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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 31 games similar to Expelled! down to the 17 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice and Professor Layton and the Last Specter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Expelled!.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2025Dev inkle

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Expelled! is Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice and Professor Layton and the Last Specter follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Expelled!

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrative2D
IGDB80· 10
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Expelled!, expect puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, while skipping historical setting

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB81· 18OC82· 61
Year 2016Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

It predates Expelled! by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeHistorical2DPixel Art
IGDB84· 6
Year 2009Dev LEVEL-5

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

≠ Stands apart with visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals68
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
IGDB93· 5
Year 2008Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo of America

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

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

It predates Expelled! by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
IGDB88· 4
Year 2007Dev LEVEL-5 · NintendoOn Android · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrative2DThird Person
IGDB81· 2
Year 2009Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals64
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeHistoricalFantasyThird Person
IGDB82· 10
Year 2012Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting75Visuals0
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting52Tone51
Venba
CasualVisual 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
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone61Visuals56
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
CasualVisual Novel
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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
CasualVisual Novel
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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst PersonIsometric
IGDB80· 2
Year 2007Dev Cing · Nintendo

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Expelled!: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Retention
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone38

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