- December 1, 2015
- All Civilized Planets
Expander
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About Expander
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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Reviews
- 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 NegativeThe 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.”
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Expander is a action game. Common tags for Expander include indie and trading.
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 Expander for its story.
Expander is a single player game.
Similar games include Overchunked, Velocibox, Bing Bong XL, HoPiKo, Surfingers and others.