Expelled!

Expelled! is a detective game set in 1922 at Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls, a boarding school in England. You play Verity Amersham, a scholarship student who is about to be expelled for attempted murder. You have one school day to escape punishment, find the culprit or frame someone else.

Life at school

You move around the school, talk to students and teachers, and sneak where you should not. You can gossip, lie, steal and manipulate, but you must avoid getting caught. Your actions affect other characters, who remember what they see and hear; everyone has secrets, and what you learn can help you decide whom to trust, befriend or betray.

The other characters move and act independently, while the clock keeps ticking through the school day. You can choose where to go, when to go there and what to say. The game has a morality system in which becoming more evil gives you more choices.

Mysteries and outcomes

Each run brings new leads and opportunities. Avoiding expulsion is only the beginning: you can also try to become Head Girl. The school holds further mysteries, including why the cellar is locked and what dark secret Verity's best friend is keeping.

A play-through takes about 30–45 minutes, though finding the perfect run takes longer. The game features music by George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith and others.