Expelled!
Release date: Mar 12, 2025
Developers: inkle Ltd
Publishers: inkle Ltd
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

1922. Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls is one of the best boarding schools in England. You are Verity Amersham, here on a scholarship - and today you're going to be expelled for attempted murder. From the creators of Overboard! and A Highland Song comes a highly replayable detective game with a wicked twist. Can you escape expulsion through fair means - or foul? Can you find the culprit - or someone else to take the blame? Starring Amelia Tyler (Baldur's Gate 3) as Verity. GAMEPLAY Gossip, lie, steal, manipulate - but don't get caught! Navigate the school day, talk to other characters, sneak around - and try not to get expelled! Your actions will affect other characters, who remember everything they see and hear. Everyone here has secrets - students and teachers alike. Remember, knowledge is power. Unique morality system: the more EVIL you are, the more choices you'll have... DYNAMIC NARRATIVE CLOCKWORK Next-gen visual novel: go where you want, when you want, and say what you want. Simulated story-world: other characters move and act independently, remembering everything they see and hear - and everything you do. Every minute counts: you have one school day to escape punishment. The clock is always ticking! Who can you trust? Some characters are friendly and some are out to get you. Who will you befriend? Who will you betray? HIGHLY REPLAYABLE Every run is different, with new leads and new opportunities for mayhem. Avoiding expulsion is just the start. Can you rise to the position of Head Girl? Mysteries abound. Why is the cellar locked? What is your best friend's dark secret? One play-through lasts about 30 - 45 minutes, but achieving that perfect run will take a lot longer... With music by jazz legends George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith and more! SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE THE FALL 

Press reviews: “A story you can feel shifting beneath your feet in real time - one where that state of 'not knowing' is always pulling you forward toward its one, final (and frankly brilliant) truth, and where you as the player are empowered to take full control over the direction it takes.” 4/5 – Eurogamer “It’s a fantastic mystery, built like a series of Russian nesting dolls... This is a delightful onion, and each layer is more intriguing than the last.” Polygon “Inkle’s latest game revels in lying, stealing and blackmail as you resort to any means necessary to avoid expulsion from a posh school” 4/5 – The Guardian 

Notes: This game contains mild references to suicide, abortion, evangelism, gym class, medicinal drugs, witchcraft, blood-drinking, live burial, devil-worship, fornication, blasphemy and secondary school education.