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Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

BioWare · Electronic Arts · 2021-05-14

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Mass Effect · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 14, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 14, 2021 (Xbox One), May 14, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), May 14, 2021 (PlayStation 5), May 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition is an Action RPG released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (91% of 67391 reviews) sentiment.

1,229
playing now
91%
positive of 68k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,148
twitch viewers (latest)
2148.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
87/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
91/100
IGDB user rating (352 ratings)
2,617
Nexus mods (32M downloads)
4.80★
PlayStation Store rating (33,385 ratings)
114h
to beat · rushed 51h · completionist 152h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

1,229 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a compilation of the video games in the Mass Effect trilogy: Mass Effect (2007), Mass Effect 2 (2010), and Mass Effect 3 (2012). Developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, the compilation was released on May 14, 2021, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. All three games were remastered, with visual enhancements, technical improvements, and gameplay adjustments. Mass Effect, the first game of the trilogy, received more extensive upgrades than its counterparts, specifically with regard to graphics, combat mechanics, vehicle handling, and loading times.

Trailer

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition trailer thumbnail

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition Official Reveal Trailer (4K)

≈694 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,229 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,320 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~665/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67,822 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Epic Game Store (2024-11-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 41 of 55 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.1k8.1k20212026Week of 2021-05-01: 8,124 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 967 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,696 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,759 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,329 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 652 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3,178 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,044 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,226 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 732 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 839 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 969 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 795 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 729 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 535 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 754 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 645 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.2k1.2k2026-09-15 11:00 — 1,570 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 2,894 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,783 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 2,225 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 4,182 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 2,279 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,394 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 2,679 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 2,220 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,099 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 2,493 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,074 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,251 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,001 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 3,134 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,348 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 1,802 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 2,483 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,518 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 2,149 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 3,673 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,792 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,229 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29k1.9kMay 2021Aug 2026May 2021 — avg 29,173 · peak 59,650Jul 2021 — avg 7,350 · peak 16,253Sep 2021 — avg 3,852 · peak 8,085Nov 2021 — avg 3,505 · peak 6,912Jan 2022 — avg 4,819 · peak 9,329Mar 2022 — avg 2,656 · peak 5,744May 2022 — avg 2,157 · peak 3,921Jul 2022 — avg 3,123 · peak 5,834Sep 2022 — avg 2,514 · peak 4,871Nov 2022 — avg 2,519 · peak 4,810Jan 2023 — avg 3,718 · peak 6,741Mar 2023 — avg 2,147 · peak 4,248May 2023 — avg 2,815 · peak 6,396Jul 2023 — avg 2,829 · peak 5,064Sep 2023 — avg 2,075 · peak 4,325Nov 2023 — avg 3,297 · peak 6,995Jan 2024 — avg 3,476 · peak 6,908Mar 2024 — avg 2,720 · peak 5,584May 2024 — avg 3,694 · peak 7,429Jul 2024 — avg 3,439 · peak 6,487Sep 2024 — avg 2,500 · peak 4,671Nov 2024 — avg 3,047 · peak 5,936Jan 2025 — avg 4,043 · peak 8,280Mar 2025 — avg 3,037 · peak 6,366May 2025 — avg 2,957 · peak 5,526Jul 2025 — avg 2,947 · peak 5,543Sep 2025 — avg 2,565 · peak 5,006Nov 2025 — avg 3,073 · peak 5,782Jan 2026 — avg 3,261 · peak 6,461Mar 2026 — avg 2,699 · peak 5,475May 2026 — avg 2,763 · peak 5,210Jul 2026 — avg 3,181 · peak 6,362Aug 2026 — avg 2,846 · peak 5,167
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
27272026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 16 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 22 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 9 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 12 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 12 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new negative2026-09-26: 15 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 21 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 23 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 27 new positive2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 21 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 19 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 12 new positive2026-10-05: 26 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 11 new positive2026-10-07: 23 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 11 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 15 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 10 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 25 new positive2026-10-12: 14 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002021-02-022026-10-082021-02-02 — best price $59.992021-04-26 — best price $51.592021-06-22 — best price $59.992021-07-22 — best price $39.992021-08-20 — best price $39.592021-09-14 — best price $39.992021-10-19 — best price $59.992021-11-24 — best price $34.792022-01-11 — best price $53.992022-02-15 — best price $59.992022-05-17 — best price $59.992022-07-21 — best price $24.592022-10-18 — best price $24.592022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $59.992023-06-05 — best price $59.992023-08-10 — best price $59.992023-11-09 — best price $59.992024-02-06 — best price $9.592024-04-29 — best price $5.992024-09-19 — best price $8.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-03-27 — best price $59.992025-07-10 — best price $59.992025-09-25 — best price $59.992025-12-02 — best price $59.992026-02-09 — best price $8.992026-04-13 — best price $59.992026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-08-11 — best price $8.992026-09-07 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $0.002026-10-08 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5192082026-05-29 — 286 pageviews2026-06-02 — 245 pageviews2026-06-06 — 281 pageviews2026-06-10 — 238 pageviews2026-06-14 — 305 pageviews2026-06-18 — 268 pageviews2026-06-22 — 519 pageviews2026-06-26 — 360 pageviews2026-06-30 — 348 pageviews2026-07-04 — 363 pageviews2026-07-08 — 388 pageviews2026-07-12 — 301 pageviews2026-07-16 — 306 pageviews2026-07-20 — 314 pageviews2026-07-24 — 267 pageviews2026-07-28 — 278 pageviews2026-08-01 — 342 pageviews2026-08-05 — 305 pageviews2026-08-09 — 302 pageviews2026-08-13 — 241 pageviews2026-08-17 — 219 pageviews2026-08-21 — 214 pageviews2026-08-25 — 249 pageviews2026-08-29 — 297 pageviews2026-09-02 — 285 pageviews2026-09-06 — 301 pageviews2026-09-10 — 214 pageviews2026-09-14 — 241 pageviews2026-09-18 — 220 pageviews2026-09-22 — 217 pageviews2026-09-26 — 250 pageviews2026-09-30 — 208 pageviews2026-10-04 — 264 pageviews2026-10-07 — 232 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
76%
earned "Distinguished Service Medal"
32.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable DifficultyStereo SoundSurround SoundRemote Play on TV

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGSpaceActionSci-fiRomanceShooterAction RPGStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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