The Expanse: A Telltale Series

The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Steam Deck Playable

Deck Nine · Adventure · Nov 20, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

76%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 202 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 8 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
A solid expansion of The Expanse television series, this is a prequel side story with only minimal bearing on the main plot of the show but with lots of little references and easter eggs that add some additional context to various plot points and characters positions pre-season 1.
202 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The use of lighting and sound design is especially effective, with every metallic clang and creak adding to the tension.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The use of lighting and sound design is especially effective, with every metallic clang and creak adding to the tension.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Serious props to them - it looks great, seemed shockingly well-optimized in a post-optimization society, and runs smoothly.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters202 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Optimization3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay55 reviews
62%
Controls7 reviews
57%
Steam Deck4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat8 reviews
50%
Performance4 reviews
100%
Interface4 reviews
0%
Crashes3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.