Overview
- The studio opened a closed founders beta to gather feedback and early players flagged voice delivery, writing, animation, movement, and performance problems.
- Beta users focused criticism on the male protagonist and his identical twin J, calling the shared voice performance oddly casual and mismatched with The Expanse's grittier tone.
- Owlcat confirmed it will completely recast the male protagonist and J and said a formal search for new voice talent is already under way.
- The developer also pledged targeted fixes to facial and body animation, movement and overall tone smoothing while the ongoing beta continues to collect input.
- With a targeted mid-2027 launch window, the studio plans iterative changes during the beta but faces reputational and schedule risk if core issues are not resolved before release.