What time does Dragon Age: The Veilguard release?

This is not a trick: Dragon Age: The Veilguard finally drops on Halloween, a treat for fans of a fantasy series that has gone untouched for about a decade.

Heres when Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases in your time zone, plus a bit about what to expect from the game.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard release time and date in your time zone

Dragon Age: The Veilguard releases at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 31, for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. Here’s when that is in your time zone:

You can preload Dragon Age: The Veilguard now on PS5 and Xbox Series X. According to a blog post from publisher Electronic Arts, preload isn’t available on Windows PC.

What to expect from Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first Dragon Age game in a decade, and as such, has heralded some undeniable changes. The art style is notably more cartoonish than previous entries. Compared to 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, the game is significantly more streamlined as well, with a focus on a handful of dense environments rather than a singular open world.

The Veilguard nevertheless holds fast to BioWare’s RPG pedigree, starring a more than half a dozen characters you can recruit, fight alongside, and even swoon over. And some key players from Dragon Age canon — like Solas and Varric — have returned.