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Lead a three-explorer crew on randomized 19th-century expeditions, finding treasure and resolving encounters with force or words.
Released 02 Sep 2015
Win With Words
Build a Three-Person Crew
Explore Randomized Expeditions
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.
Developed by Abbey Games · Published by Abbey Games









In a fictional 19th-century world, you lead a crew of three explorers aiming to build fame through expeditions and treasure hunting. Choose specialists from a roster of 20, whose skills and personalities shape how the team handles challenges.
Explore procedurally generated locations on expedition maps, encountering hazards, resources, treasures, and story events. Character abilities can open different options in events, while choices affect the crew's risks and rewards. Expeditions also provide resources such as Gold, Research, Status, and Insight.
Conflicts are turn-based and can be approached through aggressive attacks, friendly speech, or devious intimidation, with the crew's abilities and the encounter's mood shaping your tactics. Use expedition resources to support future trips, develop a reputation around different approaches, and choose Adventure mode's no-reload rule or Discovery mode's ability to reload.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the unusual option to handle conflicts with words as well as force, and the ways crew combinations change each run. Many also praise the charming characters, humorous events, and replay value of exploring different locations and strategies. Some reviewers find the systems hard to learn or explain, and opinions differ on the tactical depth and difficulty.
Fight them with Melee, Ranged and Area of Effect attacks,
win them over using Cheers, Charms and Compliments,
or scare them away by Insults, Taunts and Humiliation| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Steam Deck | Playable |
| Achievements | 165 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 4 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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