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Expander

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55%Game Brain Score
story, music
91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

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Expander is a single player action game. It was developed by All Civilized Planets and was released on December 1, 2015. It received very positive reviews from players.

Expand and reach for the stars! Float into infinity! Don't crash into walls. Expander is a fast-paced reaction game that challenges you to take risks. Collect precious stars by lifting and stretching your colored block. Shrink it to avoid obstacles. Stay calm and be prepared for mind-boggling twists.

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91%
Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
story1 positive mentions

  • Provides a good challenge and is fun and addictive, requiring skillful hand-eye coordination and muscle memory.
  • Interesting gameplay mechanics involving expanding and contracting a block while navigating an endless maze, offering strategic choices between risk and reward.
  • Atmospheric presentation with engaging visuals, music, and a metaphorical storyline adding depth to the simple gameplay.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive quickly, with limited variety leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
  • Some players may find the controls tricky or annoying to master initially.
  • Relatively little content beyond the core endless high-score chasing mechanic, which could limit appeal to those seeking more depth.
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of Expander is a deep and slightly melancholic journey featuring a shapeshifting hero navigating an endless geometric nightmare, symbolizing the cold, logic-driven nature of the modern world.

    • “Expander follows the deep, slightly melancholic storyline of a shapeshifting hero (the brick) traveling through a seemingly endless nightmare of geometry, a metaphoric picture for the cold, logic-driven world we experience today.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is highly praised for enhancing the immersive experience, especially in combination with dynamic visual effects like the twisting screen during movement.

    • “The music is great and I love the way the screen twists around while you are moving through the 'corridor'.”
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Expander is a action game.

Expander is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Expander was released on December 1, 2015.

Expander was developed by All Civilized Planets.

Expander has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story.

Expander is a single player game.

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