Exodus Gameplay Shows a Frog Society, Stealth Combat, and a War Bear Boss

Game Informer visited Austin to go hands-on with Exodus — the upcoming sci-fi RPG from former Mass Effect developers — and now the first gameplay footage from that trip is live. The video focuses on a mission set on Khonsu, an orbital platform above the game's home world Lidon, and it's exactly as wild as it sounds.

The sequence shown by editor Charles Harte and senior associate editor Marcus Stewart covers stealth and open combat encounters, a major narrative decision, and a boss fight against a giant armored War Bear. The Khonsu mission stood out during the demo as a highlight, largely because the platform is home to a society of giant talking frogs — one of several non-human factions in the game.

Exodus is being developed by a team with deep Mass Effect roots, and the RPG pedigree shows in what's been revealed so far: branching decisions, companion characters with their own backstories, and a sci-fi setting that leans into the weird. Other companions already detailed in Game Informer's coverage include Salt, a mech-piloting octopus, and Kay, tied to the frog civilization on Khonsu. The full cover story runs 14 pages and covers multiple missions.

Game Informer says its Exodus coverage hub will keep updating throughout the month with new articles and videos. If the War Bear and space frogs are any indication, there's plenty more to unpack.