Adventure · September 2, 2015

Renowned Explorers: International Society (2015)

trophy165 achievementsextension4 DLClocal_offer-50% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.3k recommendations
Renowned Explorers: International Society is a strategy adventure game set in a fictitious 19th century world. It introduces a unique attitude-based gameplay that challenges both your tactical and storytelling skills. Key Features Endless New Adventures - Explore the far corners of fictitious 19th century world in procedurally generated expeditions to Egypt, the Caribbean and much more. Compose your Crew - Choose 3 experts out of 20. Fighters are Aggressive but Speakers can solve tactical conflicts with Speech actions. Personality = Gameplay - Each conflict can be solved in different ways, depending on your crew's personality and strategy. 'Mood' is one of the most important gameplay elements. Fight them with Melee , Ranged and Area of Effect attacks, win them over using Cheers , Charms and Compliments , or scare them away by Insults , Taunts and Humiliation Optimize your Economy - Collect Insight, Research, Gold and Status on your expeditions. Use them to build economy and support for your next expedition. Vivid Stories - Find more than a hundred treasures in hundreds of visual events that adapt to the characters and have multiple outcomes. Build a reputation - Become a Diplomat, Aggressor or Manipulator. Go for Science, Wealth or Status. Fame is your goal, but the way there is entirely up to you. Permadeath? - In Adventure mode you cannot load after failure. Discovery mode lets you reload. Choose difficulties from Easy through Impossible to customize the challenge.

Adventure releases from 2015

64 Adventure titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 125
  • Adventure · 121
  • RPG · 101
  • Turn-Based · 101
  • Indie · 90
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 84
  • Rogue-like · 79
  • Singleplayer · 66
  • Exploration · 61
  • Tactical RPG · 56
  • Replay Value · 56
  • Economy · 52
  • Rogue-lite · 49
  • 2D · 47
  • Diplomacy · 46

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 75% in Adventure
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45%
Metacritic72/100Genre average 77 — top 80% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 35% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.6k positive · 228 negative

Metacritic

72/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

6.4/10

Curator recommendations

2.3k

Press Quotes

“It's genuinely great, like, it's one of my favorite games this year so far. It's got so much going for it, so much depth, so much character, so much replayability, great systems, unique concepts in combat, awesome presentation...” TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit “Here’s where I start to love Renowned Explorers. The encounters aren’t just a paper/rock/scissors system of aggressive, friendly, or devious. The more pertinent choice is whether you’re going to talk or fight. Either approach has distinct rules, with…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

Achievements

165

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 2, 2015
DeveloperAbbey Games
Base price$9.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

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Editions & Packages

  • Buy Renowned Explorers: International Society