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Renowned Explorers: International Society cover art

Renowned Explorers: International Society

Abbey Games · 2015-09-02

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 02, 2015 (Linux), Sep 02, 2015 (Mac)

In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.

11
playing now
92%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Renowned Explorers: International Society is a turn-based strategy adventure video game set in a fictitious 19th century historical setting. It was released on 2 September 2015 as a boxed game for PC and on the Steam computer game platform. The game was inspired by adventure movies including Indiana Jones, and retro-classic video games including FTL.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 73k–174k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,907 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2018-10-04) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 16 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520172026Week of 2017-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6852026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 68 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 26 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 17 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.95$3.992015-08-242026-08-302015-08-24 — best price $23.952015-10-29 — best price $14.992016-01-28 — best price $19.992016-05-31 — best price $9.992016-10-28 — best price $7.992017-05-21 — best price $9.992017-10-10 — best price $6.592018-03-26 — best price $11.992018-10-04 — best price $3.992019-01-23 — best price $19.992019-09-09 — best price $19.992019-11-30 — best price $19.992019-12-31 — best price $4.912020-01-20 — best price $17.552020-02-10 — best price $19.642020-04-28 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $4.992020-08-03 — best price $17.642020-09-19 — best price $17.432020-12-03 — best price $19.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-03-01 — best price $17.992021-06-18 — best price $8.882021-11-10 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-05-18 — best price $19.992022-07-20 — best price $7.992022-11-08 — best price $14.692023-04-14 — best price $19.992023-10-25 — best price $4.992024-07-23 — best price $7.992024-11-26 — best price $4.992025-05-23 — best price $14.692026-08-08 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.2%
earned "That belongs in a museum!"
51.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing4 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,7551%165

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieEconomyStrategyAdventureDiplomacyRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-Based

Census log

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

Players also track

Legends of EisenwaldVaganteChildren of MortaDead AgeBattle BrothersReverse CrawlSlay the SpireTorchlight III

Similarity via IGDB.

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