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Expendabots

Expendabots is a 1–4 player co-op horror-extraction game where expendable robots explore ever-changing islands and terrifying dungeons. Outmatched and vulnerable, you’ll need to stay quiet, hide from hostile creatures, survive the horrors, and extract with your squad before the island is lost.

HorrorOnline Co-OpCo-op
Collision Games2026

Expendabots scores 73/100 — better than 56% of Action capsules (n=9,649).

Released 2026 · By Collision Games

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Expendabots scored 73/100 on Steam Analyzer — Good for a Action capsule. Top priority fix: [composition] Reposition the robot squad toward center-left and consolidate the focal point to reduce edge hugging and improve visual balance across all viewing sizes.

Capsule scores by dimension

  • Genre Clarity: 7/10 — Horror extraction gameplay readable. The capsule clearly communicates action-horror tone through character silhouettes with glowing green accents, dark environment, and an ominous sky backdrop that signals danger and extraction premise. At TINY size, the green-eyed robot characters and dark apocalyptic setting remain visible enough to suggest horror-action, though the specific co-op extraction mechanic is not immediately obvious from visuals alone.
  • Title Readability: 8/10 — Bold yellow title, clear at all sizes. The title 'EXPENDABOTS' uses large, high-contrast yellow lettering positioned clearly at center-right, with strong separation from the background characters. The title remains readable even at TINY size due to the bold weight and saturation; however, the decorative character icons below the text become illegible at small sizes.
  • Contrast & Color: 8/10 — Strong dark-to-bright value separation. The composition leverages high contrast between the dark purple-blue background, glowing green character accents, and bright yellow title text that pops distinctly against the #1b2838 Steam background. The silhouettes of the robot characters maintain clear edges thanks to the green glow, and the grayscale squint test shows solid value separation between subject and background.
  • Uniqueness & Polish: 7/10 — Distinctive robot aesthetic, cohesive craft. The green-eyed robot character design with glowing accents and tactical appearance creates a recognizable visual hook that stands apart from typical horror extraction games, supported by clean lighting and effects. The craft feels intentional and polished, though the composition borrows familiar extraction-horror visual language (dark sky, apocalyptic setting) that others in the genre also leverage.
  • Brand Consistency: 7/10 — Consistent robot design, clear identity. The glowing green-eyed robot characters establish a memorable and consistent brand identity with their distinctive aesthetic. The color palette of dark tones with green accents and yellow highlights creates a recognizable visual language, though without additional context from other marketing materials, the internal consistency feels cohesive but not yet deeply iconic.
  • Composition: 7/10 — Clear hierarchy, minor edge placement risks. The capsule uses good depth layering with background sky, midground characters, and foreground title, creating a clear visual hierarchy with the robot squad as the focal point. However, the right-side title placement and far-left character position leave some dead space at center, and character elements at the edges risk Steam cropping issues on smaller displays.

What works

  • High-contrast yellow title. The bold yellow 'EXPENDABOTS' text stands out sharply against both the dark background and the green character accents, maintaining readability across all viewing sizes including TINY.
  • Distinctive robot characters. The glowing green-eyed robot squad creates a memorable and unique visual identity that differentiates the game from generic horror-extraction competitors.
  • Atmospheric tone clarity. The dark apocalyptic sky, moody lighting, and character silhouettes effectively communicate a dangerous, high-stakes horror-action environment without text.

What hurts the capsule

  • Composition balance imbalance. Characters are concentrated on the left and right edges while the center holds mostly empty sky, creating an awkward visual balance and wasting prime real estate.
  • Generic horror-extraction setting. The apocalyptic sky and dark environment rely on well-worn visual tropes common across the genre, limiting differentiation beyond the robot character design itself.
  • Small decorative text unreadable. The ornamental icons and symbols below the title blur into illegibility at TINY size, adding visual noise without communicable benefit.

Priority fixes

  1. [composition] Reposition the robot squad toward center-left and consolidate the focal point to reduce edge hugging and improve visual balance across all viewing sizes.
  2. [title_readability] Remove or enlarge the decorative icons below the title to eliminate visual clutter that obscures legibility at small sizes.
  3. [contrast_color] Strengthen the background sky gradient with warmer or more saturated accent colors to create additional value separation from the dark tones.

Store copy priority fixes

  1. [feature_communication] Add a sentence explaining what happens on extraction failure and what resources are lost or retained, as this is core tension in extraction games.
  2. [feature_communication] Specify 1-2 example enemy types or threat categories and how the squad counters them (e.g., 'Silent drone sentries require stealth; armored walkers demand distraction') to clarify survival mechanics.
  3. [uniqueness] Add a comparative phrase such as 'unlike traditional extraction games, fallen teammates respawn immediately' or 'the 3D printer lets you craft gear mid-mission to adapt to procedural layouts' to reinforce differentiation.

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Steam app ID: 3809820 · Tags: Action, Online Co-Op, Horror, Funny, Co-op