Question: is mass effect andromeda a sequel or prequel

title: Mass Effect: Andromeda
text: Mass Effect : Andromeda begins in 2185 , between the events of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 . The four Citadel Council races and the Quarians are planning to populate new home worlds in the Andromeda Galaxy as part of a strategy called the Andromeda Initiative . Each race sends 20,000 citizens on a one - way , 600 - year journey to Andromeda aboard their own transportation vessel , called an Ark , and selects a leader , known as a Pathfinder . Once the races arrive , they help build the Nexus , a space station that serves as a center of government and diplomacy , a living area , as well as a base of operations for the Pathfinders . Characters and player decisions from the original Mass Effect trilogy are not carried over into Mass Effect : Andromeda , and there is no canon ending which is referenced . 

Answer: answer: Mass Effect: Andromeda begins in 2185, between the events of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Characters and player decisions from the original Mass Effect trilogy are not carried over into Mass Effect: Andromeda.