The Expendabros similar games & best alternatives

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The Expendabros

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Fun, chaotic action
  • Local co-op multiplayer
  • Highly destructible environments
  • Nostalgic pixel art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Limited replay value compared to broforce
  • Random character switching
  • No online multiplayer
  • Some repetitiveness

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Infected Shelter

  • Rampage Knights

  • Shing!

  • HUNTDOWN

  • Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity

  • Abathor

More relaxing

Games that feels like The Expendabros but with a more relaxing feel

  • The Adventure Pals

  • Terror of Hemasaurus

  • Castle Crashers®

  • Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

  • Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

  • GIBZ

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Expendabros but with less focus on close relationships

  • Guns, Gore & Cannoli

  • Shank

  • Insanity's Blade

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

  • Serious Sam Double D XXL

  • Bleed 2

More competitive

Games that feels like The Expendabros but with more competition against others

  • Neon Inferno

  • Broforce

  • Alien Hominid Invasion

  • Shank 2

  • Final Exam

  • Arcade Mayhem Juanito

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Broforce

  • Genital Jousting

  • Anger Foot

  • GORN

  • Terra Nil

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Expendabros: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026