The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Brings In Dragon Age Writer David Gaider

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is picking up where Mass Effect left off, and its developers have just added a writer that fans of BioWare's RPGs will recognize. David Gaider, the original lead writer on the Dragon Age series, has been collaborating with the team on the game.

Gaider's name is closely tied to Dragon Age. He led writing on Dragon Age: Origins, and his work on companion characters and branching dialogue helped define how that series handled story and player choice. His involvement suggests the studio is putting character writing at the center of the project, not treating the Expanse license as a backdrop for a generic shooter or action game.

The Mass Effect comparison is the one the developers seem to be leaning into. That series built its reputation on crew relationships, choices that carried forward between games, and a galaxy that felt lived in. A narrative RPG aiming for those strengths benefits from a writer who has spent years on exactly those problems.

Fans of the show will want to see how closely the game captures its tangled politics, its shifting factions, and its ensemble cast. Those details are still to come. For now, the Gaider collaboration is a clear signal that the developers take the story side of the project seriously, and it gives a licensed sci-fi RPG more credibility than most licensed games get.