Curious Expedition 2 is the follow-up to the award-winning 19th century expedition simulation.

In a reimagined 1889, during the Paris World’s Fair, an immense discovery has been made: mysterious islands in the Atlantic ocean have begun to appear, only to vanish soon afterwards, as if by magic.

The three great Explorer Clubs of Paris are now funding expeditions to these strange islands in a bid to bring back treasures to the World's Fair. Take on the role of an intrepid explorer, assemble your crew, and discover all manner of unique cultures, flora, fauna, treasures and more. With a timeless art style inspired by the classic Franco-Belgian comics of the 20th century and an arrestingly charming orchestrated soundtrack, Curious Expedition 2 is a pulp adventure storybook come to life.

With no two adventures ever the same, your character and those you recruit are all procedurally-generated with a specific class, but with their own unique look, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. On your adventures, all manner of unforeseen circumstances can positively or negatively impact your progress, so careful resource and sanity management is needed to make it back home with your spoils - and your team! A world of unimaginable wonder and surprise awaits!

It’s time to collect more fame, science and treasure than ever before!

Thunderful and Maschinen-Mensch revealed that  Curious Expedition 2 is getting even more interesting with the announcement of the new Robots of Lux DLC in collaboration with SteamWorld Heist by Image & Form Games that will launch on September 15th, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox and PlayStation devices.

In the Robots of Lux DLC, explorers take control of two new characters including everyone's favourite steam-powered Pirate, Captain Piper Faraday and the Naturalist, a new character lead addition to the Curious Expedition 2 universe.

In Curious Expedition 2: Robots of Lux, push the boundaries of engineering and science and navigate your way around Paris to uncover new truths. The ever-inventive nature of Lux Lab's Edibot has torn a hole into the SteamWorld Universe and sucked in some new explorers along for the ride. In Curious Expedition 2: Robots of Lux players can take control of everyone's favourite steam-powered Pirate, Captain Piper Faraday. 

The DLC also unveils the Naturalist expedition leader, a new character lead addition to the Curious Expedition 2 universe. The Naturalist has the power of taming wildlife and this new ability will change the way to approach each adventure, giving your encounters a beasty wild twist to the unexpected.

This collaboration DLC also features brand new recruitable characters, a new location in Paris, new equipment and new items. Once the DLC is activated it will expand possibilities across the entire game, both in Campaign Mode and Director Mode.

Full feature list:

• 2 expedition leaders: Piper Faraday from SteamWorld Heist and the Naturalist, who can tame almost any animal in the game (including the Giant Crab!) using Edibot's new Luxballs.
• 3 recruitable humanoids: Billy Gill & Valentine Butterbolt (from SteamWorld Heist) and the Yeti.
• 1 recruitable animal (mountable): Robot Chameleon.
• 1 Paris location: Old Theatre, where you can freeze a character for later use and shop for robotic team members and equipment.
• 3 pieces of equipment: Shield Belt, Plasma Spider, PR3-S5.
• 2 pieces of pack animal equipment: Tesla Coil, Buzz Saw.

7 items: Battery, Prototype Remote Control, Field Kitchen, EdiBot Map, Coffee, Coffee Beans, Artificial Meal.

“Here at Maschinen-Mensch, we’ve been working in partnership with Thunderful since the original console launch of Curious Expedition. As massive fans of the SteamWorld Universe, we are proud to have been entrusted to bring some of the franchise’s most iconic characters into the world of Curious Expedition 2”, said Riad Djemili, CEO at Maschinen-Mensch. “The Robots of Lux DLC marks the final instalment of Curious Expedition 2 and we’re sure fans will enjoy every second.”

Key Features

• Explore procedurally generated worlds in a variety of biomes, each featuring a new combination of dangers and opportunities.
• Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and sanity high. Balance greed against your survival needs to find glory without perishing.
• Procedural storytelling makes every adventure unique. Your characters form relationships, change loyalty, acquire mental illnesses, and more in response to the environment and your decisions.
• Embark on an epic campaign that combines procedural gameplay with handcrafted story to create a narrative experience that can be played again and again.
• All-new combat mechanics will require all your cleverness to survive fierce wild animals and legendary creatures.
• Join online challenges and pledge yourself to an Explorer Club to compete for unique rewards.
• Outfit your party members with equippable gear to create builds that can take on any challenge.
• Set off on all-new expedition types, each with their own unique goal and events. Will you seek out the legendary Golden Pyramid or choose to recover the Rainbow Orchid instead?
• Explore and discover mysterious locations. Plunder ancient shrines, haggle with strange mole people, loot ghostly pirate ships, and more…
• 4K-native graphics featuring a classic comic-inspired art style.
• Veteran CE1 players will discover tons of new content: new items, character types, enemies, biomes, tribes, events, and more!

Curious Expedition 2 is available for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PC (Steam).