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Mass Effect (2007)
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Incredible journey so far every character is so fleshed out and amazing....the dialogues are sometimes funny but can get really heavy and honestly will force you to listen to each and every character in this game.…”
26 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Incredible journey so far every character is so fleshed out and amazing....the dialogues are sometimes funny but can get really heavy and honestly will force you to listen to each and every character in this game.…”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Mass Effect... An old friend from so long ago. Still an absolute classic with engaging music, great visuals, and a fantastic cast of core characters. Even if the Legendary Edition now paves the way for the Trilogy, I…”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“This is probably one of the best 3rd person shooter games ever made. The combination of space drama, RPG elements, intergalactic space exploration, and the deep lore makes this game one of the all time greats. I've been…”
“Mass Effect... An old friend from so long ago. Still an absolute classic with engaging music, great visuals, and a fantastic cast of core characters. Even if the Legendary Edition now paves the way for the Trilogy, I…”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“One of my favourite games, if you're a purist get this version, controller support can be modded in, it takes up less space, doesnt need the ea launcher and all 3 originals can be bought on steam.”
12 of the 73 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“It's really hard to look past the bugs and all the nonsense you have to do to get it to run properly when some over-arching design choices make me question how this series took off the way that it did. As a movie /…”
“Amazing game The story is beautiful, written with absolute perfection. The companions are all unique, well written, and interesting, and there's a wide variety of weapons and a lot of choice. However, the gameplay is…”
11 of the 73 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“One of my favourite games, if you're a purist get this version, controller support can be modded in, it takes up less space, doesnt need the ea launcher and all 3 originals can be bought on steam.”
“Amazing game The story is beautiful, written with absolute perfection. The companions are all unique, well written, and interesting, and there's a wide variety of weapons and a lot of choice. However, the gameplay is…”
“A Great game with a lackluster pc port... No controller support even tho it was an xbox 360 exclusive at launch (can be modded back in but not optimal) The steam version doesnt come with the dlc for some reason ??? They…”
9 of the 73 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's really hard to look past the bugs and all the nonsense you have to do to get it to run properly when some over-arching design choices make me question how this series took off the way that it did. As a movie /…”
“Amazing game The story is beautiful, written with absolute perfection. The companions are all unique, well written, and interesting, and there's a wide variety of weapons and a lot of choice. However, the gameplay is…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's really hard to look past the bugs and all the nonsense you have to do to get it to run properly when some over-arching design choices make me question how this series took off the way that it did. As a movie /…”
“A Great game with a lackluster pc port... No controller support even tho it was an xbox 360 exclusive at launch (can be modded back in but not optimal) The steam version doesnt come with the dlc for some reason ??? They…”
“While I do recommend this game for the story and first played this game on Xbox 360. I bought it on here for PC only to be disappointed by how unplayable it is once you reach Noveria to deal with Liara's mother. There…”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Amazing game The story is beautiful, written with absolute perfection. The companions are all unique, well written, and interesting, and there's a wide variety of weapons and a lot of choice. However, the gameplay is…”
“Bit old school on the graphic but great story and game play”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“One of the greatest sci-fi RPGs of all time and my favourite entry in the Mass Effect series. Brilliant world-building, superb soundtrack, good writing. It's a hell of a space opera. An epic ride. Less polished than its sequels, but with a greater sense of discovery. I prefer…”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played“My favorite of the original trilogy, many choices, many ways to play, very good RPG and most importantly, it doesn't ask you to install the EA app to play the game, 10/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Playing it for the first time in my life, almost 18 years after the release date, I have to say: It's still a great game. Despite being TPP it's not a cover shooter. Works on linux which was a nice surprise. The story is great, makes me want to try out ME2.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Sci-fi · Story Rich · Action · Space · Third-Person Shooter · Singleplayer · Choices Matter · Great Soundtrack · Third Person · Character Customization · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://masseffect.bioware.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows® XP with SP2 or Windows Vista * Processor: Intel P4 2.4 Ghz or faster / AMD 2.0 Ghz Memory: 1.0 GB RAM or more (2.0 GB for Vista) Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible, ATI X1300 XT or greater (ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon 2600 HD, and HD 2400 are below minimum system requirements); NVidia GeForce 6800 or greater (7300, 7600 GS, 8500 are below minimum system requirements) Hard Drive: 12.0 GB or more free hard drive space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX®: 9.0c * WINDOWS VISTA OR WINDOWS 7 USERS: Launching “Mass Effect” from Steam requires the settin