Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
Story-driven sci-fi action RPG trilogy where choices carry forward
BioWare · Published by Electronic Arts · Released May 14, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 67K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 546 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,390
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jun 7, 2021
Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)
What is Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition?
This collection contains three remastered single-player, third-person sci-fi action RPGs and more than 40 DLC additions. You customize Commander Shepard, fight with weapons and skills, lead a squad across the galaxy, and make decisions that carry between games as Shepard confronts a threat to humanity.
For you if...
- +you want a long, connected, story-focused science-fiction trilogy
- +you value character relationships and choices with lasting consequences
- +you prefer single-player third-person shooting with RPG customization
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer instead of a single-player campaign
- −you dislike story-led games built around choices and relationships
What players say
91% of 67,406 reviews are positive · 91% of 546 in the last 30 days
Players praise the connected story, characters, consequential choices, and improvements to the first game. The dominant complaint is the required EA app and account; players report login and connection failures, offline restrictions, and trouble launching the game.
Screenshots and trailer
Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-8350
- Graphics
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 760, AMD Radeon 7970 / R9280X GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 120 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Graphics
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1070 / RTX 200, Radeon Vega 56, GPU RAM: 4 GB Video Memory
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 120 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
- Third-party account
- EA Account
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 127
- Steam features
- Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian.
Tags
- Story Rich
- RPG
- Choices Matter
- Sci-fi
- Singleplayer
- Space
- Character Customization
- Third-Person Shooter
- Action
- Action RPG
- Sexual Content
- Romance
- Shooter
- Great Soundtrack
- Nudity
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Jun 7, 2021 · 7 June Update
- May 17, 2021 · 17 May Update
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