Renowned Explorers: International Society (RE:IS) is a turn-based strategy adventure roguelike. Boy is that a mouthful! I have never seen quite a game like this. RE:IS draws aspects from each of its genres and combines them into a unique experience.

Upon first glance at this game it can be somewhat puzzling or appear glaring simple even. You take a team of three explorers, making one of them your captain who gets an extra perk to help you along the way, and conduct 5 expeditions across various regions around the world. Each playthrough will have its own ups and downs and no two will every be alike.

At first glance the game doesnt appear to have much content. But the replayability is so high that after ~80 hours of gameplay I am still finding new treasure or trying out different strategies. There are 20 different characters to choose from. Thats 6,840 different combinations! With over a hundred treasure to collect you will find yourself sinking countless hours and playthrough into this game to master every detail. Plus the devs are constantly improving the game and adding more content!

There is more than one way to play. Combat is its own unique formula utilizing a rock-paper-scissors weakness chart creating different moods that effect your team. But even this gives way to more depth after you master the basics. Perhaps that boss that is easy to defeat deviously gives a different reward if you are friendly, but becareful because friendly abilities only do half damage to him.

The art and the story are both fantastic and the events continue to be amusing even after you've gone through them before. With an active community and weekly challenges there is always more strategies to try and scores to improve.

If you like turn-based strategy and roguelikes this is a game for you.
It quickly became one of my favorite games to play and I am still learning more and more about the secrets of hidden treasures.

Renowned Explorers: International Society (RE:IS) is a turn-based strategy adventure roguelike. Boy is that a mouthful! I have never seen quite a game like this. RE:IS draws aspects from each of its genres and combines them into a unique experience. Upon first glance at this game it can be somewhat puzzling or appear glaring simple even. You take a team of three explorers, making one of them your captain who gets an extra perk to help you along the way, and conduct 5 expeditions across various regions around the world. Each playthrough will have its own ups and downs and no two will every be alike. At first glance the game doesnt appear to have much content. But the replayability is so high that after ~80 hours of gameplay I am still finding new treasure or trying out different strategies. There are 20 different characters to choose from. Thats 6,840 different combinations! With over a hundred treasure to collect you will find yourself sinking countless hours and playthrough into this game to master every detail. Plus the devs are constantly improving the game and adding more content! There is more than one way to play. Combat is its own unique formula utilizing a rock-paper-scissors weakness chart creating different moods that effect your team. But even this gives way to more depth after you master the basics. Perhaps that boss that is easy to defeat deviously gives a different reward if you are friendly, but becareful because friendly abilities only do half damage to him. The art and the story are both fantastic and the events continue to be amusing even after you've gone through them before. With an active community and weekly challenges there is always more strategies to try and scores to improve. If you like turn-based strategy and roguelikes this is a game for you. It quickly became one of my favorite games to play and I am still learning more and more about the secrets of hidden treasures.