Fans Hated The Expanse RPG Protagonist So Much He’s Being Recast
Owlcat Games has announced the recasting of the voice actor for the male protagonist in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn due to feedback from players. The decision follows complaints about the character's expressiveness during the closed beta. The developer plans to implement several changes based on player feedback, including improved animations and dialogue adjustments.
- ▪Owlcat Games is recasting the voice actor for the male protagonist and his twin brother J.
- ▪The decision was influenced by player feedback from the closed beta, which criticized the voice actor's expressiveness.
- ▪The game is still targeting a Q2 2027 release, allowing time for further adjustments based on player input.
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Fans Hated The Expanse RPG Protagonist So Much He’s Being Recast Owlcat Games stated that the unnamed voice actor 'felt less expressive than we wanted' Owlcat GamesThe Expanse: Osiris Reborn By Lewis Parker Published May 21, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! © Owlcat Games Developer Owlcat Games has announced in a recent blog post on Steam that it has recast the voice actor behind both the male version of The Expanse: Osiris Reborn’s protagonist and his twin brother J. While the blog post states that the decision was due to the voice actor feeling “less expressive than [Owlcat Games] wanted,” it also follows a wave of complaints from those who played the game’s closed beta back in April.
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