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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mass Effect down to the 30 that fit the “PC” category. Mass Effect 2, Deadpool and Oni top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mass Effect.

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The best games like Mass Effect on PC

30 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mass Effect. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Mass Effect 2Closest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpaceSkill TreeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 342IGDB96· 9

Year 2010Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, while skipping open world exploration

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mass Effect.

Same studio: BioWare.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping open world exploration

It predates Mass Effect by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Oni

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SoloSci-FiThird PersonPost-ApocalypticCyberpunk

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Year 2001Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

It predates Mass Effect by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Bayonetta

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SoloThird PersonFantasy

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Year 2009Dev Nex Entertainment · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

The high point of character-action combat: dodging at the last instant slows time, which turns defence into the main source of offence and makes mastery feel enormous. Its detractors are right about the pacing — shooting and vehicle sections interrupt the fighting repeatedly, and the original PC port needed patching before it ran acceptably.

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

It predates Mass Effect by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Marvel's Spider-Man 2Closest on world

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 38KIGDB82· 12OC88· 206

Year 2023Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: combat.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

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SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

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Year 2012Dev Vigil Games · Spike ChunsoftOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

It predates Mass Effect by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 44KIGDB91· 7OC80· 155

Year 2024Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Mass Effect.

Same studio: BioWare.

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#9Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Ninja Theory · Namco Bandai GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

It predates Mass Effect by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Amazing Spider-Man

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2012Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: shooter.

Web-swinging is the whole appeal here, and it works: momentum carries between buildings without breaking, and the city is built to be crossed rather than walked. Combat is Arkham-style freeflow, simplified. The open world is thin — collectibles and repeated crime events fill it, and the indoor stealth missions stop the traversal dead every time they appear.

It predates Mass Effect by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

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SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 74%· 8.7KRAWG👍 55%· 404

Year 2014Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Deep SilverPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

The hero "KILLER IS DEAD" acts in the world of the near future. This world is very similar to ours but still different. The name of the hero is Mondo Zappa, and he is the executioner, the executor of the death sentences.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mass Effect.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloSci-FiSkill TreeThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 94%· 87KIGDB86· 8OC81· 168

Year 2024Dev SHIFT UP · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

Released 3 years after Mass Effect.

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#13STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II

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SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonFantasy

Steam👍 63%· 7.8KRAWG👍 66%· 573MC59IGDB65· 5

Year 2010Dev Aspyr Media · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping shooter

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II is a third person action/adventure video game with elements of platforming. It is a sequel to STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed released in 2008.

Where it drifts furthest from Mass Effect: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Mass Effect.

It predates Mass Effect by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures

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SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonCasual

Steam👍 88%· 413IGDB68

Year 2009Dev TelltaleOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.

It predates Mass Effect by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15TMNT

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SoloSci-FiThird Person

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Year 2007Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping shooter

It predates Mass Effect by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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