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Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 86 | 45 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 94% | 88 | 127 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 91% | 85 | 2 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 6 reviews sampled · 7 total reviews in window · weighted 3.3 up / 0.3 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (25)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 100
“This game holds a fun, mysterious narrative with quirky characters. Expelled! will keep your attention for many hours.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Playing inkle's games for the past 10 years makes me realize that I am a fan not just of their games, but of them as creators. When you engage with new content from a familiar artist, you start to sense their fingerprints. Knowing inkle’s style made me all the more delighted by change-ups and familiar methods. While Expelled! is slower and clunkier than Overboard!, it’s also richer and deeper. Now, I have to stop writing this review, because I'd really like to get back to playing it.”
read full review ↗ - 86
“From the same people who made the excellent Overboard, Expelled is also a clever mystery narrative, but hits slightly differently”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Depending on how you play the story, you'll solve Verity's dilemma in a few hours. I had moments where I thought I had everything figured out and just needed to trigger the right dialogue options, but even still I wound up getting surprised more often than not. Expelled is a tightly wound narrative puzzle game that makes me excited that it's labeled "An Overboard Game" because hopefully that means Inkle makes a game like this every few years to wrinkle my time-loop-loving brain and completely delight me.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Expelled is a wicked good time, with each playthrough of the game building on the one before it.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Inkle studio should be praised for the whole concept. The characters are written really well, and each acquaintance has their own personality and way of speaking. That said, Expelled! is a neat experience, but something about the plot still didn't work for me even though I loved their Overboard! murder mystery.”
read full review ↗ - 84
“With its charming art style, jazzy soundtrack, and rich dialogue options, Expelled! stands out as an innovative addition to the visual novel genre, ensuring that every decision carries weight and meaning, ultimately leaving players eager to uncover the truth behind Louisa Hardcastle's fall.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Far from cribbing Overboard's homework, Expelled! is a tighter, more focused detective story that really makes the most of its replayable timeloop structure.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Expelled! is a fun murder mystery that sometimes frustrates you but brings you back from the brink of quitting the game in its entirety once you get the hang of it.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Expelled! is a high-quality adventure game that works with the concept of an unreliable narrator. It also provides enough replayability, making it easy to recommend.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Overboard's more complex follow-up is another great evil detective game.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“xpelled! is a lot of fun if you are into a Groundhog Day story of mild insanity taking place in a seemingly mundane setting, yet you scratch the surface just a bit, and you get to see the wild twists and turns that lie beneath.”
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PC Gamer
NoobFeed…and 13 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- 1.2.4 - New black and white modeMar 16, 2026
- 1.2.3 - Minor patchesDec 29, 2025
- Hotfix 1.2.2Nov 26, 2025
- Minor fixes - and a new demo!May 29, 2025
- 1.1.9Apr 11, 2025
- 1.1.8 - Minor fixesApr 4, 2025
- 1.1.6 - minor updatesMar 25, 2025
- 1.1.5Mar 18, 2025
- 1.1.4Mar 16, 2025
- 1.1.3 - this time, with achievements!Mar 14, 2025
- 1.1.2Mar 14, 2025