Games Like Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.7%, Character Customization 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Space 11.4%, Action RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the Mass Effect formula almost intact with a customizable hero, loyalty-style squadmates, dialogue choices, romances, and third-person sci-fi combat across new worlds.

It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

Why similar: RPG 22%, Classic 17% ★, Sci-fi 16.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: BioWare’s classic space RPG swaps shooting for pause-based combat but delivers the same companion-heavy, morality-driven, galaxy-spanning storytelling.

5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?

Why similar: RPG 19.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Classic 13.6% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its darker, more reactive take on party-based Star Wars roleplaying nails the same mix of crew relationships, consequential choices, and interstellar travel.

Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.

Why similar: Character Customization 18.8%, Choices Matter 18.3%, RPG 15.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Sexual Content 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though fantasy, it mirrors Mass Effect’s party dynamics, romance options, big political decisions, and mission-based BioWare storytelling.

Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.

Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Choices Matter 23.3%, Story Rich 20.8%, Character Customization 13.3%, Classic 7.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest fantasy counterpart to classic Mass Effect, emphasizing origin-based roleplaying, memorable squadmates, and choices that reshape the campaign.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Action RPG 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Space 13.3%, RPG 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person spin on Mass Effect’s structure, with strong companion banter, faction decisions, and a colorful sci-fi setting built around player choice.

You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.

Why similar: RPG 22.8%, Character Customization 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Action RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its tighter character focus, friendship-rivalry system, and dialogue-driven decision making will click if your favorite part of Mass Effect was the crew.

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Space 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Mass Effect’s space-opera tone and constant squad banter beautifully, even if it is more action-adventure than full RPG.

Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.

Why similar: RPG 30.2%, Action RPG 20.5%, Character Customization 15.6%, Romance 9.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: BioWare again leans into companion bonding, party combat, and cinematic quest choices, just in a fantasy setting instead of sci-fi.

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: RPG 19.9%, Character Customization 19%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Sexual Content 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its custom protagonist, recruitable companions, romance paths, and diplomacy-heavy decisions make it feel like Mass Effect translated into a colonial fantasy world.

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Space 26.1%, Sci-fi 16.8%, RPG 13.3%, Character Customization 12.6%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: If the galaxy-hopping exploration and future setting were your favorite parts, this gives you another big single-player space RPG to inhabit.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.1%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 14.7%, Nudity 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It trades squad commands for a more personal story, but the cinematic conversations, character builds, and choice-shaped sci-fi narrative are a strong fit.

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Space 16.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Character Customization 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Romance 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: For a more tactical take, it offers a ship-based crew, major narrative decisions, and party-driven space RPG adventuring on a grand scale.

The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.

Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Action 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This janky but earnest sci-fi action RPG has companions, romances, factions, and third-person combat that make it one of the most overt Mass Effect-like games on Steam.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Character Customization 18.3%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 14.4%, Sexual Content 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The combat is very different, but few modern RPGs match Mass Effect’s level of companion attachment, romance, and genuinely reactive choices.

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.

Why similar: Character Customization 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Space 12.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: If you can accept MMO structure, its fully voiced class stories, companion relationships, romances, and light-dark choices feel very BioWare.

Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.

Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Action RPG 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Romance 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Another BioWare classic, it shares the studio’s signature formula of memorable companions, morality choices, and story-first action RPG design.

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.9%, RPG 24.1%, Story Rich 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its augmented-agent story offers a similarly cinematic sci-fi RPG vibe with dialogue choices, character builds, and moral dilemmas.

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.5%, RPG 19.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Nudity 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: You lose the custom protagonist and squad focus, but its cinematic quests and difficult moral choices hit a similar narrative high.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Character Customization 12.3%, Action RPG 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more open-ended and systemic, but its faction politics and far-reaching choices scratch a similar roleplaying itch.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, RPG 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the immersive, choice-aware cyberpunk RPG feel with stealth-combat freedom and strong sci-fi worldbuilding.

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Why similar: Choices Matter 43.6%, Story Rich 27.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part was making hard futuristic decisions, this delivers one of the most reactive cinematic sci-fi narratives on Steam.

