Space Week remains to be occurring over right here at IGN, and at present we’re proud to current the winners of our greatest area recreation Face-Off! After hundreds and hundreds of 1v1 battles with matchups like No Man’s Sky vs. the brand-new Starfield and Starcraft vs. Destiny 2, the last word area recreation has been chosen by you.
So, which recreation claimed the highest spot for the most effective area recreation and can eternally be immortalized within the stars above? Drumroll please…
We’re IGN and Mass Effect 2 is your favourite area recreation on the Citadel! Yes, with an 89.3% win proportion, Mass Effect 2 and its unimaginable forged of characters, unforgettable suicide mission, and decisions that carried over and mattered from the unique have risen above the remainder of the pack.
We could not agree extra with this choose as we ranked Mass Effect 2 because the sixth-best recreation of all time, saying, “As Commander Shepard, I traveled the galaxy on the most effective recruitment journey I might have wished for, and skilled presumably one of the heart-wrenching tales – however whether or not or not the sport ends in tears is solely as much as you. As you head out for a suicide mission, you’ll meet a few of the best-written characters that really feel authentic and have the facility to evoke true feelings.”
In reality, all three Mass Effect video games positioned within the high 5, with the unique taking third place and Mass Effect 3, regardless of its controversial ending, following proper behind at #4. The still-enjoyable Mass Effect Andromeda fell right down to 25, and we hope greater than hope that the subsequent Mass Effect brings us again to the heights the unique trilogy did.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which took house the highest prize in our checklist of the ten finest Star Wars video video games, positioned second on this Face-Off with a win proportion of 84.8%. Its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords, took fifth place, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order took spots six and 7, respectively.
Newcomer Starfield took eighth place and confirmed it is able to battle in opposition to these all-time classics, regardless that its universe has but to be absolutely explored.
Rounding out the highest 10 had been Star Wars: Battlefront II and No Man’s Sky, they usually helped make up a high 10 that featured 5 Star Wars video games and three Mass Effect video games.
On the opposite facet of the galaxy, RymdResa positioned final with a win proportion of 12.3%. Right behind RymdResa was Heat Signature, Duskers, Objects in Space, Avorian, NEBULOUS: Fleet Command, Starflight, Star Traders: Frontiers, Distant Worlds: Universe, and Take On Mars.
Many of those video games are both very outdated or are smaller indie titles, and it is vital to notice that their placement should not essentially say very a lot about their high quality as we selected these area video games as a result of we predict they had been worthy to battle! It’s simply robust when you must tackle juggernauts in additional well-known franchises.
Are you questioning the place you favourite area online game landed, like possibly Star Wars: Rogue Squadron? (It positioned sixteenth!) For all of the rankings, you’ll be able to take a look at the total checklist of the place the entire 92 area video games that competed on this Face-Off ended up.
For extra, take a look at our Starfield evaluate and the remainder of IGN’s Space Week, together with how Bethesda outlined role-playing video games, the most effective sci-fi films ever made, our have a look at why there aren’t extra space RPGs, and what Starfield will get proper about area journey.
Adam Bankhurst is a information author for IGN. You can observe him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
