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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.
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The closest matches for Mass Effect are Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Mass Effect: Andromeda. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mass Effect special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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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.
96 % 59.99 €
A party of several characters
The complete sci-fi trilogy, in which your decisions carry consequences across three games.
94 % 39.99 €
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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.
93 % 29.99 €
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.
92 %
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.
92 % 69.99 €
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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.
90 % 9.99 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
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.
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Strong, story-driven narrative
Obsidian's satirical space RPG drops you into a corporate-run colony where your dialogue choices and allegiances decide the fate of its factions. Biting humor, likeable companions and first-person gunplay define the experience.
90 % 29.99 €
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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.
89 % 38.99 €
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A post-apocalyptic action RPG set in the open Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, where you craft weapons, recruit allies, court factions and shape the story through your choices. Bleak atmosphere, survival pressure and eerie creatures define the experience.