BioWare is a Canadian video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1995 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 1996 EU: September 1996	Release years by system: 1996 – DOS, Windows 1997 – Mac OS
	Notes: Mech simulation action game Originally published by Interplay Productions
Baldur's Gate Original release dates: NA: 21 December 1998 EU: December 1998 AU: Q1 1999 JP: 30 January 1999	Release years by system: 1998 – Windows 2000 – Mac OS
	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 2000 EU: 12 May 2000	Release years by system: 2000 – Dreamcast, Windows 2001 – PlayStation 2 2011 – Wii
	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 2000 AU: 28 September 2000 EU: 29 September 2000 JP: 11 October 2000	Release years by system: 2000 – Windows 2001 – Mac OS
	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 2002 EU: 28 June 2002 AU: 3 July 2002 JP: 20 March 2003	Release years by system: 2002 – Windows 2003 – Linux, Mac OS X
	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 2003 EU: 12 September 2003 AU: 19 September 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – Xbox, Windows 2004 – Mac OS X 2013 – iOS 2014 – Android
	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 2005 EU: 22 April 2005 AU: 19 May 2005 JP: 16 June 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – Xbox 2007 – Windows 2008 – Mac OS X 2016 – iOS, Android
	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 2007 AU: 22 November 2007 EU: 23 November 2007 JP: 21 May 2009	Release years by system: 2007 – Xbox 360 2008 – Windows 2012 – PlayStation 3
	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 2008 EU: 26 September 2008 NA: 30 September 2008 JP: 6 August 2009	Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS
	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
	Notes: Top-down action game Published by Microsoft Game Studios
Dragon Age: Origins Original release dates: NA: 3 November 2009 AU: 5 November 2009 EU: 6 November 2009 JP: 27 January 2011	Release years by system: 2009 – Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
	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 2010 AU: 28 January 2010 EU: 29 January 2010 JP: 13 January 2011	Release years by system: 2010 – Windows, Xbox 360 2011 – PlayStation 3
	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 2011 AU: 10 March 2011 EU: 11 March 2011 JP: 2 February 2012	Release years by system: 2011 – Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
	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+
	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 2011 EU: 20 December 2011 AU: 1 March 2012 AS: 1 March 2012	Release years by system: 2011 – Windows
	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 2012 AU: 8 March 2012 EU: 9 March 2012 JP: 15 March 2012	Release years by system: 2012 – PlayStation 3, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360
	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
	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
	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 2014 AU: 20 November 2014 EU: 21 November 2014 JP: 27 November 2014	Release years by system: 2014 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One
	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
	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 2017 EU: 23 March 2017 AU: 23 March 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
	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
	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
	Notes: Remastered version of the original Mass Effect trilogy Published by Electronic Arts
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Proposed release date(s): Fall 2024	Proposed system release: TBA
	Notes: Announced in December 2018 Published by Electronic Arts
New Mass Effect Proposed release date(s): TBA	Proposed system release: TBA
	Notes: Announced in December 2020 Published by Electronic Arts