes, so here’s my understanding of what each icon means:

Eventually, you’ll reach a choice with any companions you’ve been flirting with where you must choose to either cut off any chance of romance with them or remain open to a romantic relationship. While the latter option doesn’t guarantee a romantic relationship in the future, the former option entirely locks you out of one for the rest of the game, so only pick the option to turn down a romance if you’re certain you don’t want to go any further.Like some of thebest RPGsout there, Veilguard has a solid romance system to get know your companions, but if you want to know what else we thought of it, be sure to read ourDragon Age The Veilguard review.© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission.

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Will Sawyer is a guides writer at GamesRadar+ who works with the rest of the guides team to give readers great information and advice on the best items, how to complete a particular challenge, or where to go in some of the biggest video games. Will joined the GameRadar+ team in August 2021 and has written about service titles, including Fortnite, Destiny 2, and Warzone, as well as some of the biggest releases like Halo Infinite, Elden Ring, and God of War Ragnarok.

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