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Mass Effect 3 (2012 Edition)

BioWare · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-11

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Franchise: Mass Effect · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 06, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 06, 2012 (Xbox 360), Mar 06, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.

48
playing now
76%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (1844 ratings)
38h
to beat · rushed 18h · completionist 56h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Mass Effect 3 is a 2012 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The third major entry in the Mass Effect series and the final installment of the original trilogy, it was released in March 2012 for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. A Wii U version of the game, entitled Mass Effect 3: Special Edition, was later released as a launch title on November 18, 2012, which notably supported Nintendo Network connection features for multiplayer interaction. The game is set within the Milky Way galaxy in 2186, where galactic civilization is invaded by a very advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships known as Reapers.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 129 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 56k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,793 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2025-10-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 16 of 31 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13513520202026Week of 2020-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

66212026-08-06 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 59 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 39 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 37 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 31 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 55 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 39 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 23 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 33 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$55.42$4.492015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-04-13 — best price $34.992015-05-12 — best price $27.892015-07-08 — best price $54.012015-09-15 — best price $29.992015-12-01 — best price $29.992016-01-05 — best price $29.992016-04-11 — best price $29.992016-08-30 — best price $29.992017-01-05 — best price $29.992017-04-18 — best price $29.992017-07-25 — best price $29.992018-01-05 — best price $14.992018-12-06 — best price $11.992019-06-06 — best price $11.992020-04-28 — best price $8.992020-10-19 — best price $28.292020-12-22 — best price $9.892022-12-12 — best price $29.992023-01-10 — best price $29.992023-06-30 — best price $7.492023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-03-07 — best price $7.492024-05-13 — best price $29.992024-09-19 — best price $9.892024-11-11 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-02-10 — best price $7.492025-04-10 — best price $7.492025-06-19 — best price $7.492025-08-07 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-20 — best price $7.492025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-27 — best price $8.992026-02-17 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-06-18 — best price $4.492026-08-20 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4592302026-05-29 — 278 pageviews2026-06-01 — 309 pageviews2026-06-04 — 288 pageviews2026-06-07 — 313 pageviews2026-06-10 — 277 pageviews2026-06-13 — 242 pageviews2026-06-16 — 314 pageviews2026-06-19 — 275 pageviews2026-06-22 — 281 pageviews2026-06-25 — 266 pageviews2026-06-28 — 295 pageviews2026-07-01 — 308 pageviews2026-07-04 — 281 pageviews2026-07-07 — 298 pageviews2026-07-10 — 292 pageviews2026-07-13 — 360 pageviews2026-07-16 — 266 pageviews2026-07-19 — 286 pageviews2026-07-22 — 260 pageviews2026-07-25 — 251 pageviews2026-07-28 — 250 pageviews2026-07-31 — 267 pageviews2026-08-03 — 323 pageviews2026-08-06 — 294 pageviews2026-08-09 — 317 pageviews2026-08-12 — 268 pageviews2026-08-15 — 263 pageviews2026-08-18 — 243 pageviews2026-08-21 — 254 pageviews2026-08-24 — 263 pageviews2026-08-26 — 303 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
53.5%
earned "Driven"
28.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam Achievements

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Player tags

RPGSpaceActionSci-fiShooterStrategyCinematicAction RPGStory RichMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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