{"id":12397,"date":"2026-07-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=12397"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:55:15","slug":"exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: How The Expanse: Osiris Reborn&#8217;s Progression System Works, Plus Brand New Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person action RPG that has major Mass Effect vibes. But what\u2019s different with this game is that your gear, not your class, defines the way you fight \u2014 and we\u2019ve got exclusive details and screenshots to tell you how it all works.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In Osiris Reborn, your origin shapes your captain&#8217;s journey and mechanically defines where you find yourself starting, but it doesn\u2019t define how you have to play. That is to say, character creation does not lock you into an RPG class. So, instead of choosing a fixed role, you develop your captain across four skill trees, but the weapons and gadgets you equip and upgrade ultimately define how you fight.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At the start of the game, you pick a specialization that sets your captain&#8217;s initial skills and gear. For example, a cyber warfare specialist starts the game with decent gadget expertise, and their playstyle leans toward using abilities more than firearms. A firearms specialist, meanwhile, starts with better shooting and leadership skills, relying both on their own aim and on issuing orders to companions in combat.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Expanse: Osiris Reborn: Exclusive Progression Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But specializations do not restrict your progression or lock you into a particular role. For example, you can begin as a cyber warfare specialist, invest in weapon skills as you level up, and gradually turn your captain into a hybrid of a cyber warfare and firearms specialist. All four combat skill trees \u2014 Marksmanship, Gadgets, Survivalist, and Leader \u2014 remain open, so you are free to combine them and develop your captain in the direction that suits you.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">The Expanse: Osiris Reborn combat skill trees<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The marksmanship skill tree focuses on your mastery of various weapons and unlocks bonuses to critical damage, accuracy, and other combat modifiers.<\/li>\n<li>The gadgets skill tree focuses on making your gadget-related abilities more powerful, increasing damage and duration, reducing the cooldown of abilities, etc.<\/li>\n<li>The survivalist skills ensure your survival in combat by increasing your health, armor, armor regeneration capabilities, as well as providing unique bonuses that make you more lethal to your enemies while you are exposed or engage in melee. <\/li>\n<li>The leader skill tree represents your ability to work with your crew. It provides various bonuses to your companions, such as weapon and ability damage, increased armor and damage reduction, and buffs for your own captain while companions are nearby.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While you can mix and match as you like, you can\u2019t take everything. But you could lean into two directions at once. If you change your mind you can respec on your ship for a price (increases each time). This means you can&#8217;t change your whole approach in the heat of battle, so you&#8217;ll have to choose respecs carefully.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Gear then helps define your combat playstyle, and you can upgrade weapons and gadgets via the workbench. Every weapon and gadget you find can be upgraded at the workbench, shaping your abilities, your combat rhythm, and the way your captain fights.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Upgrade your weapons and gadgets at the workbench.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Some upgrades are straightforward stat boosts: more damage, a wider radius, a shorter cooldown. Others are triggered effects, like a damage bonus that stacks with every kill. And a few rarer upgrades can unlock entirely new abilities for your gear. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Even gadgets like a simple frag grenade are upgradable, from a simple radius increase to emitting three extra projectiles that will explode and deal extra damage when you shoot them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">You can upgrade the frag grenade to increase its radius.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At each tier, you&#8217;ll make an exclusive choice between two or three upgrade paths, pushing your gear toward your desired playstyle, until reaching the final tier, where the item can be upgraded with a powerful final perk. How far you can take an item depends on its quality. While you can&#8217;t upgrade quality directly, you can find a higher-quality variation of the same weapon or gadget, which allows you to unlock further upgrade depth the original item lacked. Helpfully, you can reset gear upgrades, so you don\u2019t lose the resources you invested in one item when you replace it with something better. A limited consumable lets you recover the upgrade resources, ensuring nothing is set in stone.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The image below shows the Kovach M46 rifle before and after a couple of upgrades. There&#8217;s a bigger magazine, harder-hitting headshots, five-round bursts instead of three, and a scope for increased range.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">The Kovach M46 rifle can be upgraded to improve its output.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Your companions have skill trees and signature gadgets with their own unique upgrade paths, too. Take Zafar, for example, an engineer who joins your team early in the game. With no upgrades, he installs a portable turret to hold a position. From there, you can substantially boost its rate of fire and enhance its targeting systems until it can actively intercept incoming enemy projectiles. Or, you can equip a heavy-caliber module to maximize its raw power, allowing it to deal heavy area-of-effect damage. Every companion you recruit brings their own gear, which you can customize to synergize with your playstyle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">our companions have skill trees and signature gadgets with their own unique upgrade paths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Developer Owlcat says that it didn\u2019t want to lock players into a fixed way of playing The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. \u201cInstead of fixed classes, you are free to experiment with different playstyles until you find what you enjoy the most,\u201d the studio said. \u201cYour captain&#8217;s arsenal and your companions\u2019 skills and equipment are designed to adapt to your chosen playstyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">We\u2019ve got much more on Owlcat, including an in-depth interview about the developer\u2019s impressive journey from Pathfinder to Warhammer 40,000 and now The Expanse, as well as the studio\u2019s response to calls from fans for it to make Baldur\u2019s Gate 4.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exclusive-how-the-expanse-osiris-reborns-progression-system-works-plus-brand-new-screenshots.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-12397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12399,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12397\/revisions\/12399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}