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

Why similar: RPG 15.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Action RPG 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its companion system, build customization, and blend of shooting with RPG progression make it an easy next stop for action-RPG fans.

Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.5%, Space 18.9%, RPG 18.3%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Story Rich 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, isometric sci-fi RPG, but its faction-driven quests and consequence-heavy decision making nail the roleplaying side of Mass Effect.

ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

Why similar: RPG 31.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 12%, Third-Person Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Rough around the edges, but its mix of sci-fi and fantasy factions, companions, and branching quests appeals to players who like eurojank Mass Effect alternatives.

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, Action RPG 21.4%, Story Rich 18.4%, RPG 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its combat is less central than its emotional companion dynamic and morally gray choices, which should resonate with Mass Effect fans.

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

Why similar: RPG 28.6%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its retro-futurist setting and emphasis on builds, companions, and branching outcomes make it a good pick if you want more choice-heavy sci-fi roleplaying.

Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!

Why similar: RPG 40.6%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Story Rich 22.4%, Character Customization 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: While cyberpunk fantasy and turn-based, it excels at party relationships, mission structure, and story choices with real weight.

The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

Why similar: Character Customization 25.2%, Story Rich 21.5%, RPG 19.2%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Romance 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is not sci-fi, but its party interplay, romance options, and systemic reactivity make it a great pick for players chasing the squad-and-choice side of Mass Effect.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.2%, Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Atmospheric 3.7%

An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.

Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Sci-fi 29.6%, Action RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 11%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale sci-fi action RPG with companions, dialogue choices, and a scrappy colony-world setting that echoes Mass Effect in miniature.

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Why similar: Sci-fi 16.1%, Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, RPG 12.8%, Space 11.7%, Story Rich 10.8%

Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Character Customization 22%, Action RPG 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.

Why similar: Classic 20.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Space 14.4%, Story Rich 14.1%

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Including the base game and all DLC, this remastered masterpiece is the absolute best version of The Outer Worlds.

Why similar: Action RPG 17.9%, Space 16.7%, RPG 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Character Customization 12.9%

Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shepard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Space 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, RPG 10%

Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 12.4%, Action RPG 8.9%

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.6%, Story Rich 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Action 6.3%

The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.

Why similar: Sci-fi 41.5%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.

Why similar: Sci-fi 41.6%, Shooter 25.1%, Action 12.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, Combat 7.6%

Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.3%, Space 22.6%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Character Customization 8%

Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.

Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Nudity 8.1%

The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.7%, Space 20.4%, Story Rich 16.9%, Character Customization 10.2%, RPG 7.3%

Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.

Why similar: Sci-fi 35.9%, Shooter 33.9%, Action 19.3%, Combat 6.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.

Why similar: Sci-fi 34.6%, Story Rich 22.2%, Action 19.1%, Female Protagonist 18%, Singleplayer 6%

FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.

Why similar: RPG 22.8%, Classic 18.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Action RPG 10.8%, Character Customization 10.1%

The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Why similar: RPG 28%, Action RPG 22.9%, Character Customization 18.5%, Story Rich 7.3%, Action 6.5%

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: Space 36.1%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Classic 17.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Story Rich 9.9%

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.2%, Space 21.1%, RPG 19.1%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Story Rich 10.6%

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

Why similar: RPG 26.7%, Character Customization 24.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Classic 9.5% ★

The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 48%, Character Customization 21.8%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Space 18.2%, Classic 17.5% ★, Sci-fi 15.1%, Shooter 7.8%

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.3%, Story Rich 23.9%, Romance 15.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%

Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.

Why similar: Sci-fi 31.8%, Story Rich 30.9%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Action 8.4%, RPG 5%

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: Story Rich 20.3%, RPG 17%, Sci-fi 17%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Action RPG 10.7%

The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.9%, Space 25.8%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Shooter 12%, Combat 4.2%

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Why similar: Sci-fi 33.9%, Shooter 20.4%, Action 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

Why similar: Choices Matter 18.1%, Character Customization 16.5%, Action RPG 14.6%, Romance 13.7%, Story Rich 13.7%