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Curious Expedition 2

Turn-based exploration roguelike about managing expeditions to vanishing islands

Maschinen-Mensch · Published by Maschinen-Mensch, Saftladen Berlin · Released Jan 28, 2021

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 3,987
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 20 in 30 days
Players
46
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jul 7, 2024
Minimum PC
DX10 compatible
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Curious Expedition 2?

This turn-based roguelike takes place in 1889, as explorers seek treasures on islands that appear and vanish for a World's Fair in Paris. You lead a party through procedurally generated expeditions, manage supplies and sanity, make decisions during encounters, and fight creatures with dice-based combat. A campaign links the expeditions to a story.

For you if...

  • +you like planning around scarce supplies and party sanity
  • +you enjoy replaying expeditions with changing events
  • +you prefer turn-based exploration and dice-driven combat

Not for you if...

  • −you want a linear story with little repetition
  • −you dislike resource pressure and the risk of losing runs
  • −you prefer combat without dice or random outcomes

What players say

88% of 3,987 reviews are positive · 100% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the island exploration, varied events, party-building choices, and dice-based combat. Some say the story grows repetitive over multiple runs and report awkward controls or interface behavior. Others prefer the first game's art style.

Players over time

▲ +3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 47 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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How many players finish Curious Expedition 2?

37% of Steam players have unlocked «Traveller», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Curious Expedition 2 screenshot 1

Curious Expedition 2 system requirements

Minimum: DX10 compatible, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
2 Ghz
Graphics
DX10 compatible video card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Curious Expedition 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Curious Expedition 2 run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
60
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Curious Expedition 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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