The Expanse: Osiris Reborn delivers an original story of survival and loyalty, and significantly expands the world of The Expanse depicted in the TV show and novels.

By the 24th century, humanity has conquered the cosmos. However, life has remained anything but easy. In The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a story-driven sci-fi Action RPG, you play as a Pinkwater Security mercenary whose brief shore leave on the asteroid Eros spirals out of control. Trapped in a deadly lockdown and drawn into a solar system-wide conspiracy far beyond your control, you’ll have to adapt, survive, taking command of the most advanced ship in the whole of the solar system.

Create and customize your own captain — Earther, Martian, or Belter — and lead a crew of highly-skilled specialists as you face off against escalating threats, political pressure, and a relentless enemy that will stop at nothing to see you dead. In a solar system held together by fragile alliances, every decision leaves its mark.

You’re no hero — just a merc caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to hold your crew together and keep the ship up and running. Your choices will shape your story.

Your companions are more than just mission assets — they are people with their own scars and loyalties. Some chase redemption. Others hide their truths. Over time, your relationships will flourish or deteriorate depending on the choices you make and how you choose to lead. The ship becomes your home — a place where trust is earned, not given.

Fight in third-person utilizing cover-focused gunplay and abilities. Two companions will accompany you into the field while others will support from a distance: disabling systems or drawing the enemies’ attention. You will issue real-time commands and have to adapt quickly to survive the manifold threats the system will throw at you.

Visit iconic locations like Ganymede, Ceres, Mars, and Luna. Walk through ruined habitats and political strongholds mired in unease and tension. Talk to the locals. Uncover secrets. Use your skills to influence what happens next. The system looks different from every planet and from every asteroid. Some are falling apart. Others just hide it better. You may even come across a familiar face or voice that reminds you of just how small the system really is.

When do you truly become a captain?

Today, Owlcat Games answers that question with the reveal of brand-new mission gameplay for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.

Aired during the Golden Joystick Awards, the trailer shows the captain and crew taking down a pirate stronghold that has set up base in an abandoned asteroid mine and accidentally become the heroes of someone else’s story.

It starts innocently enough: In a seedy bar, the captain and their crew are recruited by a patron with a thoroughly dangerous dilemma to save a couple of teenagers looking to impress the OPA by antagonizing space pirates. Whether the captain accepts the mission and sets out to rescue the kids or prioritizes their own mission and leaves them to their own devices, the choice is up to the player.

In case they do accept, the rescue mission leads them to an abandoned asteroid turned pirate stronghold, where they have to save the trapped kids.

The crew faces off with the pirates in intense shootouts that will challenge more than just a player’s gunplay. They’ll have to flex their tactical skillset, leaning on the companions in the crew and navigating fights in zero gravity. Luckily, one of the teenagers being rescued turns out to have more than one trick up her sleeve — including a swarm of nanobots.

Ultimately it’s small decisions and chance encounters that can make or break a leader, and saving a bunch of over-enthusiastic teenagers might just be one of the events that leads someone to truly becoming a captain.

The developers also announced that The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will receive Brazilian Portuguese subtitle localization upon launch in addition to the already announced languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

Key Features:

• Create Your Own Captain: Play as an Earther, Martian, or Belter and take command of the system’s most advanced ship. Shape your journey through identity, leadership, and the pressure of survival.
• Lead a Crew: Your companions are more than squadmates — they have pasts, motives, and a voice in your story. Your leadership decisions will determine how squadmate loyalty shifts under pressure.
• Tactical Third-Person Combat: Implement real-time strategic cover mechanics using various abilities and squad coordination. Bring two companions into combat while others support from behind the scenes.
• Explore a Divided Solar System: Travel across iconic locations from the TV show and books, like Ganymede, Ceres, Mars, and Luna. While traversing the various environments, players must uncover secrets and influence outcomes through their skills and decisions.
• A Story-Driven RPG True to The Expanse: Immerse yourself in a narrative grounded in tension, consequence, and the complexity of humanity’s future among the stars

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG) in Spring 2027.