Which games similar to Mass Effect?

Yep, I already tried to plug SWTOR in on the previous page, and tbh, I think it is the closest to ME than anything else. Andromeda actually plays (save for lightsabres and combat system) as another class story in SWTOR imo. Free to try as well.

I just wish the FP's could be solo'd so I could play it my way.

Some of them do have a "story mode" that is soloable.

Oh Boy.. I guess I didn't make my post the way i had intended lol.. Ok, let me rephrase it.
I loved the ME series including MEA
I loved DAO - wasn't a huge fan of DAI.

I am looking for a game that is similar to the play style especially the play style in ME. Where it was very easy to play and use abilities and your team could actually play by themselves for the most part.

I do NOT care at all that it takes place in space That means nothing to me.. Mostly a fun game (NEWER game) that plays somewhat similar. I have heard really good/great things about the Witcher Series, esp Witcher 3, but I started playing Witcher 1 a while ago and I didn't like the mechanics of fighting, but i didn't give that a chance.. So, i guess just looking for something really fun, easy to play, and somewhat similar to Play style to MEA or DAO.. I hope that clears is up a bit..

Sorry if my post lead everyone to thinking about space games

The Witcher series is really good but drastically different. Combat is very unique, no squad and well don't play around minors as it could make GTA blush. As far as a squad based game wow only thing I can think of is Gears of War. Unless you go for JRPG games.(Final Fantasy for example)

BTW Technomancer is currently on sales on Steam (no I'm not a Spiders developper/shareholder)

YES! $12! Buying as soon as I get home!

Never played or even heard about Technomancer (before this thread), but I greatly enjoyed Witcher 3. The atmosphere of the locales is amazing. The cities feel like cities. The creepy abandoned swamps feel like creepy abandoned swamps. Fetch quests are kept to a minimum, but there are plenty of minor quests to choose from if you just need loot/XP. 

I wouldn't say it is similar to Mass Effect, though. I like Geralt and the other W3 characters, but I felt I could roleplay much more with Shepard, which gives ME a lot more replayability.

I agree with you about TW3. I enjoyed the game very much and put more hours into it than I want to admit. I even had fun doing almost all the side quests. Absolutely loved both expansion packs. I own Technomancer and have only played it for 30 minutes. I guess I should give it another try?

The other Dragon Age games post Origins would be the most logical place to start.

There is a Mass Effect mod for Civilization 5 which has all the Mass Effect civilizations (e.g. Wrex is leader of the Krogan, Tali negotiates on behalf of the migrant fleet, etc.) which is a lot of fun, especially for diplomacy. They all have unique units and bonuses for example Cerberus have huge bonuses for spying and espionage and you can even fight the reapers who are hilariously OP, krogan have massive population bonuses, the Volus are a Venitian-style mercantile city state, Salarians and Asari have various science and cultural bonuses, Turians produce bonus great generals and have production bonuses to combat units if memory serves, would definitely recommed if you are a fan of Mass Effect and Civ games.

In one game I was the Ilusive man and I was bordering the Krogan and Turians who were at war and it was facinating watching it happen while sabotaging the Turians, rigging their elections to cause unrest, stealing their technology and finally declaring friendship and a defensive pact with the Krogan, naturally.

The combat in Witcher 1 is rather clunky & naff to be honest, you "chain" up to 3 attacks (next one does more damage than the previous) and you don't do the attacking yourself, only click when your cursor changes. If you mistime, you break the chain and have to start again. I failed a number of quests that involved escorting or keeping a certain NPC alive, as I couldn't kill stuff quite quick enough. Ended up using a cheat to one shot most enemies, the boss battles are a bit better, but still easy to mess up.

This might make installing Skyrim again not seem like a terrible idea. Interesting and unexpected, thanks!