Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Curious Expedition 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Curious Expedition 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Darkest Dungeon II, which both horror, story-rich and strategy.
- Curious Expedition 2 is tagged Adventure, Simulation, Dynamic Narration, Alternate History, Hex Grid, Exploration, Survival, Rogue-lite by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Darkest Dungeon II
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Rogue-lite, Lovecraftian and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2023).
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Darkest Dungeon II at a glance Released 2023 Studio Red Hook Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 26,801 Price $12.39 Rogue-liteLovecraftianRogue-likeTurn-BasedStory RichTurn-Based CombatRPGProcedural Generation
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Wartales
Why it matched: both survival, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2023).
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Wartales at a glance Released 2023 Studio Shiro Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 35,569 Price $34.99 RPGTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategyExplorationSurvivalTurn-BasedStory Rich
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Terraformers
Why it matched: both survival, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Procedural Generation and Survival; released around the same time (2023).
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
Terraformers at a glance Released 2023 Studio Asteroid Lab Player sentiment 88% positive of 3,744 Price $19.99 SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalRogue-likeTurn-BasedBoard GameExplorationTurn-Based Strategy
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Why it matched: both survival, horror and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RPG and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2018).
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden at a glance Released 2018 Studio The Bearded Ladies Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,534 Price $34.99 StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategySurvivalExploration
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Wildermyth
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Procedural Generation and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2021).
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Wildermyth at a glance Released 2021 Studio Worldwalker Games LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,232 Price $24.99 Story RichProcedural GenerationRogue-liteTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-BasedComic BookStrategy
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Into the Breach
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2018).
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Into the Breach at a glance Released 2018 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 22,246 Price $14.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyRogue-likeTurn-BasedRogue-liteTurn-Based CombatRPGSimulation
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Library Of Ruina
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Strategy and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2021).
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Library Of Ruina at a glance Released 2021 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 44,826 Price $29.99 Story RichStrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyRPG
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For The King
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2018).
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
For The King at a glance Released 2018 Studio IronOak Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 43,739 Price $19.99 RPGStrategyTurn-BasedRogue-likeTurn-Based CombatRogue-liteTurn-Based StrategyBoard Game
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Survival, RPG and Simulation; released around the same time (2020).
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99 SurvivalRPGSimulationStrategy
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SUNLESS SEA
Why it matched: both survival, horror and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Lovecraftian and Survival.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
SUNLESS SEA at a glance Released 2015 Studio Failbetter Games Player sentiment 83% positive of 9,554 Price $18.99 ExplorationLovecraftianSurvivalStory RichRPGRogue-likeRogue-lite
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Simulation and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 Story RichSimulationStrategyLovecraftianRogue-likeRogue-lite
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Sultan's Game
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Simulation and Strategy; released around the same time (2025).
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Sultan's Game at a glance Released 2025 Studio Double Cross Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,014 Price $19.99 RPGSimulationStrategyStory RichTurn-Based Strategy
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why it matched: both horror and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2020).
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead at a glance Released 2020 Studio Unfrozen Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,251 Price $2.99 RPGStrategyTurn-Based CombatRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedLovecraftian
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Faeria
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RPG and Board Game; released around the same time (2017).
With its unique living board, Faeria is also the only card game where you can gain all 300 cards in less than 50 hours.
Faeria at a glance Released 2017 Studio Abrakam Entertainment SA Player sentiment 84% positive of 7,213 Price $19.99 StrategyRPGBoard GameTurn-BasedHex GridTurn-Based StrategySurvival
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Invisible, Inc.
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Rogue-lite and Turn-Based.
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Invisible, Inc. at a glance Released 2015 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 91% positive of 5,778 Price $19.99 StrategyRogue-liteTurn-BasedRogue-likeProcedural GenerationTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatSimulation
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Stoneshard
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Rogue-like and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Stoneshard at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ink Stains Games Player sentiment 75% positive of 35,515 Price $24.99 RPGRogue-likeStrategySurvivalTurn-BasedProcedural GenerationTurn-Based Combat
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Monster Train
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-lite, Rogue-like and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Monster Train at a glance Released 2020 Studio Shiny Shoe Player sentiment 96% positive of 22,925 Price $24.99 Rogue-liteRogue-likeTurn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-Based CombatRPGProcedural Generation
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Darkwood
Why it matched: both survival, horror and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Survival, Lovecraftian and Exploration; released around the same time (2017).
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Darkwood at a glance Released 2017 Studio Acid Wizard Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 24,890 Price $3.99 SurvivalLovecraftianExplorationRPGRogue-like
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2018).
MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,603 Price $29.99 StrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyRPGStory RichBoard Game
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HUMANKIND
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2021).
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
HUMANKIND at a glance Released 2021 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 69% positive of 28,708 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedHex GridSimulationAlternate HistorySurvival
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Blackguards
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Strategy.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Blackguards at a glance Released 2014 Studio Daedalic Entertainment Player sentiment 62% positive of 3,917 Price $0.99 RPGTurn-BasedStrategyTurn-Based StrategyHex GridStory RichTurn-Based Combat
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DREDGE
Why it matched: both survival, horror and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Exploration, Lovecraftian and RPG; released around the same time (2023).
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
DREDGE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Salt Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 56,620 Price $10.79 ExplorationLovecraftianRPGSimulationStory Rich
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Survival, Story Rich and Strategy; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 SurvivalStory RichStrategyAlternate History
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free StrategySurvivalStory RichSimulation
Common questions
What game is most like Curious Expedition 2?
Darkest Dungeon II, on the evidence we have. It both horror, story-rich and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Curious Expedition 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Curious Expedition 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.