The Expanse Officially Returns Spring 2027, 4 Years After The Finale

Published Aug 15, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Tom Wilson is a Gaming Features Writer at Screen Rant. Over the past five years, Tom has worked as the Editor-in-Chief at The Game Crater, as a Staff Writer for GamingIntel, a List Writer at TheGamer, and, of course, as a Senior Writer at ScreenRant. Tom has experience writing reviews, guides, news, and features, and has been responsible for teams of writers, training them and editing their work. Tom graduated with a Masters in Multimedia Journalism, and has since gone on to build up his portfolio of games journalism work. The Expanse is inarguably one of the most legendary sci-fi TV shows ever created; its stunning visuals, grounded stories, excellent characters, and generally compelling overarching plots cement it as a must-watch for both fans of the genre and newcomers alike. Of course, the original novels, novellas, and short stories are also incredible, serving as an expansion of the stories told within the show, an ideal starting point for those averse to adaptations, or merely a great set of literature for those who just enjoy a great book. However, with the novels having concluded and the series finale airing back in January 2022, fans have been, rather understandably, desiring practically anything new within The Expanse's vast universe. Fortunately, there are a handful of projects in the works, including the upcoming Expanse comic, which continues the stories told in season 6, and, perhaps more excitingly, Osiris Reborn. It is the latter that fans should really be paying attention to, as it'll allow them to be immersed in the series' grounded universe like never before. Is The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Based On The Show? Osiris Reborn is a brand-new Expanse video game set within the same universe as the show and the books. Developed by Owlcat Games (which is no stranger to adapting existing sci-fi IP into sweeping, narrative-focused masterpieces), The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person shooter akin to Mass Effect, that has already experienced a Beta test in which players gave largely positive feedback, especially when it came to the game's writing, faithful adaptation of the show's more grounded approach to science fiction, and the combat. Of course, fans of the show want to know whether this video game adaptation will adapt a specific season, story arc, or otherwise. While Osiris Reborn is set within the Expanse universe, it features a completely standalone story, one starring a whole new cast of characters, a customizable protagonist, and new villains. There will be characters from the original books and TV series that will appear throughout the main story, but they'll be limited to cameos in order to ensure the game is still newcomer-friendly. After all, it's a tall order to ask someone who's never heard of The Expanse to watch six seasons and read nine books just to play Osiris Reborn. Mass Effect Fans Won't Wanna Miss This This standalone, newcomer-friendly approach makes a lot of sense for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. It is attempting to be a game like Mass Effect, one that captures the same space opera feel with epic encounters, compelling conspiracies, and tense tussles with foes across a vast array of spaceships, planets, and moons, and that is, largely, its biggest selling point to the general gaming crowd. Considering there are few Mass Effect-alikes, this is a massive win for fans of the legendary RPG, as it finally gives them an alternative with an equally compelling universe to explore. However, as much as Owlcat Games is not shying away from the rather flattering comparisons to Bungie's magnum opus, there are a myriad of ways that Osiris Reborn is seemingly improving upon Mass Effect's formula. During the aforementioned Beta tests, players got a glimpse of The Expanse: Osiris Reborn's complex moral quandaries that have meaningful effects not only on the narrative, but on gameplay too, as well as the impact decisions made in the character customization phase have on the way others respond to you. Combat is also a vast improvement over Mass Effect's tactics-focused third-person shooting, with destructible environments, smart AI, and a useful suite of abilities at one's disposal, making each encounter tense and unpredictable. This is not to say that The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will be better than Mass Effect, but rather that there's a lot here that should grab the attention of sci-fi RPG fans in general, especially as it is proving to be not just a great Expanse video game, but also an immensely ambitious project in general. Systems Developer(s) Owlcat Games Publisher(s) Owlcat Games Engine Unreal Engine 5 Number of Players Single-player Steam Deck Compatibility Unknown