Expeditions: Conquistador

Lead a Spanish expedition in the 16th-century Americas, pursuing its aims amid conflicts between Spanish factions and Indigenous peoples. Dialogue and decisions can shape alliances, encounters, and the course of the story.

Explore a campaign map on foot, choosing routes as travel consumes time and supplies. At camp, assign followers to tasks such as hunting, guarding, scouting, and healing; events can affect resources and the expedition’s morale.

Create a leader with skills that influence conversations and events, and recruit and train companions with different roles and traits. When conflicts turn to combat, command the party in turn-based battles on hex-grid maps, using terrain and abilities while managing injuries and equipment.

Players who enjoy the game often praise its relatively uncommon 16th-century setting, story, and choices that can change later events. Tactical battles and the challenge of managing an expedition also appeal to some. Reactions are mixed, with other reviews finding travel and camp routines tedious or the combat uneven.