Choose The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
Choose The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain launched in 2021.
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain vs Expelled!
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and Expelled! both land in Adventure, RPG 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 share Adventure, RPG on Steam. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021) is 4 years older than Expelled! (2025). The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Expelled! (94.9% positive). 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 Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Expelled! launched in 2025.
Both The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and Expelled! sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.7% vs 94.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain |  Expelled! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (549 reviews) | 94.9% positive (177 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Randumb Studios | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021) is 4 years older than Expelled! (2025).
- The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Expelled! (94.9% positive).
- The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Expelled! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain has no Deck rating yet.
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain vs Expelled! — FAQ
- Which is better, The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain or Expelled!?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain sits at 96.7% positive (549 reviews), Expelled! at 94.9% (177). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain or Expelled! first?
- If you want chronology, The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (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 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and Expelled! similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG 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.