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2010 PCPlayStationXbox 29.99 € 👍 75 % Mostly positive, 248 reviews on Steam

Commander Shepard assembles a crew of specialists for a suicide mission, blending cover-based shooting with unforgettable companions and choices that decide who lives and dies.

What defines Mass Effect 2:

  • Choices with consequences
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Mass Effect 2 are Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3 and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mass Effect 2 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mass Effect

97 %

2007 PCPlayStationXbox 29.99 € 👍 94 % Very positive, 16,434 reviews on Steam

  • Choices with consequences
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting

As Commander Shepard, you lead your Normandy crew across the galaxy chasing a rogue Spectre in a landmark sci-fi RPG built around its dialogue wheel, companion bonds and choices that carry into the sequels. Combat is real-time cover shooting with pausable squad powers.

Mass Effect 3

A party of several characters

The emotional finale of Shepard's trilogy pairs tight cover-shooting and combinable squad powers with a galaxy-wide war effort, where choices carried across three games decide who lives, who dies, and which civilizations survive.

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

A party of several characters

A sci-fi JRPG with fast real-time combat in which a group is stranded on a technologically backward planet after an attack. Known for its deep skill and item creation systems, character relationships, and a famously surprising story twist.

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Lavish presentation

As the Pathfinder, you explore open alien planets on foot with a jetpack and in the Nomad rover, searching for a new home for humanity in an uncharted galaxy. It pairs fast, mobile third-person combat built on freely mixed skill profiles with BioWare's trademark companion relationships.

The Outer Worlds 2

Choices with consequences

Obsidian's satirical first-person sci-fi RPG drops you into a new colony system rife with corporate absurdity, where dialogue choices, skills and even character flaws meaningfully shape your path. Opinionated companions and dark humor make every decision entertaining.

The Technomancer

Choices with consequences

A sci-fi action RPG on Mars where you play a young Technomancer wielding electric powers and three combat stances. Conversations and decisions shape your relationships with companions and factions amid the war over water.

Binary Domain

Lavish presentation

A third-person squad shooter set in 2080 Tokyo where you dismantle enemy robots piece by piece. Its squad trust system and story about human-like robots set it apart.

The Alters

A party of several characters

Stranded worker Jan clones alternate versions of himself, each shaped by a different life choice, and must manage them in a mobile base while racing a lethal sunrise. It's survival management fused with a thoughtful drama about identity and roads not taken.

Chernobylite

Choices with consequences

A bleak survival horror adventure set in a photogrammetry-recreated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where a physicist hunts for his vanished fiancée. You scavenge zones, build up a base, recruit companions and plan toward a final heist, with choices you can even rewrite reshaping the story.

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