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The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2023

Should you play it?

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

What works

  • Strong narrative and character development
  • Immersive sci-fi atmosphere and zero-g exploration
  • Excellent voice acting including original cast
  • Meaningful player choices with multiple outcomes
  • Appealing to fans of the expanse series

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length limits depth and replay value
  • Limited gameplay mechanics and low challenge
  • Some technical issues and pacing problems
  • Not accessible to newcomers unfamiliar with the series
  • Lack of manual saves and unskippable cutscenes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Detroit: Become Human

  • Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

  • The Walking Dead

  • The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

  • Star Trek: Resurgence

  • The Walking Dead: The Final Season

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Expanse: A Telltale Series but with less leadership over others

  • >observer_

  • OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition

  • The Descendant

  • STARDROP

  • Beyond: Two Souls

  • Observer: System Redux

More expressive

Games that feels like The Expanse: A Telltale Series but with more self-expression and customization

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Mass Effect (2007)

  • Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

  • The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

  • ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

  • Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel

More social

Games that feels like The Expanse: A Telltale Series but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

  • Mass Effect 2 (2010) Edition

  • Tides of Tomorrow 🌊

  • Citizen Sleeper

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Life is Strange: True Colors

  • Life is Strange Remastered

  • Life is Strange: Reunion

  • Life is Strange: Before the Storm

  • Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Expanse: A Telltale Series: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival, Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026