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Lead a 19th-century expedition through shifting wilderness, managing supplies and sanity as you search for treasure and golden pyramids.
Released 02 Sep 2016
Race for Golden Pyramids
Manage Sanity and Supplies
Trade with Local Tribes
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Developed by Maschinen-Mensch · Published by Maschinen-Mensch, Saftladen Berlin









You lead an expedition in a late-19th-century race to explore unknown regions, find golden pyramids, and bring back valuable discoveries. Choose an explorer and assemble a team of companions, each with different strengths and drawbacks.
Travel across procedurally generated terrain, planning routes while managing food, water, equipment, health, and sanity. Visit villages to trade or communicate with local people, and explore temple ruins for treasure while risking traps, curses, and other consequences.
Expeditions also bring encounters with wild animals, mystical creatures, and dinosaurs, resolved through turn-based dice combat. Across a series of journeys, weigh the value of treasure against the risk of carrying it onward, and use your discoveries and expedition results to build fame and prepare for what comes next.
Players often enjoy the game’s repeatable expeditions, where changing maps, events, and consequential choices create unpredictable adventure stories. Reviews also praise the blend of exploration, resource management, and tactical planning, along with the pixel-art presentation and distinctive explorers. Some players find the learning curve steep and runs overly punishing when luck turns against them; others mention repeated events and a less engaging dice-based combat system.


| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 63 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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