The Expanse: A Telltale Series Centers Around a Bloody Mutiny in Space

No escape, no survivors

by Khayl Adam Mon 20th Feb 2023

Telltale Games is back, under new management, following the fiery implosion of its former incarnation. An adaptation of the popular sci-fi series The Expanse is currently in development, and we got a look at some of the tense directions players will be able to send the game's narrative in.

In The Expanse: A Telltale Series, you play as XO (executive officer) Camina Drummer, aboard the asteroid mining ship, the Artemis, when a violent mutiny breaks out amongst the crew. In the grand tradition of Telltale games, the choices you make along the way will decide the fate of everyone involved and will no doubt have some unforeseen and unintended consequences.

What do you think of The Expanse: A Telltale Series? Have you been missing that distinctly Telltale style of gameplay, or has it long since worn out its welcome? Whatever your response, know that everyone will remember it in the comments section below.

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Khayl is Push Square's Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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colonelkilgore
Mon 20th Feb 2023

The missus and I have tried getting into the show a few times due to how high most people tend to rate it… just doesn’t really click with us for whatever reason.

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carrotcakehater
Mon 20th Feb 2023

my experience with the expanse is quite limited (i read the first half of the book but got too busy to continue it, which i really should do), but i love what i've seen of this universe, will definitely keep an eye on this

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KidRyan
Mon 20th Feb 2023

Neat trailer, but shame still no release date.

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Batesy125s
Mon 20th Feb 2023

I still need to get round to watching the show, because a few friends have said its really good. But I did read the first book, Leviathan wakes , and thought it was brilliant. Definitely a good universe and setting for a Telltale game

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FuriousMachine
Mon 20th Feb 2023

With both the novels and the TV-series done and dusted, there's an Expanse shaped hole in my life I hope this will fill (along with the new comic series currently being Kickstarted). Love that Cara Gee is reprising her role as Camina Drummer; loved her in the series!

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PegasusActual93
Mon 20th Feb 2023

@colonelkilgore
The first season is by far the weakest. It's really from the second season onwards that the whole cast gets fleshed out and everything really clicks. The best way I can describe it is scifi Game of Thrones. I say that because there's alot of political and war based plotlines like Thrones and also like Thrones it has a very large cast to the point there isn't really what you could call a main character. If that isn't your kind of tea then I recommend to steer clear of it.

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SJBUK
Mon 20th Feb 2023

Loved The Expanse, though felt it was cut short a bit. As for the game, would definitely consider it if it supported VR.

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starbuck2212
Mon 20th Feb 2023

The Expanse is amazing. Hopefully they get to finish the story in live action one day. As for telltale, I've never really enjoyed any if their games.

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Lolwutz
Mon 20th Feb 2023

@colonelkilgore Push on through the first 2-3 episodes and it’ll get better. I tried three or four times to watch it initially but gave during the second episode. Once the characters clicked I was hooked.

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theheadofabroom
Mon 20th Feb 2023

@PegasusActual93 Eh, I'd say that the main character ends up being the Rocinante 😉

I think it ends up a little more focused than GoT, but where I'd agree is with there not being anyone it would cast as a hero, and very few people who are unredeemable villains, with things mostly being about conflicting motivations.