A simple Reddit post has captured what many sci-fi gaming fans have been thinking for years. The gaming community is hungry for a proper space adventure that can match the epic storytelling and world-building that BioWare perfected over the years.
Advertisement“I would like to see the game industry release a sci fi game of proper BioWare quality before the decade is out!” — u/FuturistIdealist on r/gaming
This isn’t just nostalgia talking. There’s a real gap in the market right now for that perfect blend of deep characters, meaningful choices, and galaxy-spanning adventures that made games like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic so special.
What made BioWare’s sci-fi games so good? It wasn’t just the pretty space visuals or cool alien designs. These games nailed the basics that matter most to RPG fans.
The characters felt real. You actually cared about Garrus, Tali, and your crew because they had personalities beyond just being quest-givers. The relationships you built over dozens of hours meant something.
The choices had weight too. When you decided the fate of entire species or chose between saving different characters, it wasn’t just a gameplay mechanic. These decisions shaped your story and stuck with you long after the credits rolled.
Plus, the world-building was incredible. The Citadel felt like a real place where different alien cultures actually lived and worked together. Every planet had its own history and problems that went way deeper than just “go here, shoot bad guys.”
But here’s the thing – we’re not getting that quality in sci-fi games anymore. Sure, there are some decent space games out there, but most of them focus on exploration or combat instead of the deep storytelling that made BioWare special.
Starfield tried to fill this gap, but many fans felt it missed the mark on character development and meaningful choices. No Man’s Sky is great for exploration, but it’s not really about building relationships with your crew.
Even when we do get story-heavy sci-fi games, they often lack that perfect balance of personal drama and epic scope that BioWare mastered. Either the characters are flat, or the universe feels small, or the choices don’t really matter.
The timeline mentioned in that Reddit post – “before the decade is out” – shows how urgent this feels to fans. We’re already in 2026, which gives the industry about four years to deliver something truly special.
That’s not a lot of time in game development terms, especially for the kind of massive, story-driven RPG that fans are asking for. These games take years to make right, and rushing them usually leads to disappointment.
BioWare itself is still around, of course, but their recent track record has been mixed. Mass Effect Andromeda didn’t quite capture the magic of the original trilogy, and Anthem was a complete shift away from what made them famous.
The company has promised to return to their roots with future Mass Effect games, but fans are understandably cautious after being burned before. Trust has to be earned back, not just promised.
Other studios could step up to fill this void. CD Projekt Red showed with The Witcher 3 that they understand how to do meaningful choices and character development. Larian Studios proved with Baldur’s Gate 3 that there’s still a huge appetite for deep, story-driven RPGs.
But sci-fi is different from fantasy. It requires a different kind of world-building and often deals with bigger philosophical questions about technology, humanity’s place in the universe, and what it means to be alive.
The gaming industry has the talent and technology to make something amazing. We’ve got better graphics than ever, more powerful consoles, and development tools that would have seemed like magic to the teams that made the original Mass Effect.
What we need is a studio willing to take the time and effort to craft something truly special. Not just another game with space ships and laser guns, but a real spiritual successor to what made BioWare’s sci-fi games so beloved.
The clock is ticking on that 2030 deadline, but there’s still hope. Maybe someone out there is already working on the next great sci-fi RPG that’ll give us those same feelings we got exploring the galaxy for the first time.
Until then, we’ll keep replaying the classics and dreaming of what could be. Because when sci-fi RPGs are done right, there’s nothing quite like them in all of gaming.
