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Mass Effect Legendary Edition cover
RPGSci-FiAction

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

A remastered trilogy of story-driven space RPGs about Commander Shepard and the fight against an ancient threat.

Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Modes
Single-player
Released
May 14, 2021
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts

Overview

Quick facts

Genre
RPG, Sci-Fi, Action
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Game modes
Single-player
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release date
May 14, 2021Steam listing: May 14, 2021.
Steam Deck
PlayableRated by Valve, not tested by PlayVerdicts
Playtime
Not availableNo reliable source yet

Supported features

  • Full controller support
  • Adjustable Difficulty

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. PC store features only.

Can you run it?

System requirements

Windows PC · as listed by the publisher

OS
Min64-bit Windows 10
Rec64-bit Windows 10
Processor
MinIntel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-8350
RecIntel Core i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Memory
Min8 GB RAM
Rec16 GB RAM
Graphics
MinGPU: NVIDIA GTX 760, AMD Radeon 7970 / R9280X GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
RecGPU: NVIDIA GTX 1070 / RTX 200, Radeon Vega 56, GPU RAM: 4 GB Video Memory
DirectX
MinVersion 11
RecVersion 11
Storage
Min120 GB available space
Rec120 GB available space

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. These are the publisher's figures, not PlayVerdicts measurements: we have not benchmarked this game, and real performance depends on settings, resolution and drivers.

The case for and against

Reasons to buy, and what to know

Reasons to Buy

  1. Players rate it highly

    Rule-based

    91% of 63,041 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive).

  2. Full controller support

    Rule-based

    Steam lists full controller support.

Things to Know

  1. No recent updates

    Rule-based

    The last recognised patch or update post was 1,963 days ago. Posts are recognised by their titles, so a missed one is possible.

  2. Has been much cheaper

    Rule-based

    $59.99 now; the lowest recorded price is $4.79.

  3. Large install

    Rule-based

    The publisher lists 120 GB of storage.

Computed from Steam reviews, the patch feed, the price history and the store listing by fixed rules, not written by hand. Rules: Reasons: 85%+ positive on 1,000+ Steam reviews; the latest reviews (≥50) just as positive; patched within 90 days; free, or a sale of 50%+, or priced within 5% of its lowest recorded price; Steam Deck Verified; co-op; full controller support; 10,000+ players in game right now (online games). Things to know: below 70% positive; fewer than 500 reviews; the latest reviews 10+ points under the all-time score; no recognised patch for 365+ days; priced 1.5× above its lowest recorded price; an install of 100 GB+; SSD required; Steam Deck Unsupported; no single-player mode with under 500 players in game right now; no single-player mode; in-app purchases; Early Access. At most five of each, in this order. Lines come from Steam's own listing and review counts; no text is written by hand.

Right now

Current game status

AreaSignalSummaryData as of
  • Performance & Stability

    No status signal

    No performance data has been collected for this title yet.

    Not yet checked

    No further detail is available yet.

    Demo data

    No source linked yet.

  • Bugs & Crashes

    No status signal

    Bug and crash tracking is not connected yet.

    Not yet checked

    No further detail is available yet.

    Demo data

    No source linked yet.

  • Recent Updates

    Last patch over a year ago

    Latest patch or update post: “7 June Update” on Jun 7, 2021 (1963 days ago).

    Oct 23, 2026

    Recognised from official Steam announcement titles. Whether a patch fixed a specific problem is not assessed yet — see the patch history below.

  • Monetization & Content

    Nothing flagged

    No in-app purchases are listed. No DLC is listed.

    Oct 23, 2026

    Taken from the Steam store listing. Whether purchases or DLC affect fairness, and how fairly they are priced, has not been assessed.

  • Player Sentiment

    Very Positive

    Steam: 91% of 63,041 reviews are positive (Very Positive).

    Oct 23, 2026

    Counts come from the public Steam review totals. Theme-level analysis of what players praise or criticise has not been collected yet.

Not shown: Multiplayer Health (not applicable to this game).

Patch history

Verified
  1. update7 June Update ↗
  2. update17 May Update ↗

Source: Steam community announcements ↗ · fetched Oct 23, 2026 · titles and links only. Posts are recognised by their titles, so some patches may be missing and non-patch posts can slip in.

What players keep saying

Player feedback

Measured Steam numbers first, then recurring themes (not yet collected). Sentiment is only shown when it has been measured.

