Indie · September 2, 2016

Curious Expedition (2016)

trophy63 achievementsextension1 DLClocal_offer-90% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend3.9k recommendations
Free Multiplayer Mode included Explore worlds that are up to 10,000 times larger than in the original game, discover new regions and have your name and portrait remembered for all players to see. Free DLC included Includes our free DLC 'The Arctic Expanse' adding new arctic biomes, new characters, new items, new events and much much more. Mods / Steam Workshop supported Encounter endless possibilities with Curious Expedition mods. From simple items to new characters or expeditions to the moon, everything is possible. About the Game Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures. Put on your pith helmet and khakis and make your way through a lush, procedurally generated world full of wonder and mystery. Now go explore, adventure awaits! Gameplay overview Experience your very own adventure through a procedural story which makes every game unique. Explore procedurally generated worlds, each with its own distinctive set of challenges for the ambitious explorer. Plan and equip your trek. A good explorer is prepared for any eventuality. Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and sanity high. Balance your needs with the desire to carry all that precious treasure back home. Visit and interact with the land’s natives. Enter villages, trade and communicate with local tribes and civilizations that are unknown to mankind. Loot mysterious temple ruins to gain fame and treasures, but watch out for deadly traps and curses that will compromise your trek and the world around you. Equip and utilize miraculous treasures to gain advantages, but be wary of unforeseeable side effects. Fight and defend your trek against a wide range of wild animals, mystical creatures and even dinosaurs.

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Peer Indie titles

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Exploration · 303
  • Rogue-like · 296
  • Pixel Graphics · 291
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 279
  • Lovecraftian · 277
  • Dinosaurs · 267
  • RPG · 265
  • Hex Grid · 261
  • Board Game · 261
  • Tabletop · 251
  • Moddable · 250
  • Story Rich · 245
  • Rogue-lite · 240
  • Dynamic Narration · 234
  • Procedural Generation · 230

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 56% in Indie
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 46%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 68% of Indie titles
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 38% for session depth among Indie

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • German
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • French
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Ukrainian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.9k positive · 386 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.2/10

Curator recommendations

3.9k

Press Quotes

“The best roguelike of 2016.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “A disturbing portrait of the colonial mind.” Killscreen “One of my indie highlights of the year.” Gamestar

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

63

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 2, 2016
DeveloperMaschinen-Mensch
Base price$1.49 -90%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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