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Curious Expedition 2 cover art

Curious Expedition 2

Maschinen-Mensch · 2021-01-28

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Mar 17, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 11, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 17, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

Curious Expedition 2 is an Adventure, Indie, RPG and Simulation game released in 2021 for $4.99, with Very Positive (89% of 4146 reviews) and an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners.

78
playing now
89%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.43★
PlayStation Store rating (80 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 32h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

78 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

A grand discovery has been made: mysterious islands that have begun to appear and vanish from the Atlantic as if by magic. The great Explorer Clubs are funding expeditions to these strange islands to bring treasures back for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Are you bold enough to join the adventure?(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Curious Expedition 2 trailer thumbnail

Curious Expedition 2 - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 78 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 121 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 83k–187k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,146 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
GOG$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-07-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 76 of 99 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24324320202026Week of 2020-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8772026-09-15 13:00 — 63 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 31 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 23 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 29 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 47 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 31 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 54 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 33 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 39 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 67 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 71 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 86 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 45 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 87 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 39 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 78 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
47015Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 40 · peak 97Aug 2020 — avg 23 · peak 105Oct 2020 — avg 67 · peak 154Dec 2020 — avg 45 · peak 108Feb 2021 — avg 267 · peak 843Apr 2021 — avg 69 · peak 190Jun 2021 — avg 408 · peak 1,682Aug 2021 — avg 80 · peak 179Oct 2021 — avg 82 · peak 208Dec 2021 — avg 143 · peak 340Feb 2022 — avg 117 · peak 297Apr 2022 — avg 92 · peak 205Jun 2022 — avg 154 · peak 428Aug 2022 — avg 74 · peak 283Oct 2022 — avg 92 · peak 263Dec 2022 — avg 140 · peak 536Feb 2023 — avg 59 · peak 138Apr 2023 — avg 61 · peak 151Jun 2023 — avg 90 · peak 269Aug 2023 — avg 47 · peak 106Oct 2023 — avg 71 · peak 194Dec 2023 — avg 123 · peak 543Feb 2024 — avg 83 · peak 257Apr 2024 — avg 56 · peak 128Jun 2024 — avg 153 · peak 666Aug 2024 — avg 148 · peak 442Oct 2024 — avg 72 · peak 189Dec 2024 — avg 65 · peak 144Feb 2025 — avg 44 · peak 91Apr 2025 — avg 91 · peak 229Jun 2025 — avg 74 · peak 177Aug 2025 — avg 67 · peak 209Oct 2025 — avg 55 · peak 133Dec 2025 — avg 48 · peak 112Feb 2026 — avg 60 · peak 135Apr 2026 — avg 42 · peak 126Jun 2026 — avg 58 · peak 151Aug 2026 — avg 40 · peak 122
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002020-03-202026-10-142020-03-20 — best price $0.002021-06-24 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $12.992022-06-23 — best price $11.992022-08-23 — best price $11.992022-11-01 — best price $8.992022-12-01 — best price $19.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-02-07 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $9.992023-05-05 — best price $9.992023-07-14 — best price $19.992023-10-25 — best price $8.992023-12-11 — best price $7.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-03-07 — best price $6.992024-04-25 — best price $5.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $4.992025-09-15 — best price $19.992025-10-28 — best price $4.992026-01-23 — best price $4.992026-03-30 — best price $4.992026-06-08 — best price $19.992026-08-18 — best price $4.992026-08-31 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-20 — best price $4.992026-09-30 — best price $4.992026-10-10 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.1%
earned "The Adventure Begins"
21.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-11-16, latest 2022-09-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8522%60
PS4 (PlayStation)1115%61
Xbox One (Xbox)890%60
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGHex GridStrategySurvivalAdventureDinosaursBoard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsSurvivalistCurious ExpeditionBattle BrothersForce of NatureSlay the SpireAncient CitiesDawn of Man

Similarity via IGDB.

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