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Visit an abandoned asteroid mine with the crew in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn latest trailer
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The 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards opened the 2026 video game awards season. Beyond celebrating and rewarding the year's best games, the ceremony also featured exciting announcements and reveals. Owlcat Games shared an in-depth look at its upcoming sci-fi action RPG, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, with the premiere of a new gameplay trailer. The 3-minute video unveiled interesting details about the 24th-century setting, gameplay mechanics, and exploration sites.
The Expanse is a novel series written under the pen name James S. A. Corey, used by co-authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. It has been adapted for television into a critically-acclaimed series, and it will now return in the form of a video game called The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Sci-fi enthusiasts are always on the lookout for a new space-faring game, so with a Spring 2027 release, this might just be players' next pick.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn presents mission gameplay trailer at Golden Joystick Awards 2026
Image: Owlcat GamesThe "Becoming a Captain" trailer showcases a mission where the protagonist has to rescue a group of rebellious teens who have escaped to an abandoned asteroid mine riddled with space pirates. Players must speak to a specific NPC at a bar and accept his request to initiate this mission. It is entirely optional but extremely rewarding; completing the mission and bonding with one of the teens, Polly, might get her to join the player's crew later on. This will give players access to her special ability, which spawns a swarm of nanobots — a feature we see in the trailer.
Besides companion abilities, the players will have access to an array of other skills. In the trailer, we see them activate a spatial detection device, throw a small explosive projectile directly at the chest of a pirate, and launch a lethal device at an enemy behind cover. Gameplay isn't only about fun gadgets, though. The Expanse series is known for trying to avoid bending the rules of science. Osiris Reborn appears to be taking the same approach, as we can see from the lack of exterior sound during space fights on the asteroid. You can also notice the protagonist jump from one surface to another and easily stick to them in zero gravity, presumably wearing magnetic boots.
Fans of the franchise are happy to see the return of the series, even if it is through a completely different medium. However, Osiris Reborn isn't exclusive to fans of this universe; whether you're a sci-fi fan, a video game enthusiast looking for a fun RPG, or a heartbroken Mass Effect fan looking for your next story-driven space odyssey, this might just be the right game for you.
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