Expelled

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"Expelled" is a platform game following a rabbit's dangerous journey through various planets, sent by the Space Prison to eradicate monsters. The rabbit fights for freedom, promised by the warden, while uncovering hidden motives behind the missions. Unique weapons and unusual ways of winning levels add to the game's intriguing plot, raising questions about the warden's true intentions.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

53%

Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

emotional2 positive mentions

monetization5 negative mentions

The music is enjoyable and adds a nice touch to the game.
Some players find the game fun and challenging, especially if they enjoy arcade-style games.
There is a sense of accomplishment for those who manage to complete the game, as it requires patience and skill.

The game suffers from poor graphics and uninspired art, resembling low-quality asset flips.
Hitboxes and collision detection are inconsistent, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The controls feel slippery and clunky, making precision platforming nearly impossible.

music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the soundtrack, many find it repetitive and annoying, especially due to the lack of a mute option. Overall, the music is described as decent but ultimately fails to enhance the gaming experience, leading to frustration for some users.
- “Honestly, this game can be really good; the soundtrack is nice and the art style is pretty good in my opinion.”
- “Music's good though.”
- “The music is pretty good, but aside from that, I simply did not enjoy myself.”
- “The music is barely passable, getting boring very quickly on a short loop and with no mute settings.”
- “It's incredibly annoying that you can't turn off the music.”
- “There's some effort here, but it feels like something that should be free on a website. The graphics, apart from the main character, resemble early 80s games, with minimum animation and level design that varies from boring to confusing. The sounds are very basic, and there's one music loop that becomes really annoying after a while, with no option to mute it.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of these games is heavily criticized as exploitative and unethical, with developers accused of producing low-quality, asset-flipped titles that serve primarily as cash grabs. Users report a pattern of using pre-made templates and assets without genuine development effort, leading to a perception of these games as shovelware lacking merit. Additionally, there are concerns about fake reviews and coordinated efforts to promote these titles, further undermining their credibility.
- “These guys do nothing but copy premade game templates and game tutorials, fill out a few things/stamp out basic levels using the construction kit templates, slap on an asset flipped set of sprites/assets, and dump them on Steam and into cheap nasty shovelware game bundles as cash grabs.”
- “Trying to get paid for someone else's game templates and assets... at best, this is shovelware; at worst, it's a scam/cash grab.”
- “It's a trash, defective single screen platformer with no genuine merit or sincerity in its development; it's just a cash grab.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are criticized for their outdated retro pixel art style, reminiscent of early 80s games, with no options for resolution or customization. While some effort is noted in the main character's design, the overall visual quality is deemed low, lacking in animation and coherence, which detracts from the gaming experience.
- “Honestly, this game can be really good; the soundtrack is nice and the art style is pretty good in my opinion.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “There's some effort here, but it just looks like something that should be free on a website, a test game, Ludum Dare? The graphics, apart from the main character where it looks like more effort has been put in, resemble early 80s games. Some tiles don't blend well, there's minimal animation, level design varies from boring to confusing, very basic sounds, and one music loop that gets really annoying after a while, and you cannot even mute it.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express a strong emotional response to the game, with some feeling a sense of frustration and depression due to issues like poor hit detection and unfair gameplay mechanics. The challenges presented in the early levels contribute to a negative emotional experience, overshadowing the enjoyment of the game.
- “Level 1 already made me feel depressed.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is considered adequate but not particularly engaging, serving mainly to enhance the overall experience of the game. However, it does not compensate for the frustrating platforming mechanics, which detract from the enjoyment.
- “The story kind of helps make it look better, but it's just not enough.”
- “I don't care about the story, but it's fine. However, the platforming is really tight, and the character controller somehow feels slippery and clunky at the same time, making the character a nightmare to control.”