Underplayed Gems

Curious Expedition 2 (2021)

Curious Expedition 2 cover
Developer
Maschinen-Mensch
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 4,127 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A turn-based expedition where you manage resources and party sanity while exploring procedurally generated islands in a story-rich alternate history setting.

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What players say

Players enjoy the exploration and collection loop, praising the Steam Deck experience and procedural islands. Several veterans find it a step back from Curious Expedition 1 in content and interface, and there is no workshop support. RNG can be brutal, losing a trained party to an accident or getting forced into ambushes frustrates some.

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