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Mass Effect

A remaster of the original Mass Effect included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.

14 May 2021

Mass Effect is an adventure developed by BioWare, released 14 May 2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mass Effect is

Mass Effect is an adventure game developed by BioWare and released in 2021. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

What starts as a routine mission to an agrarian outpost quickly becomes the opening salvo in an epic war. As the newly appointed Executive Officer of the SSV Normandy, you'll assemble and lead an elite squad of heroes into battle after heart-pounding battle. Each decision you make will impact not only your fate, but the destiny of the entire galaxy in the Mass Effect trilogy.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mass Effect series

Mass Effect is the 46th of 48 entries we hold in the Mass Effect series. The next entry was Mass Effect 2 in 2021.

See all 48 Mass Effect games in release order →

What it launched against

Mass Effect launched on 14 May 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

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When did Mass Effect come out?
Mass Effect was released on 14 May 2021 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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