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More about this game →We filtered the 31 games similar to Expelled! down to the 7 that fit the “Historical” category. Professor Layton and the Last Specter, Cinders and Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Expelled!.
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Expelled! is Professor Layton and the Last Specter — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Cinders and Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney follow close behind.
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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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.