Expansion Core
Expansion Core is a Nomadic Survival game that focuses on building a group of allies that function as a mobile base. Inventory management is key as you move throughout the landscape. Gather resources, craft tools and keep moving to survive.
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October 10, 2022
3 years and 296 days ago
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Positive14 reviews100.0%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Expansion Core is a survival game that focuses on building a group of allies that function as a mobile base. There is a heavy emphasis on inventory management and a constant need to keep moving. Use the unique upgrade system to upgrade both yourself and your allies.
Gameplay
Gather, explore and fight to gain resources. Find relics of both the past and a possible future. Realize that you’ve ran out of inventory space and find a better way to travel.
Allies and Combat
Build multiple tiers of allied bots to help you along in your journey. Activate Beacons and defend against waves of enemies. Spawn massive structures and communicate with the remains of humanity.
HUBs and Research
Use the new found HUB to trade for currency and use it to research new bot types. Each HUB also provides a Core, essentially an artificial brain. Any ally with a Core can be upgraded through the same means as the player.
Upgrades and Progression
Fight a variety of enemies and find relics of the past and use them to upgrade both your allies, and yourself. Go throughout the land and piece together the story of a broken world.
Gameplay
Gather, explore and fight to gain resources. Find relics of both the past and a possible future. Realize that you’ve ran out of inventory space and find a better way to travel.
Allies and Combat
Build multiple tiers of allied bots to help you along in your journey. Activate Beacons and defend against waves of enemies. Spawn massive structures and communicate with the remains of humanity.
HUBs and Research
Use the new found HUB to trade for currency and use it to research new bot types. Each HUB also provides a Core, essentially an artificial brain. Any ally with a Core can be upgraded through the same means as the player.
Upgrades and Progression
Fight a variety of enemies and find relics of the past and use them to upgrade both your allies, and yourself. Go throughout the land and piece together the story of a broken world.
