The Game Census
The Expanse: A Telltale Series cover art

The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Deck Nine · Telltale · 2023-11-20

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureRPG

Franchise: The Expanse · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 27, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 27, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jul 27, 2023 (Xbox One), Jul 27, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jul 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

9
playing now
76%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
8.1h
to beat · rushed 7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is an episodic adventure game co-developed by Telltale Games and Deck Nine. Its five episodes were released between July and September 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, with a version for Nintendo Switch released in April 2026. It is a prequel to Alcon Entertainment's television series The Expanse.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 328 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~41/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 58k–130k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,879 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2024-12-09) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 105 of 138 observed days · $18.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31931920232026Week of 2023-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3222026-08-07 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 28 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$6.242023-07-272026-08-282023-07-27 — best price $39.992024-01-11 — best price $24.992024-03-04 — best price $17.992024-04-11 — best price $14.992024-05-25 — best price $24.992024-07-10 — best price $14.242024-07-27 — best price $19.672024-08-13 — best price $21.132024-09-16 — best price $12.842024-10-11 — best price $15.492024-11-01 — best price $16.242024-11-27 — best price $12.492024-12-16 — best price $24.992025-01-10 — best price $14.242025-01-29 — best price $21.132025-03-04 — best price $16.742025-04-01 — best price $16.742025-04-24 — best price $14.992025-05-14 — best price $24.992025-06-12 — best price $24.992025-07-08 — best price $12.502025-08-07 — best price $7.492025-09-02 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-11-04 — best price $24.992025-12-11 — best price $9.992026-01-08 — best price $8.562026-02-09 — best price $12.492026-03-05 — best price $7.492026-03-20 — best price $8.202026-04-06 — best price $9.992026-04-15 — best price $10.002026-04-27 — best price $21.132026-05-18 — best price $8.742026-06-01 — best price $9.992026-06-23 — best price $8.952026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-07-21 — best price $12.492026-08-05 — best price $9.992026-08-28 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7151132026-05-30 — 159 pageviews2026-06-02 — 187 pageviews2026-06-05 — 295 pageviews2026-06-08 — 340 pageviews2026-06-11 — 168 pageviews2026-06-14 — 183 pageviews2026-06-17 — 151 pageviews2026-06-20 — 137 pageviews2026-06-23 — 166 pageviews2026-06-26 — 155 pageviews2026-06-29 — 220 pageviews2026-07-02 — 135 pageviews2026-07-05 — 173 pageviews2026-07-08 — 134 pageviews2026-07-11 — 113 pageviews2026-07-14 — 166 pageviews2026-07-17 — 144 pageviews2026-07-20 — 165 pageviews2026-07-23 — 149 pageviews2026-07-26 — 144 pageviews2026-07-29 — 145 pageviews2026-08-01 — 146 pageviews2026-08-04 — 142 pageviews2026-08-07 — 116 pageviews2026-08-10 — 165 pageviews2026-08-13 — 183 pageviews2026-08-16 — 154 pageviews2026-08-19 — 149 pageviews2026-08-22 — 142 pageviews2026-08-25 — 162 pageviews2026-08-27 — 172 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
67.5%
earned "Captain Drummer"
20.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,22530%36
Steam (Steam)1,79913%35
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,40720%35
PS4 (PlayStation)28753%36
PS4 (PlayStation)18047%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRPGGoreDramaSpaceSci-fiViolentAdventureStory RichExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsImmortal: UnchainedOmensight: Definitive EditionGreedFallEternity: The Last UnicornRebel Galaxy OutlawTorchlight III

Similarity via IGDB.

Wikipedia ↗Official site ↗