6 Games like Mass Effect on PS5 that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Mass Effect on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what Mass Effect does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It comes from the same genre as Mass Effect and shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: loot and gear systems, and post-apocalyptic world.

With Mass Effect it shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

What brings it close to Mass Effect is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is setting: a cyberpunk setting.

What brings it close to Mass Effect is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings 2D presentation.