Choose Clean Slate
Choose Clean Slate if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Clean Slate launched in 2021.
Clean Slate vs Expelled!
Clean Slate and Expelled! both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Clean Slate (2021) is 4 years older than Expelled! (2025). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Clean Slate: 18 reviews, Expelled!: 177). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Expelled!
Choose Expelled! if you want an Adventure and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Expelled! launched in 2025.
Both Clean Slate and Expelled! sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.4% vs 94.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Clean Slate |  Expelled! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.4% positive (18 reviews) | 94.9% positive (177 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mariano Jar | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Clean Slate (2021) is 4 years older than Expelled! (2025).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Clean Slate: 18 reviews, Expelled!: 177).
- Clean Slate is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Expelled! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Clean Slate has no Deck rating yet.
Clean Slate vs Expelled! — FAQ
- Should I play Clean Slate or Expelled! first?
- If you want chronology, Clean Slate (2021) came out before Expelled! (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Clean Slate and Expelled! similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.