Games like Curious Expedition

The closest matches to Curious Expedition: Curious Expedition 2, For The King, Caves of Qud, Renowned Explorers: International Society, and Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Curious Expedition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Curious Expedition 2, For The King and Caves of Qud — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its campaign structure and explorer customization. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Curious Expedition is a strategy roguelike released in 2016 by Maschinen-Mensch, set in the late 19th century where players lead expeditions into uncharted territory. The game employs a campaign-structure with procedurally generated content, featuring explorer-customization and party-management alongside resource-management and risk-reward-decision-making that shapes every choice. Players explore a hex grid representing uncharted wilderness, making tactical decisions matter throughout each run. Reviewers highlight how the game creates atmospheric tension between careful planning and dangerous chaos, while players describe the tone as whimsical despite the challenging difficulty. Historical figures and dinosaurs populate these expeditions, with hidden-content and alternate-dimensions adding to the replay value. The game supports online-coop for shared expeditions and runs approximately 1-2 hours per session. It currently holds 87% positive reviews on Steam at $14.99, and is playable on Steam Deck.

About Curious Expedition: 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.