Mass Effect owned and published by Electronic Arts.
With a modern sheen that hints at a utopian future, the story of Mass Effect is anything but peaceful. Set in a universe in turmoil, much of the story of Mass Effect revolves around Commander Shepard, a veteran soldier whose job is to protect galactic civilization from the Reapers, a race of mysterious, powerful beings from beyond known space. It's an action-filled, dramatic, often hilarious space opera, and your choices determine how it pans out.
Mass Effect's primary story stems from its video games, however there are a number of novels and comics that supplement the material as well. Most of these do not currently contradict the main story, and can be considered canon. (For now, anyway.) Anything not considered canon is included under Release Order only.
In-Universe Chronological Order
- Mass Effect: Evolution (2011, comics)
- Mass Effect: Revelation (2007, novel)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics - issue 4)
- Mass Effect: He Who Laughs Best (2013, comic)
- Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012, comics - issue 2)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics - issues 1, 2, 3)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics - issues 2 and 3)
- Mass Effect (2007, video game)
- Mass Effect Galaxy (2009, mobile game - no longer available)
- Mass Effect: Ascension (2008, novel)
- Mass Effect: Incursion (2010, online comic)
- Mass Effect 2 (2010, video game)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics - issues 5, 6)
- Mass Effect: Redemption (2009, comics)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics - issues 7 - 13)
- Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012, comics - issue 3)
- Mass Effect 2 (2010, video game)
- Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012, animated film)
- Mass Effect: Retribution (2010, novel)
- Mass Effect: Conviction (2011, online comic)
- Mass Effect: Inquisition (2010, comic)
- Mass Effect: Invasion (2012, comics)
- Mass Effect Infiltrator (2012, mobile game - no longer available)
- Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012, comics - issue 4)
- Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012, comics - issue 1)
- Mass Effect 3 (2012, video game)
- Mass Effect: Discovery (2017, comics)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Initiation (2017, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Annihilation (2018, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Nexus Uprising (2017, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017, video game)
Release Order (video games)
- Mass Effect (2007, video game)
- Mass Effect Galaxy (2009, mobile game - no longer available)
- Mass Effect 2 (2010, video game)
- Mass Effect 3 (2012, video game)
- Mass Effect Trilogy (2012, compilation)
- Mass Effect Infiltrator (2012, mobile game - no longer available)
- Mass Effect 3: Datapad (2012, mobile app)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017, video game)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda Apex HQ (2017, mobile app)
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021, compilation)
Release Order (film)
Release Order (novels)
- Mass Effect: Revelation (2007, novel)
- Mass Effect: Ascension (2008, novel)
- Mass Effect: Retribution (2010, novel)
- Mass Effect: Deception (2012, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Nexus Uprising (2017, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Initiation (2017, novel)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda - Annihilation (2017, novel)
Release Order (comics)
- Mass Effect: Redemption (2009, comics)
- Mass Effect: Incursion (2010, online comic)
- Mass Effect: Inquisition (2010, comic)
- Mass Effect: Evolution (2011, comics)
- Mass Effect: Conviction (2011, online comic)
- Mass Effect: Invasion (2012, comics)
- Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012, comics)
- Mass Effect: Blasto - Eternity Is Forever (2012, comic)
- Mass Effect: He Who Laughs Best (2013, comic)
- Mass Effect: Foundation (2013, comics)
- Mass Effect: Discovery (2017, comics)