The length of Mass Effect 1 depends entirely on how you choose to play the game. This action RPG can be anywhere from around 20 hours to 45 hours depending on how many side quests and optional things players are interested in completing.
Mass Effect’s Length
Mass Effect 1 is an action RPG originally released in 2007 and is the first in a series of successful action RPGs. Since it was recently released in the Legendary Edition along with the 2nd and 3rd games, some players might wonder just how long it will take them to complete it. To answer this question, you must decide how much Mass Effect you wish to experience.
- Just the main story of Mass Effect: About 18-20 hours
- Completing the entire game: About 45 hours
Story Quests in Mass Effect 1
To get through this first title in around 20 hours, players must focus all of their energy on completing only the main story quests. These are:
- Prologue: On the Normandy, Find the Beacon
- Citadel: Expose Saren
Citadel: Garrus
Citadel: Shadow Broker, Wrex - Find Liara T’Soni
- Feros: Geth Attack, The Thorian, Colony Saved | Colony Gone
- Noveria: Geth Interest, Leave Port Hanshan
Noveria: Lorik Qui’in
Noveria: Matriarch Benezia, Death of a Matriarch
Noveria: Rift Station
Noveria: Quarantine
Noveria: The Hot Labs
Noveria: Peak 15
Noveria: Reactor Repair
Noveria: Reconnect Landlines
Noveria: Contamination - Virmire: Saren’s Plan, Assault
- Ilos: Find the Conduit
- Race Against Time
Race Against Time: Sovereign, Conduit, Final Battle