This does lead to several continuity issues between the current and earlier games, plus the novella many can be interpreted as being written from a personal perspective, or as biographies written by historians. The games themselves do not run sequentially in the series timeline however, they all considered to be canon, with no game invalidating another. 1300 AD - Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga (Collective release of Ego Draconis and Flames of Vengeance).1241 AD - Divinity: Original Sin II Godwoken (presumed).1218-33 AD - Child of the Chaos (novella).These eras cannot be dated within the official timeline, however, Divine Divinity is canonically set the Era of Chaos and the following games are set in either the same era, or the Era of Lies.Įach story in the series takes place in the following order within the timeline: In the original game, Divine Divinity, the time period was also broken into eras of 400-600 years and these are referenced in multiple in-game books however, this is not referenced in the official timeline given by Larian Studios, nor is it referenced in the lore book, Modern Chronicles of Reapers' Coast. A small number of titles take place in the preceding centuries, including in the years preceding AD, known as Anno Rivellonis, AR (equivalent to BC). The majority of the series takes place between 1218 AD (Anno Deorum) and 1300 AD in Rivellon: the known lands of the world in which the series is based. Third Era - 2013 -present (Divinity Engine).Second era - 2006-2014 (Gamebryo engine).First era - 2002-2006 (2D real time combat RPG).The series can be broadly broken into three eras based on the game style and genre: The Divinity series spans across seven games, two novels, a graphic novel, lore book and board game. Where unreleased with no approximate or confirmed release date, the announcement date has been used

Gamebryo engine release date