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The Expanse: A Telltale Series

In the near future on the outskirts of the asteroid belt, a bloody mutiny breaks loose on the Artemis. You take the role of XO Camina Drummer, where your choices determine the fate of the ship. What will you…

85 27 July 2023

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is an adventure developed by Deck Nine, released 27 July 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What The Expanse: A Telltale Series is

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is an adventure game developed by Deck Nine and released in 2023. It was published by Telltale Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A choice-driven episodic adventure set before the events of the television series, The Expanse: A Telltale Series casts players as Camina Drummer, the executive officer of the Artemis, an independent salvage vessel roaming the far reaches of the Solar System. Life aboard the ship is a hard scrape, its crew surviving by scavenging abandoned and derelict spacecraft for valuable parts and cargo, drifting through the dangerous silence of deep space in zero gravity. The story turns when the Artemis comes upon a wrecked ship carrying an extraordinarily valuable cargo, a discovery that promises to change the fortunes of everyone aboard. Yet the decision to claim that prize sets off a chain of…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 35 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the The Expanse series

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is the first of 2 entries we hold in the The Expanse series. The next entry was The Expanse: Osiris Reborn in 2027.

See all 2 The Expanse games in release order →

How it was received

The Expanse: A Telltale Series holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz, 6 GB RAM and Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 18GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Expanse: A Telltale Series launched on 27 July 2023, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch and Viewfinder. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch, Viewfinder.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Expanse: A Telltale Series yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Expanse: A Telltale Series — frequently asked questions

When did The Expanse: A Telltale Series come out?
The Expanse: A Telltale Series was released on 27 July 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Expanse: A Telltale Series?
At minimum, The Expanse: A Telltale Series needs AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz, 6 GB RAM, Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB graphics, 18 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Expanse: A Telltale Series?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "18 GB available space" and the recommended line says "20 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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