2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

If you’ve been missing Mass Effect lately and all that franchise’s sci-fi RPG fun, 2027 has you covered with Exodus and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Both games got new trailers earlier this week, with Osiris Reborn presenting its first real look at gameplay. Developed by Owlcat Games and set during the show’s early seasons, the trailer establishes that players take on the role of a Pinkwater mercenary who runs their own crew and explores the solar system. The developer has previously said the game would take influence from Mass Effect, and that wasn’t a lie: the shooting, dialogue system, and set pieces should make you feel right at home if you have any experience with Shepard or Ryder’s adventures. After Expanse‘s appearance at the Xbox showcase, Owlcat told Eurogamer it’s using genAI during development. Owlcat’s PR manager said the technology’s only being used “on a technical level,” from changing 2D images to 3D to prototyping and placeholder assets. As far as writing and voice acting are concerned, Owlcat “[doesn’t] use it to write or use AI voice actors. Everything that will be in the final version will 100 percent be human-made.” Meanwhile, Archetype Entertainment used Friday