Franchise

Mass Effect

13 games · 2007–2021

The whole series

Timeline 13

Games: 13; 3 remakes or remasters
Span: 2007–2021; 15 years
Average score: 83; IGDB, released games
Highest rated: 93; Mass Effect 2
Latest release: 2021; Mass Effect 3

Releases by year

Released

2000s
2 games · best: Mass Effect 87
2007
Series debut
November 20, 2007
Mass Effect
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
87IGDB
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game set in the year 2183. The player takes the role of Commander Shepard, a customizable character who serves as Executive Officer aboard the SSV Normandy. After a routine mission goes wrong, Shepard assembles a squad and pursues a threat that escalates into a galaxy-wide conflict. The game features real-time squad-based combat where players choose companions and tactics suited…
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
Remade in 2021
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2009
2009
June 22, 2009
Mass Effect Galaxy
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Mass Effect Galaxy is a game for iOS, released on June 22, 2009. The story focuses on backstory of one of the companion characters from Mass Effect 2.
- iOS
2010s
5 games · best: Mass Effect 2 93
2010
Highest rated
January 26, 2010
Mass Effect 2
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
93IGDB
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shephard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers. So steel yourself, because this is an astronomical mission where sacrifices must be made. You'll face tougher choices and new, deadlier enemies. Arm yourself and prepare for an…
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
Remade in 2021
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2012
2012
March 6, 2012
Mass Effect 3
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
88IGDB
Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playing game in which Commander Shepard leads a final campaign against the Reapers, a machine race that has invaded Earth and is conquering civilizations across the galaxy. Players recruit squad…
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
Remade in 2021
March 6, 2012
Mass Effect: Infiltrator
IronMonkey Studios · Shooter · Adventure
70IGDB
Mass Effect: Infiltrator is a third-person shooter developed by IronMonkey Studios for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10) set in the Mass Effect universe.
- iOS
- Android
- BlackBerry OS
- Windows Phone
March 12, 2012
Mass Effect Datapad
BioWare · Simulator
Companion Game for Mass Effect 3, released on iOS, it has since been discontinued, but is still available in a browser based version at Bioware's N7 HQ website.
- iOS
4 years without a new game
2017
2017
March 21, 2017
Mass Effect: Andromeda
BioWare Montréal · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
72IGDB
A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. Commander Shepard's story may be over, but there are many more…
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
3 years without a new game
2020s
3 games · 3 remakes · best: Mass Effect 3 89
2021
2021
May 14, 2021
Mass Effect
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
76IGDBRemaster
A remaster of the original Mass Effect included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
Remaster of Mass Effect (2007)
May 14, 2021
Mass Effect 2
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
88IGDBRemaster
A remaster of the original Mass Effect 2 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
Remaster of Mass Effect 2 (2010)
Latest release
May 14, 2021
Mass Effect 3
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
89IGDBRemaster
A remaster of the original Mass Effect 3 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
Remaster of Mass Effect 3 (2012)
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Never released
3 games
Cancelled
Never released
Mass Effect: Universe
BioWare · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Cancelled
Planned as the continuation of the Mass Effect series, it was cancelled on October 21st, 2026 following the closure of BioWare.
Never released
Mass Effect: Corsair
BioWare
Cancelled
An unreleased spinoff in the Mass Effect series that got cancelled due to high production costs for the DS game cartridge. The game would have been a combination of the games Privateer and Star Control set "in a part of the…
- DS
Never released
Mass Effect: Team Assault
BioWare Montréal · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Cancelled
An unreleased spinoff to the Mass Effect series which got scrapped after 4 months of being in development. Some of it’s aspects would later be implemented into Mass Effect 3.
- Xbox 360

Mass Effect

Timeline 13

2000s

2010s

2020s

Never released