The Expanse

The The Expanse franchise is a young video game license drawn from the novels by James S.A. Corey and the TV series on Amazon Prime, depicting a reshaped future where humanity colonizes the solar system, torn between Earthers, Martians, and Belters. The first installment, The Expanse: A Telltale Series (2023), developed by Telltale Games, plunges the player into the thrilling twists of the Belt aboard the Artemis, alongside Camina Drummer. This episodic narrative game, which focuses on the agent's moral decision-making and immersive exploration in a gritty world, managed to emphasize gameplay while staying true to the original work.

Now, Owlcat Games - the creator of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader - is reviving The Expanse with The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a third-person action-RPG inspired by Mass Effect. On the menu: tactical turn-based combat, companion management, deep narrative branches, and dark politics.

No precise release date yet (although the game is planned for PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, Xbox Series), but the title is shaping up to be a leviathan for the franchise, fitting into a rich lore about the fight for survival, loyalty, and scientific realism. Its impact: a perfect bridge between hard sci-fi fans and fans of immersive RPGs, and potentially a media revolution in game-to-film adaptations.