Games like Expand
If Expand is your kind of game, the closest matches are 140, The Lullaby of Life and The Flow Experience — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and hypnotic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Expand: Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands around you.
Players who liked Expand also play
Steam players who put hours into Expand also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expand.
Top pick for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Expand.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
The Lullaby of Life
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Expand.
Play musical notes to solve timing-based puzzles in a journey where you bring dormant beings to life. Explore colorful environments and create harmonious sounds to navigate through this tranquil puzzle adventure inspired by the origins of life.
The Flow Experience
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Expand.
The Flow Experience is a classic 2D action game about evading and blocking enemy attacks through rythmic interactions on your path to personal growth. Move, dash, and guard to protect yourself and find your true potential on this zen-like twist on traditional arcade bullet hells.
Super Bounce Ball
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Bounce balls and collect star on the platform, easy in early levels, but gets harder. There will be rotating saws that move which you must avoid. Shooting turrets that fire bullets that you need to dodge.
Maze Slider
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Maze Slider is an ice slide puzzle game where players need to slide their way to the level exit. This game is inspired by the ice slide puzzles that can be found in Pokemon. But this game expands on the idea with all new mechanics.
Trancelation
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Expand.
A dynamic arcade game set in a neon universe full of fractals and translations! Boost your memory, develop new skills, and improve your scores to become a master of Trancelation in this ever-changing journey through linguistics!
Hepta Beats
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Expand.
Hepta Beats is a 2D side-view platformer game in which the levels are controlled by the rhythm, predict adversities by following the rhythm to surpass the challenges.
Color Soul: Memories
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Expand fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
A short stylized game set in a colorless world... in the beginning. Unlock colors as you visit the three different areas of the world and unveil the question of who you are and where you are from after losing your memories.
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Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Expand.
Reviewers of Expand cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Expand.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expand.
Reviewers of Expand cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Expand.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Expand.
Reviewers of Expand cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The World's Hardest Game 3D
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Expand cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Expand.
Easy to play, very hard to finish. The World's Hardest Game, which you used to play on flash game sites, is now with you in 3D. Good luck in this challenging game of 30 unique levels!
The World's Hardest Game 3D Nostalgia 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Expand cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
Easy to play, hard to finish. The World's Hardest Game 2, which you used to play on flash game sites, is now with you in 3D! The same 50 levels as in the original game are now here. Be patient, dodge enemies and reach to the end in this 3D Hard Platformer!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Expand at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expand.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Expand.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expand.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Expand.
Priced ~50% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expand.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Expand on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Expand.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Expand.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Expand.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Expand.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Expand.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Expand.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about Expand
- How much does Expand cost?
- Expand is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Expand?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Expand are 140, The Lullaby of Life, The Flow Experience.
- Who developed Expand?
- Expand was developed by Chris Johnson, Chris Larkin and published by Chris Johnson, Chris Larkin.
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