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Lead Commander Shepard through a galaxy-wide crisis in a choice-driven RPG trilogy blending squad combat, exploration, and diplomacy.
Released 14 May 2021
Carry Choices Forward
Lead a Recon Squad
Customize Commander Shepard
The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.
Developed by BioWare · Published by Electronic Arts









Across three connected games, you play Commander Shepard, a customizable military leader responding to a growing threat to the galaxy. Your decisions shape missions, relationships, and story outcomes, with key choices carried from one game into the next.
Combat combines third-person shooting with character skills and squad tactics. Choose Shepard’s class and abilities, bring two squadmates into missions, and direct their actions alongside your own use of weapons and special powers.
Travel the galaxy aboard the Normandy, talk with crewmates, pursue missions and side quests, and explore planets through activities that vary across the trilogy. The collection includes the single-player content from all three games and over 40 DLC items, with remastered visuals and gameplay updates.
Many supplied reviewers praise the trilogy’s connected story and memorable squadmates, saying that carried-over decisions make the long journey feel personal. They also highlight the detailed sci-fi setting and the emotional impact of relationships built across the games. A recurring caveat is the required EA app, which some reviewers say creates login or connection barriers; opinions also differ on the trilogy’s ending and on how well its older gameplay has aged.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 127 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 86/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |