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Renowned Explorers: International Society

Renowned Explorers: International Society

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.

Released Sep 2, 2015 Developer Abbey Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyAdventureRPGTurn-BasedIndie
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.6%positive2,847 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Really love how this game lets you complete it with minimal "combat" per se. Love the turn of the century vibe too.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The combat is weird but I love everything else.”

— a player, Steam review · 160 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It must be one of the best Exploration + TBS Strategy RPG-Like that I've ever played, and I played a lot of them. I really do love this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1224-hour peak
909all-time peak
0 250 500 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 235 avg · May 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

165achievements
11.8%median completion
0.5%rarest: Challenge Hunter
82.3% of players 77.7% of players 69.8% of players 66.7% of players 66.2% of players 64.9% of players 63.6% of players 63.0% of players 59.6% of players 58.5% of players 57.6% of players 57.4% of players 56.5% of players 56.1% of players 55.4% of players 51.7% of players 51.0% of players 50.2% of players 49.0% of players 46.2% of players 43.7% of players 42.8% of players 42.8% of players 39.2% of players 36.6% of players 36.1% of players 32.3% of players 30.7% of players 28.8% of players 25.6% of players 22.6% of players 20.4% of players 18.7% of players 17.7% of players 17.3% of players 17.0% of players 16.9% of players 16.2% of players 16.2% of players 15.0% of players 13.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% of players 10.0% of players 9.4% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 6.5% of players 5.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 82.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.3%That belongs in a museum! — Uncover your first treasure.
80.6%First Taste of Success — Add treasures to your permanent collection for the first time.
77.7%Grasshopper — The Renowned Explorers society was pleased by your proof of skill.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Challenge Hunter — Beat Rivaleux in 25 unique daily or weekly Emperor Challenges
0.7%Emperor's Collection — Collect all 154 treasures
1.0%Shake It Baby! + — The great adventurer Phailin Boonyasak led a crew to beat Rivaleux and become the worlds most Renowned Explorer.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 02, 2025
Oh no! Renowned Explorers is now 10 years old.

(Psst, before we start... Be sure to follow Abbey on Steam if you want to stay in touch with us!) Oh sweet mother of God, remember 2015? Remember?! When you picked up Renowned Explorers, even though (

May 21, 2024
Reus 2 releases the 28th of May

Hello good people! Maybe you’ve heard it before, maybe it’s the first time you hear it: Next week on the 28th of May our newest game Reus 2 will hit the Steams! We’re happy to see the lessons we’ve le

May 13, 2022
Tales of the Abbey: Renowned Explorers

In the previous tales, we shared stories of the start of Abbey Games. Today, we share about the exciting exploration of Renowned Explorers! One thing was certain; The Abbey was filled with chaotic ene

Apr 23, 2021
Patch notes for build 525 on April 23rd, 2021

- Fixed ice-cream van in Egypt. - Fixed some missing images. - Fixed a number of spelling errors. - Removed outdated Godhood announcement in main menu.

Feb 26, 2021
The Final RE:IS Community Challenge!

Dear Renowned Explorers! It is time to end the much loved Community Challenges with a bang! The amazing Challenge Organizers, said to be descendants of Pinkerton himself, have one final enormous chall

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Adventure · RPG · Turn-Based · Indie · Turn-Based Strategy · Rogue-like · Singleplayer · Exploration · Tactical RPG · Replay Value · Economy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements165
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.renownedexplorers.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: x86/x64 versions of Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1 with latest updates), 8.1 and 10. Processor: AMD Dual-Core running at 2.6 GHz / Intel Dual-Core processor running at ~1.9 GHz (AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or newer series are the oldest CPU architectures recommended). Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, Intel integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM AMD Radeon HD 3450, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT and Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and above are minimum required graphic cards. DirectX: