Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
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ActionRPGStory RichChoices MatterSci-fiSingleplayerSpace

2,713 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,901

Peak in the last 7 days: 6,422

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Game description

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.

Basic info

DeveloperBioWare
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 14, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-8350
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGPU: NVIDIA GTX 760, AMD Radeon 7970 / R9280X GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
Storage120 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 380 reviews from the past 1 year

90.1/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 86 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Choices that carry across a whole space opera trilogy define Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition, which scores 90.1, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

188 reviews praise the story, and some stress that decisions carry over from one game to the next. Story & World ranks 20th of 1096. 56 love the companion characters, calling them memorable and deeply written, with real growth across the trilogy. 39 admire the world and its deep lore, and some praise the space opera atmosphere and the environments. Others enjoy simply replaying the whole saga with different choices.

👎 Where it falls short

31 reviews report bugs and launcher trouble, and some spent a long time just getting the EA app to start the game, while a few mention save sync or Steam Deck issues. 26 remain unhappy with the ending of the story in the third game, and some feel their choices barely matter there. 24 find the combat and controls clunky, and some single out dated cover shooting and stiff animations. Tech & Support ranks 1020th of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 377th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“compelling storyline seen on monitor” · 188 reviews
“favourite game on Steam store, trilogy is an experience” · 38 reviews
“galaxy map music is relaxing and memorable” · 5 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.01 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “class-based gameplay and story decisions greatly increase replayability” · 5 reviews
Negative “limited character build variety in ME2 and ME3” · 4 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 7% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.09 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “compelling storyline seen on monitor” · 188 reviews
Negative “ME3 ending disappoints, protagonist forced to die with no happy ending option” · 26 reviews

Characters 55% · World 47%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.42 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “completed entire trilogy in under 100 hours, nearly every side quest” · 3 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.91 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “galaxy map music is relaxing and memorable” · 5 reviews

Visuals 24%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.39 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.08 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “utterly despicable EA app, EA does not deserve your money” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.35 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “EA app launcher issues, password resets, reinstalls required” · 19 reviews
Positive “quality of life update and new mods improve the game significantly” · 1 review

Stability 13% · Performance 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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