Mass Effect

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

WindowsPS3

Full release

Nov 20, 2007

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About This Game

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Discover the imminent danger from an ancient threat and battle the traitorous Saren and his deadly army to save civilization. The fate of all life depends on your actions!

- 2007 New York Times Game of the Year

- A Stunning universe with high resolution graphics and textures

- Controls and interface optimized for PC gamers

- Customize your character and embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in an immersive open-ended storyline

- Incredible real-time character interaction

- Thrilling, tactical combat as you lead an elite squad of three

- Interplanetary exploration of an epic proportion

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Developer and publisher

Developer:
BioWare
Publisher:
Electronic Arts

Quick facts

Release
Nov 20, 2007: PS3
Last updated
May 13, 2026
Storefronts
Xbox, Epic Games Store, and Steam
Genres
Action and RPG
Tags
Romance, Female Protagonist, and Third Person
Moods
Story-rich
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (Spain)

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

ESRB m

Content descriptors

Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence

Support

Controller & Support

Device support

Family Sharing

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System Requirements

Minimum

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 setting “Run as Administrator”. If the User Account Control feature of Windows Vista is enabled, launching “Mass Effect” from Steam will result in failure. For users with User Account Control enabled, launch Steam using the “Run as Administrator” option or launch from the windows shortcut. INTERNET CONNECTION AND END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT .

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"Players are rating this around 87 on IGDB."

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2477 ratings

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87

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