Choose Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind
Choose Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind if you want a Simulation game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind launched in 2024.
Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind vs Expelled!
Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind and Expelled! both land in Indie, 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind (2024) is 1 year older than Expelled! (2025). Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Expelled! launched in 2025.
Both Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind and Expelled! sit in Indie and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind |  Expelled! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 94.9% positive (177 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Top Floor Studios | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind (2024) is 1 year older than Expelled! (2025).
- Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Expelled! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind has no Deck rating yet.
Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind vs Expelled! — FAQ
- Should I play Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind or Expelled! first?
- If you want chronology, Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind (2024) 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 Lift: The Last Days of The Westwind and Expelled! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.