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 15.6%, Character Customization 14%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Space 11.3%, Action RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest direct follow-up, with squad-based third-person combat, loyalty-style companion writing, romance options, and a big sci-fi frontier to explore.

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 17.3% ★, Sci-fi 16.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the clearest ancestors to Mass Effect, built around moral choices, memorable party members, and a classic cinematic space adventure.

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 20.9%, Character Customization 13%, Classic 7.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Mass Effect is shaping the story through dialogue and building bonds with a party, this is one of BioWare’s best versions of that formula.

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 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Action RPG 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its tighter character focus, companion rivalry/friendship system, and choice-driven storytelling feel very close to the interpersonal side of Mass Effect.

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

Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Action RPG 20.5%, Character Customization 15.3%, Romance 9.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This modern BioWare RPG emphasizes companion relationships, action-forward combat, and a conversational structure that will feel familiar to Mass Effect fans.

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 15.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Classic 13.8% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a darker, more philosophical take on the same squad-based sci-fi RPG template of choices, companions, and branching dialogue.

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 21.3%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it nails the feeling of traveling with a lovable crew, hearing constant squad banter, and going on a cinematic space adventure.

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: Its space setting, dialogue-heavy quests, companion system, and role-playing focus make it a natural fit if Mass Effect made you want another big sci-fi RPG.

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 19.5%, Character Customization 18%, RPG 17.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Sexual Content 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Even with turn-based combat, it is one of the best modern games for meaningful choices, deep companion arcs, and shaping your own hero’s story.

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 18.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Story Rich 12%, Sexual Content 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a strong BioWare-like rhythm of recruiting companions, handling faction politics, making moral choices, and customizing your protagonist.

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 17.9%, Story Rich 16.2%, RPG 14.8%, Nudity 13%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: It trades starships for neon streets, but its strong narrative choices, character build variety, romances, and cinematic questing scratch a similar itch.

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 16.3%, Choices Matter 15%, Character Customization 13.5%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Romance 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a story-rich space RPG with a customizable leader, consequential decisions, recruitable companions, and a grand galactic scope.

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 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This older BioWare RPG shares Mass Effect’s focus on morality, companion relationships, and story-driven progression in a different setting.

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 27.9%, Story Rich 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though more supernatural than space opera, it offers stylish third-person combat and a dense sci-fi-leaning story full of mystery and worldbuilding.

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 21%, RPG 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Story Rich 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Mass Effect was making tense decisions in a grounded space drama, this is a great narrative-first match.

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 23.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Action 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a smaller-scale sci-fi action RPG with companions, dialogue choices, faction tensions, and a distinctly Mass Effect-adjacent feel.

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 25.7%, RPG 24.2%, Story Rich 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes futuristic storytelling, player choice, and flexible combat/problem-solving in a way that appeals to Mass Effect’s narrative-RPG audience.

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 15.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of shooting, character progression, companion affinity, and decision-based questing makes it a strong pick for players who liked Mass Effect’s action-RPG side.

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 20.1%, Story Rich 17%, Character Customization 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers polished third-person combat, a character-driven sci-fi story, and a strong sense of crew camaraderie despite being less choice-focused.

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 20.4%, RPG 17%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This combines third-person action and a compelling sci-fi mystery with a strong story focus, making it a good fit for Mass Effect fans who value narrative momentum.

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 24.4%, Story Rich 20.7%, RPG 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the same choice-driven cyberpunk RPG design, emphasizing immersive sci-fi storytelling and multiple ways to approach conflicts.

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 24.9%, Action RPG 21.4%, Story Rich 18.5%, RPG 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its companion-centered story, emotional decision-making, and action-RPG structure make it appealing if you mainly loved Mass Effect’s relationships and choices.

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 31.6%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 12%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mix of sci-fi and RPG faction choice, rough-edged exploration, and character progression makes it a decent fit for players chasing the role-playing side of Mass Effect.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.2%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This squad-based sci-fi shooter echoes Mass Effect’s cover combat and team-command feel, even if it is more action-focused than RPG-heavy.

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 25.2%, Story Rich 22.4%, RPG 19.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is far less action-oriented, but its intimate sci-fi writing, role-playing choices, and life-in-space atmosphere strongly echo Mass Effect’s narrative appeal.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Character Customization 12.1%, Action RPG 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks Mass Effect’s cinematic squad format, but its exceptional choice-and-consequence design makes it a top-tier alternative for decision-driven 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 29.4%, Space 18.6%, RPG 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Story Rich 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a smart, systems-heavy sci-fi RPG where your build and choices meaningfully shape how you survive and influence a spaceborne society.

The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42%, Sci-fi 27.8%, Action 8.6%, Shooter 6.7%, RPG 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers third-person squad control, alien threats, and tactical command elements that overlap nicely with Mass Effect’s combat flavor.

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 14.9%, RPG 12.9%, Space 11.5%, Story Rich 10.8%

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 33.3%, Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Shooter 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.7%

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 18.5%, Choices Matter 18.1%, RPG 15.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Sexual Content 9.2%

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

Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Character Customization 21.6%, Action RPG 16.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, 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 20.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Space 14.1%, Story Rich 14%

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 14.2%, Character Customization 12.8%

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%, Space 13.7%, 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%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Space 12.3%, Action RPG 8.9%

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 20.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Space 12.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%

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 41.4%, Shooter 25.3%, Action 12.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Combat 7.3%

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 41.1%, Shooter 24.8%, Action 12.8%, Atmospheric 9%, Singleplayer 6.9%

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 26.9%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Nudity 7.9%

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.5%, Space 22.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Character Customization 7.8%

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 34%, Action 19.2%, Combat 6.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 27.8%, Action RPG 23%, Character Customization 18.6%, Story Rich 7.4%, 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 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

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 22.4%, Action 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, 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 22.9%, Classic 18.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.4%, Action RPG 10.8%, Character Customization 9.8%

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 35.8%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Classic 17.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Story Rich 9.9%

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 23.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Classic 9.7% ★

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 31.7%, Story Rich 31%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Action 8.5%, RPG 5.3%

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Choices Matter 22.3%, Classic 12% ★, Nudity 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

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

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.7%, Story Rich 22.5%, Romance 19.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, 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%, Space 18%, Classic 17.9% ★, Sci-fi 15%, Shooter 7.8%

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 28%, Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Combat 4.1%

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 16.2%, Action RPG 14.5%, Romance 14%, Story Rich 13.8%

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.2%, Story Rich 25.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7%

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

Why similar: Sci-fi 26.6%, Space 22.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: Shooter 24%, RPG 21.6%, Action RPG 19.5%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action 7.1%