The Expanse: A Telltale Series
The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Deck Nine. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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Crew relationships give a compact adventure its weight.
The Expanse gives decisions weight through crew survival and relationships even when broad endpoints converge. Meaningful local consequences need not require an entirely different plot each time. Five compact episodes keep the story moving, with optional exploration leaving room for its world. The reward is knowing the crew rather than mastering an elaborate simulation. Expressive characters give the science-fiction setting a human centre without requiring constant attention to terminology. A clear emotional anchor makes relatively simple actions feel purposeful in context. The PS5 review finds comfortable third-person movement and forgiving timed prompts. These conveniences keep attention on the scene, supporting usability rather than an unmeasured performance guarantee. Suited to players who enjoy character-driven science fiction. Original 2023 PS5 five-episode story; bonus chapter excluded.
Strengths
- Character staging gives choices an emotional cost.
Weaknesses
- Converging structure and light systems limit scope.
Who it is for: Suited to players who enjoy character-driven science fiction.
Play notes: Original 2023 PS5 five-episode story; bonus chapter excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Five compact episodes keep the story moving, with optional exploration leaving room for its world. The reward is knowing the crew rather than mastering an elaborate simulation. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The Expanse gives decisions weight through crew survival and relationships even when broad endpoints converge. Meaningful local consequences need not require an entirely different plot each time. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Expressive characters give the science-fiction setting a human centre without requiring constant attention to terminology. A clear emotional anchor makes relatively simple actions feel purposeful in context. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The PS5 review finds comfortable third-person movement and forgiving timed prompts. These conveniences keep attention on the scene, supporting usability rather than an unmeasured performance guarantee. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Deck Nine
- Publisher
- Telltale
- Release date
- Jul 27, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnPuzzle Solving3D GraphicsThird PersonSolo-friendlyInvestigationLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 HoursStory-drivenExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJul 27, 2023
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