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 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Space 11.2%, Action RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It retains Mass Effect's third-person combat, customizable Ryder protagonist, companion loyalty arcs, dialogue choices, and planetary sci-fi exploration.

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 25.4%, Choices Matter 23%, Story Rich 21%, Character Customization 12.8%, Classic 8% ★

Why You'll Like It: BioWare's fantasy counterpart delivers a party of deeply developed companions, origin-based role-playing, major decisions, and outcomes that reflect the player's alliances.

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 22.7%, Character Customization 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Action RPG 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its intimate, character-led story, recurring companions, dialogue wheel, and action-oriented combat feel especially close to Mass Effect's narrative formula.

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 18.4%, Choices Matter 18.1%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Sexual Content 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines BioWare companion writing and consequential political choices with a larger world, customizable hero, and party-based action combat.

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 17.5% ★, Sci-fi 16.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational BioWare space RPG emphasizes party relationships, moral alignment, exploration, and story decisions that clearly helped shape Mass Effect.

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 19.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Classic 14% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its darker space-opera narrative offers exceptionally layered companions, ideological choices, and a player-defined protagonist.

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 17.7%, Space 16.6%, RPG 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Character Customization 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its witty corporate sci-fi setting, recruitable crew, companion quests, dialogue checks, and player-directed faction outcomes make it a natural Mass Effect alternative.

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 20%, Character Customization 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Story Rich 12%, Sexual Content 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This companion-focused action RPG centers on diplomacy, faction reputation, romances, and decisions that reshape its colonial fantasy world.

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 19.4%, Character Customization 17.8%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 14.3%, Sexual Content 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Although turn-based, it offers an outstanding custom protagonist, richly reactive companions, romances, squad tactics, and far-reaching narrative consequences.

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

Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Action RPG 20.4%, Character Customization 15.2%, Romance 9.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based structure, highly cinematic companion scenes, relationship progression, and action-heavy party combat closely follow the later BioWare formula.

Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.6%, RPG 26.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10.9%, Character Customization 10%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A rare modern-day BioWare-style RPG built around dialogue stances, branching missions, romanceable allies, and choices that dramatically alter relationships and endings.

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 14.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the banter-heavy space-adventure feel with a lovable crew, cinematic third-person shooting, and dialogue choices that affect team dynamics.

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 17.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, RPG 14.8%, Nudity 13%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person combat differs, but its cinematic sci-fi storytelling, build customization, close companion arcs, and difficult dialogue choices strongly suit Mass Effect fans.

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%, Sci-fi 16.8%, RPG 13.5%, Character Customization 12.4%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a customizable spacefaring protagonist, companion questlines, dialogue choices, faction stories, and extensive exploration across a large galaxy.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Character Customization 12%, Action RPG 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This choice-driven RPG excels at faction politics, specialized dialogue builds, companion quests, and endings that account for an enormous number of player decisions.

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 16.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Character Customization 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Romance 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A grim space-opera RPG with a customizable captain, recruitable officers, ship travel, branching loyalties, and weighty decisions across a hostile galaxy.

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 24.6%, Story Rich 21.7%, RPG 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Romance 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its tactical combat is different, but its exceptional party writing, character origins, exploration, romances, and deeply systemic choices reward Mass Effect-style role-playing.

Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.3%, Character Customization 20.2%, Story Rich 17.5%, RPG 16.1%, Action RPG 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person fantasy RPG brings BioWare-like companion banter, reactive conversations, faction choices, and an action-focused party adventure.

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 26.6%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Action 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi action RPG on Mars features multiple combat styles, companions who react to behavior, faction choices, and several possible endings.

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. 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 changes.

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.5%, RPG 24.2%, Story Rich 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs cyberpunk augmentation builds with player-led investigation, dialogue decisions, multiple approaches to missions, and a conspiracy-driven sci-fi story.

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 21.1%, Space 20.9%, RPG 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more purely narrative experience, but its grounded space setting, crew tensions, and consequential dialogue choices echo Mass Effect's dramatic decision-making.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.4%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its squad-based third-person sci-fi shooting, branching conversational responses, and trust system make it an unusually direct mechanical match for Mass Effect.

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 21.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, RPG 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its dual-protagonist action RPG structure focuses on emotionally difficult judgment calls, companion-like relationship writing, and choices that determine its ending.

Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 43.1%, RPG 20.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Character Customization 8.3%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its class-based third-person shooting, sci-fi powers, loot progression, and co-op squad combat scratch the action side of Mass Effect, even if its choices are lighter.

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 43.5%, Story Rich 28.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks RPG combat but delivers highly cinematic sci-fi storytelling, multiple protagonists, relationship management, and some of the most consequential branching choices on Steam.

Square Enix and Tri-Ace present the latest title in the Star Ocean RPG series.

Why similar: Space 17.3%, Action RPG 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.9%, RPG 14.3%, Story Rich 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends futuristic worlds, real-time party combat, recruitable characters, relationship scenes, and branching character perspectives in a space-fantasy adventure.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Choices Matter 27.7%, Story Rich 20.7%, RPG 20.6%, Action RPG 10.1%, Sexual Content 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines third-person action RPG combat with a reactive social web where conversations, investigations, and moral choices can transform entire districts.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Space 27.3%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Story Rich 22.4%, RPG 19.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This intimate sci-fi RPG replaces shooting with dice-driven survival, but excels at player identity, found-family relationships, and meaningful decisions aboard a space station.

Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Action RPG 24.7%, Sci-fi 23.8%, RPG 22.8%, Character Customization 12.1%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish sci-fi action RPG features a party of powered allies, relationship episodes that unlock combat benefits, and a character-driven dual campaign.

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 33.7%, Space 25.2%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Shooter 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.7%

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

Why similar: Sci-fi 16%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, RPG 12.9%, Space 11.5%, 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 25.9%, Character Customization 21.7%, Action RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 13%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

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 28%, Story Rich 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action 6.3%

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 19.1%, Space 13.6%, 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 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 12.2%, Action RPG 8.9%

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 20.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 20%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Story Rich 14%, Space 14%

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%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 12.9%, Atmospheric 9%, 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 41.1%, Shooter 25.3%, Action 13.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Combat 7.2%

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 35.6%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Classic 17.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Story Rich 9.9%

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 18.1%, Story Rich 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Nudity 7.9%

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%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Romance 8.4%

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

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.8%, Space 20.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Character Customization 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.6%, Space 22.5%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Character Customization 7.8%

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 20.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Space 12.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%

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 27.7%, Action RPG 23%, Character Customization 18.5%, Story Rich 7.5%, Action 6.4%

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 35.2%, Story Rich 24%, Romance 15.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

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 22.9%, Classic 18.8% ★, Choices Matter 14.3%, Action RPG 10.8%, Character Customization 9.7%

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 35.8%, Shooter 34%, Action 19.3%, Combat 6.5%, 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 34.5%, Story Rich 22.5%, Action 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Singleplayer 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 26.9%, Character Customization 23.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Classic 9.8% ★

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 31.5%, Story Rich 31.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Action 8.5%, RPG 5.4%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.8%, Story Rich 22.5%, Romance 20%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Action 4.8%

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%, Classic 18.1% ★, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Shooter 7.8%

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%, Character Customization 16.1%, Action RPG 14.5%, Romance 14.2%, Story Rich 13.8%

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 48.5%, Character Customization 21.3%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

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 20.5%, RPG 17%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Action RPG 10.6%

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign, rebuilt from the ground up.

Why similar: Sci-fi 26.5%, Space 22.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%