Steam · all-time

91% positive

Very Positive · 63,041 reviews

Steam · most recent reviews

No recent reviews returned.

VerifiedSource: Steam user reviews ↗Fetched Oct 23, 2026Counts only; recent figure is a sample of the newest reviews, not a full time window. Steam reviewers are not all players.

No theme-level feedback analysis exists for this game yet.

Buying advice

Price & buying advice

Verified

Current price

$59.99

No discount · Steam store (US)

Historical low (any store)

$4.79

−92% at Epic Game Store, Nov 19, 2024Steam only: $4.79

Value for money

—

Needs price and playtime data

Steam price, last 2 years

$0$30$60Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2026
Lowest in this period: $4.79, Nov 27, 2024 · highest $59.99 · 40 price changes

How it usually goes on sale

On sale 20 times in the last 24 months

  • Typical discount about 90% off; the deepest was 92%.
  • Sales started about every 42 days (between 14 and 56).
  • A typical sale lasted about 14 days.
  • The last sale ended 15 days ago.

A record of earlier sales on Steam (US), not a prediction. A "sale" here is any discount of 10% or more.

Price verdict

Wait for a sale

No discount on Steam right now ($59.99), and it has been much cheaper before. Lowest ever on Steam: $4.79 (−92%). Lowest at any tracked store: $4.79 (−92%) at Epic Game Store on Nov 19, 2024.

Price data checked: Oct 23, 2026

Lowest over 12 months: $4.79 · 3 months: $5.99 · Price history by IsThereAnyDeal ↗

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How it changed

Verdict history

Recorded by the site, never reconstructed
  1. Oct 23, 2026

    First recorded

    Buy on sale

    91% positive of 63,041 Steam reviews · price $59.99 · much cheaper before · last patch 1963 days ago

No change since it was first recorded.

Recording started on Oct 23, 2026. What happened before that is not known.

A change is recorded only when the new verdict shows up on two checks in a row, so a brief flicker around a threshold does not appear here. Each entry shows the evidence at that moment.

If this isn't quite right

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Worth considering

Why you can trust this

Sources & methodology

Rule-based

Evidence status

  • Public store & publisher metadataAvailable
  • Patch notes and update historyPartial
  • Performance benchmarksNot collected
  • Player review analysisPartial
  • Price historyNot collected

Linked sources

How the recommendation is formed

This recommendation is computed from measured Steam reviews, patch activity and price history using fixed, public rules. It has not been reviewed by an editor. Rules: Fewer than 500 Steam reviews → Insufficient evidence. Latest-review sample (≥50) below 65% positive and 10+ points under the all-time score → Wait for fixes. All-time score below 40% positive → Not for you. Score 80%+ and a good price (free, deep discount, near a recorded low) → Buy now; a good score at a price that has been much lower → Buy on sale; otherwise Worth considering. An exceptional score (92%+) at a fair price (little to gain by waiting) also → Buy now. Free-to-play games: unless one of the rules above (Insufficient evidence, Wait for fixes, Not for you) applies, the verdict is Free to play — the question is whether to try it, not whether to buy it. Score 40–79% (mixed to positive) → Worth considering at a good price, otherwise Buy on sale. Patch freshness: a Buy now is downgraded to Worth considering when the last recognised patch is over 180 days old AND the game is online-only (no single-player mode, so updates matter) or recent reviews are 10+ points under the all-time score. For Wait for fixes, a patch within 30 days means recent reviews may not reflect it yet; none for 180+ days means a fix may not be coming. An old patch alone never lowers a verdict, and an unrecognised patch history is never treated as stale. Confidence counts available evidence (review volume, recent sample, price history, patch feed) and never exceeds Medium without editor review. The Steam price is compared with the lowest price ever seen on Steam (or, if unknown, the lowest at any tracked store). Price signal: within 5% of the all-time low, within 10% of the 12-month low, or 50%+ off → good. If waiting could save under 25% or under $5 → fair (little to gain). Otherwise: on sale but cheaper before, or never discounted beyond 30% → fair; no sale and much cheaper before → wait.

  1. 1Collect official, store and permitted community sources
  2. 2Check current patch and update state
  3. 3Compare price against history
  4. 4Write a plain-language verdict with a confidence level

Where evidence is missing

  • Steam review totals are collected; theme analysis has not run yet.
  • No hardware benchmark data is connected.
  • No price history feed is connected.