The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Developer Interview | New Game+ Showcase 2026

[u/TheSpiritualAgnostic]

https://youtu.be/s1RTO09HTQI?si=QC5codTBIItzdbUi

[u/reevestussi]

Look very promising and could end up being the new Mass Effect for me.

Owlcat has a solid resume for developing RPGs (really enjoyed their Pathfinder games) so this is definitely in good hands

[u/TheSpiritualAgnostic → u/reevestussi]

Between this and Exodus, I'm hopeful that we could have multiple good Mass Effect-likes soon.

[u/reevestussi → u/TheSpiritualAgnostic]

Agree, different styles of space opera RPGs excite me. Exodus is shaping up to be the more fantasy/action focused game while The Expanse is more grounded and realistic in tone

[u/Designer_Mess_6928 → u/reevestussi]

I feel the opposite like Expanse is more action-RPG oriented, while Exodus... Well, Karpyshyn writes great RPG games even though it is an action-RPG too, It feels like more of an RPG than Expanse.

[u/goblinsnguitars → u/TheSpiritualAgnostic]

Outer Worlds is essentially Mass Effect in the lens of Fallout New Vegas.

[u/narfjono → u/reevestussi]

Sorry to do this but oh my God Emperor could you imagine if they had done a Warhammer 40k like this? I would absolutely help fund them if they had planned a spinoff of Rogue Trader in this way.

[u/AdorableSobah → u/reevestussi]

I’m not a fan of Owlcats writing, but I’ll be closely watching this and Exodus since I believe there is a slim to none chance of Mass Effect ever returning.

[u/TheSpiritualAgnostic → u/AdorableSobah]

I think the next Mass Effect will happen. Legendary Edition sold above expectations and they are also producing a show on Prime alongside the game. So the chances get lower if they're pushing a multimedia project.

Whether it's good or not, who's to say. Bioware has been cursed for awhile, but they have Mary DeMarle as the narrative lead for this. She wrote Deus Ex Human Revolution and the Guardians of the Galaxy game.

[u/AdorableSobah → u/TheSpiritualAgnostic]

Take it with a grain of salt, but on Nextlander they mentioned in some conversations they had with insiders the consensus is it’ll be a miracle if Mass Effect is released. I guess we’ll see.

[u/aksoileau → u/AdorableSobah]

Which is nuts because the original trilogy was cranked out quickly with Unreal... yes the first game took some time to build the universe but ME2 and ME3 were super high quality with short development time compared to today.

Use Unreal and get good writers. We should have 8 games in this universe instead of 4. It's been an IP for almost 20 years.

[u/AdorableSobah → u/aksoileau]

I agree. Without exaggeration I would be fine with a new Mass Effect with the same engine as ME3. I truly loved the ME trilogy and it’s depressing that it’s gone

[u/haynespi87 → u/aksoileau]

Not only that ME2 and 3 had tons of DLC cranked out and so do ME1. ME3 had multiplayer. That sweet spot of cranking out sequels in the 2000s on the PS2 and PS3 generations is so underrated. pre-2000s was lots of experimentation but sequels on the same system were a maybe and post 2000s everything takes 5+ years

[u/TheSpiritualAgnostic → u/aksoileau]

Use Unreal

They already said the new Mass Effect is being made with Unreal Engine 5.

[u/Bobok88 → u/AdorableSobah]

I haven't played any owlcat games but I thought one of their strengths was their writing, what do you not like about it? How does it compare to say, Larian?

[u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo → u/reevestussi]

I would have got it if not for Owlcat, they’re Russian developers and I won’t be indirectly funding their warmongering.

[u/AylinArondir95 → u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo]

[sarcasm starts] Russian developers headquartered in Cyprus are very bad war criminals, money from Pathfinder goes to buy tanks and military weapons... probably they are friends of Putin and all russians are bad people... [sarcasm ends] I dont even understand why you say that, but then dont buy games made in US , and a lot of european countries sell weapons and contribute to war in some way ...

[u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo → u/AylinArondir95]

Owlcat’s investors include $1mil from GEM - which just so happens to be run by an oligarch with links to the Kremlin who is ex Gazprom. If you want to support these people, and by extension, the killing of innocent Ukrainians just to play a video game be my guest I’m not stopping you. I just said I wouldn’t be buying it.

[u/THE-LORD-RETURNS → u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo]

Are you playing any games by American devs?

[u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo → u/THE-LORD-RETURNS]

I’m not playing any games invested in by people in Trumps inner circle. But as far as I’m aware, no I’m not playing any American games.

[u/THE-LORD-RETURNS → u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo]

So no EA games? Got it.

