Choose Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow
Choose Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow launched in 2020.
Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow vs Expelled!
Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow and Expelled! both land in Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow (2020) is 5 years older than Expelled! (2025). Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (4.99 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 a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Expelled! launched in 2025.
Both Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow and Expelled! sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow |  Expelled! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 94.9% positive (177 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stegalosaurus Game Development | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow (2020) is 5 years older than Expelled! (2025).
- Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Expelled! (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Expelled! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow has no Deck rating yet.
Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow vs Expelled! — FAQ
- Should I play Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow or Expelled! first?
- If you want chronology, Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow (2020) 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 Paper Shakespeare: The Legend of Rainbow Hollow and Expelled! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.