Gamereactor uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best browsing experience on our website. If you continue, we'll assume that you are happy with our cookies policy. While not being the first developer to introduce sex, romance and scantily-clad characters to video games, BioWare's Mass Effect introduced action-RPG and science fiction fans to the concept on a broader scale. The games that had introduced sex in video games prior were mostly centred around the concept of just that while BioWare used it as a secondary focus and designed it around an action-focused narrative about space travel, the loss and eventual return of hope, and companionship. The relationships one could form when taking on the role as Commander Shepard weren't strictly sexual unless the player wanted them to be and the options were mostly monogamous in nature.