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We filtered the 31 games similar to Expelled! down to the 21 that fit the “PC” category. Cinders, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and Venba top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Expelled!.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Expelled! is Cinders — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and Venba follow close behind.

#1Cinders71 #2Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth68 #3Venba67 #4Chicken Police - Paint it RED!67 #5Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations66

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The best games like Expelled! on PC

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Expelled!. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1CindersClosest overall match

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Cinders

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistorical2DDark

Steam👍 87%· 792RAWG👍 57%· 28IGDB60· 1OC71· 15

Year 2012Dev Crunching KoalasPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Expelled!: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairytale.

It predates Expelled! by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistorical2DCasual

Steam👍 92%· 7.5KRAWG👍 61%· 138MC79IGDB78· 10

Year 2017Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Expelled!: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting medieval, while skipping deep RPG systems

Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way. Play as Jack, Aliena, and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making, and dialogues.

It predates Expelled! by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Venba

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DCasualCrafting

Steam👍 92%· 3.5KIGDB87· 3OC81· 56

Year 2023Dev Visai GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed Expelled!, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, vibe casual and crafting mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone57

#4Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 2.5KRAWG👍 78%· 34MC83IGDB81· 4

Year 2020Dev Handy Games · www.handy-games.comPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Expelled!, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

MEET THE CHICKEN POLICE Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by.

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#5Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and TribulationsClosest on tone

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

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SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird PersonPixel Art

IGDB84· 2

Year 2007Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Shared with Expelled!: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

It predates Expelled! by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

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SoloNarrativeFirst PersonPixel Art

IGDB80· 3

Year 2006Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Like Expelled!, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

It predates Expelled! by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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Retention

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DCasualCozy

Steam👍 35%· 707

Year 2015Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Shared with Expelled!: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Don't miss our new games!http://store.steampowered.com/app/448470/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/415960/ About the GameThis game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him.

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Expelled!.

It predates Expelled! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DAnimeFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 43K

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Like Expelled!, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting anime, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: setting and visuals.

It predates Expelled! by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

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Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DCozyAnime

Steam👍 84%· 583

Year 2012Dev 773 · Nyu MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Shared with Expelled!: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and loot and gear systems, while skipping puzzle design

Comedy fanatic and high school student Mairu Hibisu has decided to set up a comedy club in her school, but her nemesis and the head of the student council, Chitose Karasuyama, isn’t about to make things easy… The school rules require a minimum of 5 students to set up a new club and Mairu is 3…

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: setting.

It predates Expelled! by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Hate Plus

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 84%· 587RAWG👍 75%· 20IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Expelled!, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, fantasy world and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: setting.

It predates Expelled! by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Steins;Gate 0

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Steins;Gate 0

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistoricalAnimeSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 8.1KIGDB87· 11OC84· 43

Year 2015Dev 5pb. · PQubeOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Expelled!: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals and setting.

It predates Expelled! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam PS Nintendo

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STEINS;GATE

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeHistoricalDarkAnime

Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12

Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Expelled!, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals and setting.

It predates Expelled! by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Night in the Woods

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Night in the Woods

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrative2DHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 20KIGDB88· 12OC86· 76

Year 2017Dev Infinite Fall · FinjiOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Expelled!: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: setting.

It predates Expelled! by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Emily is Away

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Emily is Away

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualPixel ArtFree to Play

Steam👍 89%· 32K

Year 2015Dev Kyle SeeleyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Like Expelled!, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, vibe casual and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

It predates Expelled! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone78Visuals0

#15Analogue: A Hate Story

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Analogue: A Hate Story

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeSci-FiAnime

Steam👍 93%· 2.3KRAWG👍 73%· 40MC62IGDB73· 2

Year 2012Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Expelled!, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

Just UpdatedNow includes the Science and Tradition DLC Includes two new costumes for the cosplaying AI *Hyun-ae: a scientist's lab coat, and the traditional hanbok that the Pale Bride wore.

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: setting.

It predates Expelled! by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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