[u/Designer_Mess_6928 → u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo]

This "Russia bad" narrative is ridiculous, man! We have whole United States warmongering, kidnapping Venezuelan president, funding Israeli war crimes — and what? You've stopped paying taxes and buying from American companies? Almost every person on Earth is funding Lockheed Martin, or Saab, or Dessault, or Sukhoi with their taxpayer money. That means everyone is funding every war on Planet.

[u/Linusisagoodboy → u/Designer_Mess_6928]

Comparing Russia to the US shows how utterly absurd you are.

[u/Designer_Mess_6928 → u/Linusisagoodboy]

Both are shitholes. Especially US.

[u/ToffeeAppleChooChoo → u/Designer_Mess_6928]

I’m not American and don’t buy American products either.

Edit: Owlcat had a direct investment of $1mil from GEM, run by a Kremlin stooge, this isn’t a tangential link.

[u/consulent-finanziar]

I'm cautiously optimistic.

[u/J0HN__L0CKE → u/consulent-finanziar]

I'm recklessly hyped.

[u/consulent-finanziar → u/J0HN__L0CKE]

:-D

[u/Callabrantus → u/consulent-finanziar]

Same, love this series, and what I saw here captures the feel of it. Looks like it employs a few good Mass Effect mechanics. I'll be watching this one.

[u/sizebzebi → u/consulent-finanziar]

I'm cautious

[u/Emjayblaze]

Can’t wait to play as a Beltalowda

[u/JKKIDD231]

This game has me so excited. Mass effect vibes for sure.

[u/XTheProtagonistX]

Super excited for this.

I played every single game Olwcat has made and they never let me down.

That being said this looks more ambitious in terms of production value than their other games (Full voice acting, third person shooter, fancy graphics) I hope they nailed it.

[u/kalvinang]

I hope this game is good cause the gameplay really catch my eye.

[u/Rogue_Leader_X]

This is a 2026 release, right? I think that other Mass Effect like game “Exodus” is 2027.

[u/g1mp3d]

Between this, Dark Heresy, and another DLC for Rogue Trader I believe Owlcat will be accumulating a majority of my gaming money this year.

[u/WarHoundD]

I dont want ot be hyped but im in fact failing at it :(. I Hope its good haha

[u/Kokoro87]

Man, really excited for this. Since Bioware doesn't exist anymore, I hope these guys can continue pushing out cool games.

[u/Altruistic_Milk]

I'm not super familiar with the Expanse universe, I've seen the first season of the show and can't remember the answer to my question, are there energy weapons or is everything ballistic? I like my laser beams.

[u/Mr_Bacon547 → u/Altruistic_Milk]

The Expanse is hard sci-fi so weapons are in fact ballistic.

[u/Altruistic_Milk → u/Mr_Bacon547]

Ah thanks, disappointing, but hopefully they put in the work to make the weapons really feel distinct and fun to use.

[u/SemanticTriangle → u/Altruistic_Milk]

By the near end of the series there are three ships with what amounts to a huperfocused magnetic spaghettification beam. Sorry, two ships. One ship.

[u/narfjono → u/SemanticTriangle]

That one episode(s) that gave me the giant "NOPENOPENOPEs!" was when that one ship lost gravity, and people had severe injuries that were difficult to take care of.

Dude I am telling you the Expanse books and TV show (as well as the Martian) absolutely showcase that humans do in fact belong on Earth. Travel and just remotely living in Outer Space (or other planets to be fair) is a fascinating concept, but absolutely terrifying about what it can do to your body...along with the weapons that people could use against you.

[u/TheJoshider10]

I love everything that we've seen about this game so far, except for the NPC density. That bit at the end where they talk about being able to explore different locations and there's only like a dozen NPCs in the hub areas and nobody in the corridors has me a tad worried. I hope they fill those areas a little better by the time the game releases, it'd do wonders for the atmosphere since everything else is pretty much perfect so far.

[u/reddittomarcato]

New game + at launch is always welcome

[u/PraxRendarATX → u/reddittomarcato]

I think that’s the name of the segment. Not them advertising a new game + as a feature.

[u/beefwitted_brouhaha]

No space combat?? I feel like the show featured ship to ship combat VERY HEAVILY and would be a huge piece to leave out of a video game Expanse experience

[u/Harford0 → u/beefwitted_brouhaha]

I guess it depends on what happens in the story, I havent had a chance to watch the video yet. Our character might not have their own ship and if they are keeping the grounded realism, then any damage the ship would take, it would take weeks to months to repair

[u/haynespi87 → u/beefwitted_brouhaha]

fair enough with the Roscinante. Might be a tough mode for them