# ‘Less a Mass Effect spiritual successor and more a pale imitation’ — The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Isn’t the next Mass Effect; it’s sci-fi Gears of War

> Mass-Effect-a-likes are a lot like interstellar buses: you wait ten years for one to arrive, and then two warp into view at once.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/gaming/the-expanse-osiris-reborn-feels-incredibly-xbox-360-for-better-and-for-worse?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac19bc5b31b7bfe426674f4)
- **Published:** 2026-10-04
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #effect #mass #expanse #osiris #reborn #exodus #gears #imitation
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