Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition vs OUTRIDERS
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition is an action-RPG open-world game from BioWare (2020) while OUTRIDERS is an open-world RPG game from People Can Fly (2021).
What each one is
Steam files Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition under Action-RPG and Open-World. In contrast, it files OUTRIDERS under Open-World and RPG.
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
At a glance
| Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition | OUTRIDERS | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.7/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (74%, 18,764) | Mixed (67%, 61,283) |
| Critic aggregate | 72/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 55 GB | 100 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Developer | BioWare | People Can Fly |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition vs OUTRIDERS, 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
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionAction-RPG open-world gameOUTRIDERSOpen-world RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionCharacter Customization, Sci-fi, RPGOUTRIDERSLooter Shooter, RPG, Co-opThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition ✓Score 6.7 · 74% on Steam · 72 criticOUTRIDERSScore 6.4 · 67% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition18,764 reviews · 2 add-ons · 55 GBOUTRIDERS61,283 reviews · 2 add-ons · 100 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition$39.99OUTRIDERS ✓$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe EditionPlayableOUTRIDERSPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueMass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition and OUTRIDERS 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.
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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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- 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: Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition (GamingPickz Score 6.7)
- The cheaper right now: OUTRIDERS ($19.99)
- Lighter on storage: Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition (55 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: OUTRIDERS (61,283 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Character CustomizationSci-fiRPGOpen WorldThird-Person ShooterSingleplayerActionThird Person
Where they differ
Action RPGSpaceChoices MatterNudityFemale ProtagonistRomance
Looter ShooterCo-opLootOnline Co-OpGorePost-apocalyptic
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. OUTRIDERS is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition | OUTRIDERS | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 3570 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 55 GB | 100 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition · OUTRIDERS.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition and 6 for OUTRIDERS. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition and OUTRIDERS in scope?
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition has drawn 18,764 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 55 GB. OUTRIDERS has drawn 61,283 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 100 GB.
Is Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition or OUTRIDERS better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition rates higher (6.7 to 6.4). 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, Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition or OUTRIDERS?
OUTRIDERS is cheaper right now at $19.99, 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.