{"id":2242092,"date":"2026-11-06T18:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242092"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:40:40","slug":"mass-effect-like-rpg-the-expanse-osiris-reborn-ropes-in-david-gaider-the-original-lead-writer-of-biowares-dragon-age-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242092","title":{"rendered":"Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware&#8217;s Dragon Age series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-expanse-osiris-reborn\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Expanse: Osiris Reborn<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware&#8217;s Dragon Age series<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Focusing on certain aspects of the game&#8217;s narrative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/expanse-osiris-reborn-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A close-up of a white male character wearing a full-face helmet with a glass visor and lit up from inside. 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All around them it&apos;s dark, as I suppose it tends to be, in space.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"expanse-osiris-reborn-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Owlcat Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kaan Serin avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1633424287.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"216\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Kaan Serin avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1633424287.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"216\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/kaan-serin\">Kaan Serin<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-11-06T18:40:40+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Nov. 6, 2026, 6:40 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ab8c14b3-0dee-4a14-8df8-b7dd9e982b64\" data-name=\"The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\" title=\"Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks like it&#8217;s carrying the best bits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mass-effect\">Mass Effect<\/a> forward, and in an encouraging move, the developers have been collaborating with David Gaider.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, David Gaider is best known as the lead writer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-origins\">Dragon Age: Origins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-ii\">Dragon Age 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-inquisition\">Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/a> &#8211; he&#8217;s also often credited as the architect of its dark fantasy world Thedas. Gaider&#8217;s post-BioWare career saw him open his own game development house Summerfall Studios, which most recently released an ambitious roleplaying musical called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/stray-gods-a-roleplaying-musical\">Stray Gods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - Official VA Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8Rh4vA7zZ8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/R8Rh4vA7zZ8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Expanse: Osiris Reborn &#8211; Official VA Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R8Rh4vA7zZ8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>But he&#8217;s now lending a hand to a game that&#8217;s not too dissimilar to BioWare&#8217;s other hugely famous roleplaying series, while still working on his own games at Summerfall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alongside my work at Summerfall, I&#8217;ve also been collaborating with the Owlcat Games team on The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, focusing on certain aspects of the game&#8217;s narrative. The Expanse has long been one of my favourite series, and so obviously I jumped at the opportunity to be involved,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/davidgaider.bsky.social\/post\/3mznkp2wr3c2f\">wrote on BlueSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Owlcat team has been so great, it&#8217;s really such a treat. One thing I enjoy is how responsive they are to the fans,&#8221; Gaider added, pointing to how the studio recently recast the male version of its protagonist in response to feedback. The game&#8217;s reworked and re-designed Martian Captain is now voiced by Blythe Melin.<\/p>\n<p>The Expanse: Osiris Reborn shouldn&#8217;t be confused for the other very Mass Effect-y RPG coming out next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/exodus-gamescom-preview\">Exodus<\/a>. Though it&#8217;s good to hear that both upcoming projects have some BioWare veterans on board, especially after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bioware-closing-down-mass-effect-5-cancelled\">the famed developer was shut down<\/a> and had its own promising, actual Mass Effect game cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>Bertie enjoyed what he played of the upcoming game in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-expanse-osiris-reborn-plays-like-a-mass-effect-like-sci-fi-adventure-in-fine-form-but-its-developers-use-of-ai-raises-some-difficult-questions\">Eurogamer&#8217;s The Expanse preview<\/a>, but also had some concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/owlcat-gen-ai-expanse-osiris-reborn\">the developer&#8217;s use of generative AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks like it&#8217;s carrying the best bits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mass-effect\">Mass Effect<\/a> forward, and in an encouraging move, the developers have been collaborating with David Gaider.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, David Gaider is best known as the lead writer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-origins\">Dragon Age: Origins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-ii\">Dragon Age 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-age-inquisition\">Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/a> &#8211; he&#8217;s also often credited as the architect of its dark fantasy world Thedas. Gaider&#8217;s post-BioWare career saw him open his own game development house Summerfall Studios, which most recently released an ambitious roleplaying musical called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/stray-gods-a-roleplaying-musical\">Stray Gods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - Official VA Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8Rh4vA7zZ8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/R8Rh4vA7zZ8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Expanse: Osiris Reborn &#8211; Official VA Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R8Rh4vA7zZ8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>But he&#8217;s now lending a hand to a game that&#8217;s not too dissimilar to BioWare&#8217;s other hugely famous roleplaying series, while still working on his own games at Summerfall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alongside my work at Summerfall, I&#8217;ve also been collaborating with the Owlcat Games team on The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, focusing on certain aspects of the game&#8217;s narrative. The Expanse has long been one of my favourite series, and so obviously I jumped at the opportunity to be involved,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/davidgaider.bsky.social\/post\/3mznkp2wr3c2f\">wrote on BlueSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Owlcat team has been so great, it&#8217;s really such a treat. One thing I enjoy is how responsive they are to the fans,&#8221; Gaider added, pointing to how the studio recently recast the male version of its protagonist in response to feedback. The game&#8217;s reworked and re-designed Martian Captain is now voiced by Blythe Melin.<\/p>\n<p>The Expanse: Osiris Reborn shouldn&#8217;t be confused for the other very Mass Effect-y RPG coming out next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/exodus-gamescom-preview\">Exodus<\/a>. Though it&#8217;s good to hear that both upcoming projects have some BioWare veterans on board, especially after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bioware-closing-down-mass-effect-5-cancelled\">the famed developer was shut down<\/a> and had its own promising, actual Mass Effect game cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>Bertie enjoyed what he played of the upcoming game in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-expanse-osiris-reborn-plays-like-a-mass-effect-like-sci-fi-adventure-in-fine-form-but-its-developers-use-of-ai-raises-some-difficult-questions\">Eurogamer&#8217;s The Expanse preview<\/a>, but also had some concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/owlcat-gen-ai-expanse-osiris-reborn\">the developer&#8217;s use of generative AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware&#8217;s Dragon Age series &#8220;Focusing on certain aspects of the game&#8217;s narrative.&#8221; Image credit: Owlcat Games News by Kaan Serin Contributor Published on Nov. 6, 2026, 6:40 p.m. Follow The Expanse: Osiris Reborn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2242092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2242092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2242092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2242092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2242092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}