Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition vs Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is an action-RPG open-world game from BioWare (2020) while Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition is an action-RPG open-world game from BioWare (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition under Action-RPG and Open-World. In contrast, it files Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition under Action-RPG and Open-World.
You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
At a glance
| Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition | Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.2/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (81%, 7,636) | Mostly Positive (74%, 18,764) |
| Critic aggregate | 82/100 | 72/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 7 GB | 55 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Developer | BioWare | BioWare |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition vs Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Dragon Age II: Ultimate EditionAction-RPG open-world gameMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionAction-RPG open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dragon Age II: Ultimate EditionRPG, Adventure, FantasyMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionCharacter Customization, Sci-fi, RPGThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition ✓Score 7.2 · 81% on Steam · 82 criticMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionScore 6.7 · 74% on Steam · 72 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition7,636 reviews · 7 GBMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition18,764 reviews · 2 add-ons · 55 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition ✓$29.99Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Dragon Age II: Ultimate EditionUnsupportedMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDragon Age II: Ultimate Edition and Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (GamingPickz Score 7.2)
- The cheaper right now: Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition ($29.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition (7 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition (18,764 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RPGAdventureActionSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationThird PersonAction RPGChoices Matter
Where they differ
FantasyCombatTactical RPGGoreDark FantasyParty-Based RPG
Sci-fiThird-Person ShooterSpaceMultiplayerNudityShooter
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition | Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz | Intel Core i5 3570 |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 7 GB | 55 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition · Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition and 1 for Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition and Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition in scope?
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition has drawn 7,636 Steam reviews and installs in 7 GB. Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition has drawn 18,764 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 55 GB.
Is Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition or Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition rates higher (7.2 to 6.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition or Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition?
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.