Expand

Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands around you.

Expand is a minimalist, soundtrack and atmospheric game developed and published by Chris Johnson and Chris Larkin.
Released on September 30th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 5 languages: English, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 434 reviews of which 383 were positive and 51 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Expand into these genres:

Minimalist Soundtrack Atmospheric Short Controller Rhythm Abstract Exploration 2D Relaxing Adventure Singleplayer Music Puzzle Arcade Indie Great Soundtrack Music-Based Procedural Generation Pixel Graphics Casual

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory
Storage: 300 MB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.9 - Mavericks
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit
Processor: 2.0 GHz
Memory: 300 MB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory
Storage: 300 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Aug. 2024

This was an amazing experience. It looks like a simple game at first glance, but it's more than that: the levels can get pretty hard and enjoyable, but what really takes this a step further is the soundtrack. Christopher Larkin really made some amazing, emotional, delicate, and rich music for this game. Did I get emotional over a square and some circles? Yes. Do I reccomend the game? Of course I do. It's so cheap, and if you divide the gameplay into more session it'll be more enjoyable in my opinion

March 2024

˶✧｡✧˶ This game is very good. I think it is underestimated. It is as good as FEZ or APE OUT. Trust me. Play it.

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Steam price	22 January 2025 20:46
Steam reviews	20 January 2025 23:50

4.99€

8.2

383

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Developer

Chris Johnson, Chris Larkin

Publisher

Chris Johnson, Chris Larkin

Release 30 Sep 2015

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