How romance works in Mass Effect 1: How to romance Ashley, Kaiden and Liara explained But don't worry, some of those options will become available in Mass Effect 2. Unfortunately, you won't be able to romance any quarians, salarians, krogans, or turians (especially a certain C-Sec officer).

This is due to the small crew Commander Shepard has and the handful of additional crewmates Shepard meets along the way.Īs male Shepard you can romance the following character:Īs female Shepard you can romance the following character:īoth male and female Shepard can romance this character: In the first Mass Effect, the romance options are limited. Mass Effect 1 romance options for Male Shepard and Female Shepard

With all three games available together in 2021's Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, romance options need planning more than ever - so we've broken down the page into each game to make what you need to know as possible in chronological order.