Mass Effect 2 & 3
Games Like Gears 5
Mass Effect has forged a legacy for itself as one of the greatest sci-fi video game series ever, and for good reason. While technically you should play the first Mass Effect to start with, its gameplay has not aged well at all, and Mass Effect 2 makes huge strides over it.
You can honestly pick things up with Mass Effect 2, which once again casts you as Commander Shepard, a heroic human trying to save the universe from extinction at the hands of a sentient mechanical race called the Reapers.
Mass Effect 2 is a fantastic action-RPG with incredibly strong writing and characters. Combat plays very similarly to Gears of War, but with more of an RPG stint, giving you different abilities to use.
You can also choose from different classes which can totally change your focus in combat, like the weapon-heavy Soldier that’s focused on running and gunning, or the Adept which focuses on weakening and devastating enemies with psychic powers.
You can then supplement your own abilities with that of two teammates, giving you a lot of strategic options in combat.
Mass Effect may not have quite as tight of gunplay as Gears of War, but if you’re looking for a third-person sci-fi shooter Mass Effect fits that bill to a tee.
