Adventure · January 28, 2021
Curious Expedition 2 (2021)
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike that requires players to manage their resources and party members to keep insanity at bay and find glory. A grand discovery has been made: mysterious islands have begun to appear and vanish from the oceans as if by magic. The great Explorer Clubs are funding expeditions to these strange islands to bring treasures back for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Are you bold enough to join the adventure? Key Features: Explore fantastical worlds in a variety of biomes, each featuring a new combination of dangers and opportunities. Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and sanity high. Balance greed against your survival needs to find glory without perishing. Procedural storytelling makes every adventure unique. Your characters form relationships, change loyalty, acquire illnesses, and more in response to the environment and your decisions. Embark on an epic campaign that combines procedural gameplay with handcrafted story to create a narrative experience that can be played again and again. The new Director Mode adds modifiers and features to every expedition that will make your adventures boundless in scope and even more challenging. Dice-based combat mechanics will require all your cleverness to survive fierce wild animals and legendary creatures. Join weekly online competitions and pledge yourself to an Explorer Club to compete for unique rewards. Outfit your party members with equippable gear to create builds that can take on any challenge. Set off on a variety of expedition types , each with their own unique goal and events. Will you seek out the legendary Golden Pyramid or choose to recover the Rainbow Orchid instead? Discover mysterious locations and come across all manner of unique cultures, flora, fauna, treasures and more. 4K-native graphics inspired by classic Franco-Belgian comics. Veteran Curious Expedition players will discover plenty of new content : new items, character types, enemies, biomes, tribes, events, and much more!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Adventure · 2.9k
- Simulation · 2.9k
- Dynamic Narration · 2.2k
- Alternate History · 2.1k
- Hex Grid · 2.0k
- Exploration · 1.8k
- Survival · 1.8k
- Rogue-lite · 1.8k
- Dinosaurs · 1.8k
- Turn-Based · 1.8k
- Board Game · 1.8k
- Rogue-like · 1.8k
- Turn-Based Strategy · 1.8k
- RPG · 1.8k
- Strategy · 1.8k
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 3.9k Steam reviews | Top 58% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 89% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 58% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 | Genre average 77 — top 64% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 20 h average | Top 17% for session depth among Adventure |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
89%Very Positive · 3.9k reviews
3.4k positive · 425 negative
Metacritic
76/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.0/10
Curator recommendations
3.7k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English
- Simplified Chinese
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Korean
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Traditional Chinese
Press Quotes
“An adventure that changes every time as if you were rewriting a classic tale.” 9/10 – Vulgar Knight “Surviving an expedition is really hard, but it rewards players like only the best roguelikes can do.” 8/10 – Eurogamer Italy “Few other games let you fall in love with an alcoholic monk, how about that!” 80/100 – PC Gamer Sweden
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 28, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Maschinen-Mensch |
| Base price | $4.99 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
20h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
12h
Typical completion time
Achievements
60
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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