- Try the Mother Machine Co-Op Gremlin Tours Demo! - 12 August 2025
Greetings Gremlins!Today we’re happy to share with you what we’ve been working on for the last few months since launching Mother Machine: a demo of an experimental new game mode, which we’re calling Co-Op Gremlin Tours!In Co-Op Gremlin Tours, you and your Gremlin friends are on a trip to the (newly terraformed) surface of the planet, using the drilling machines left behind by the Creators. Each Tour will take you through a number of small caves, each with its own distinct theme and goal. At the end of each cave, you will find another drill taking you to the next cave: but first, you and your Gremlin pals will need to decide which cave to explore next with a vote!Since launch, we’ve been updating Mother Machine with new content like the Creators’ Ruins biome, as well as making getting into the game with your friends more streamlined with features like the Custom Expedition and Quick Play…
- You can now buy Mother Machine! - 28 March 2025
Hello Gremlins, We are beyond excited! Embrace your inner chaos gremlin and dive into the Ashen Spores biome. With procedurally generated levels and five story acts, your adventure is limitless: unravel the mystery behind our beloved Mother! On top of the base game, we are also launching a DLC expansion: the Misty Grove biome, with more mutations and creatures to encounter. The DLC is free until April 9th 2025, and once you’ve claimed it, it’s yours to keep forever! Why don't you give it a try today? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980/Mother_Machine/
- The Art of Chaos - 16 March 2025
About Mother Machine After working for 10 years on games that rely heavily on procedural generation, we are about to release our latest game, Mother Machine, on March 26th. Unlike our previous games, which were tile-based strategy games, Mother Machine is a 2.5D multiplayer platformer with a strong emphasis on exploration. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980/Mother_Machine/ It’s pretty wild when you think about the shift in genre, but I was eager to apply our knowledge of procedural generation to the more immediate, physical gameplay that platformers offer. At its core, Mother Machine still shares a lot with the Curious Expedition games we've made before. You explore a procedurally generated world filled with obstacles, dangers, and rewards to overcome. We also wanted to keep the gameplay loop short and engaging, structuring it around runs that provide a satisfying experience wit…
- New game Mother Machine announced! - 13 August 2024
We're super excited to announce our new game Mother Machine! A 1-4 player co-op action-rpg where you and your friends explore alien caves as chaos-loving gremlins! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980/Mother_Machine/ Highlights Use your ability to seamlessly climb on walls and roofs and reimagine 2.5D platformer gameplay. Extend your active abilities with mutations and creatively overcome challenges. Join games at any time with easy drop-in multiplayer. Play with anyone, independent from their experience level or how long they have been playing the game. Equip your creature with a fart that heals, or protect your group with the powerful mega belch ability. Experience unique & personal moments created by physical, emergent gameplay. Endlessly replayable generative levels. Experience unique gameplay moments with your friends in a ~20 minutes run structure. We can't wait to jump into…
- Giant Crab plushie 🦀 - 17 October 2022
Dear Explorers, The Curious Expedition Giant Crab plushie 🦀 is now available to order! We teamed up with Makeship to produce a limited edition plushie of the Giant Crab, one of the most beloved creatures in Curious Expedition 1 & 2. This is how it works: 🦀 You have 3 weeks of time to place your order 🦀 The plushie will only be produced if the minimum funding goal is reached 🦀 If the campaign does not achieve its funding goal all orders will be refunded 🦀 A random selection of people among those who buy the plushie will be gifted a Steam key bundle containing Curious Expedition 1, Curious Expedition 2 and all the DLCS We received a sample of the plushie, it's really well made and incredibly soft 😊 ➡️ Get your crab at https://www.makeship.com/products/giant-crab-plush
- New Curious Expedition 2 DLC out now - 15 September 2022
Dear Explorers, We just released Robots of Lux, a new DLC for Curious Expedition 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751921/Curious_Expedition_2__Robots_of_Lux/ This one is quite special, as it features a crossover with a game we love made by another developer: SteamWorld Heist by Image & Form Games! Watch the launch trailer to get a feeling of what to expect: To celebrate the occasion we have some massive discounts on the entire catalogue and we introduced a bunch of cool bundles on Steam. If you haven't checked out Curious Expedition 2 yet this is the perfect and most convenient opportunity to do it! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28001/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28002/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/27899/ Adventure awaits!
- FREE DLC for Curious Expedition 2 out now - 27 May 2021
Dear Explorers, As you might have heard, last week we released a huge FREE DLC for Curious Expedition 2 titled The New Director. This update features a ton of new content and a new game mode (Director Mode) which is less focused on the story compared to the existing Campaign Mode, providing more replayability and shorter game sessions. If you enjoyed the original Curious Expedition we're sure you will like it. To celebrate the launch we discounted all of our releases: Curious Expedition 2: 25% off (cheapest price ever) Curious Expedition 1: 70% off Curious Expedition 1 soundtrack & artbook DLC: 50% off You can also get both games on Steam or complete your collection for an additional 10% discount. There's never been a better and more convenient time to check out our games — for real! What are you waiting for? Adventure awaits!
- Curious Expedition 2 version 1.0 is out now - 28 January 2021
Dear Explorers, We made it! Curious Expedition 2 is leaving Early Access today. We'd like to thank once again all the players who supported us during the past few months and shared their feedback with us: you really helped us create a much better game. To celebrate the launch, we've put the game on 10% discount for a week, so if you haven't joined the adventure yet, this is an excellent time to do it. Make sure to check out the Curious Expedition 1 & 2 Collection Bundle for an additional discount. As we said before, please remember that this version 1.0 is not the "final" version of the game: we're already working on content updates to be released in the upcoming months. Adventure awaits!
- Curious Expedition 2 is leaving Early Access on January 28! - 14 January 2021
Dear Explorers, We're excited to announce that we are going to leave Early Access and release Curious Expedition 2 version 1.0 on Thursday, January 28th! This version will include lots of polish improvements, balance adjustments and bug fixes. It will also feature Steam Achievements and Steam Community Items (Trading Cards, Badges, etc.) We want to thank everyone who played the game during Early Access (and the closed alpha period before that), your feedback and support was indispensable and truly helped us make a better game. Please note that version 1.0 won't be the "final" version of the game: we're already working on content updates to be released in the upcoming months! Make sure to participate to the Club Challenge running on January 19th-28th, the reward will be an exclusive hat for Early Access players only, it will never be available again in the future! If you already own the…
- AMA session with the team on Discord - 27 August 2020
Indie Arena Booth Online is taking place this week, part of gamescom 2020. Curious Expedition 2 is being showcased there (make sure to check out our new demo!), and for the occasion the Maschinen-Mensch team will be hanging around the Discord server to answer all of your questions. Just click on the banner to join: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/
- Curious Expedition 2 is out now on Steam Early Access - 17 June 2020
Curious Expedition 2 just launched on Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/ If you already own the original Curious Expedition on Steam, or if you'd like to buy both games at once, don't miss the Curious Expedition 1 & 2 Collection bundle to receive a 10% discount,! Also check out the new release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC43-xmjl9w If you enjoyed the first game, we think you'll probably like this one too 😉 Adventure awaits, once again!
- Curious Expedition 2 is coming to Early Access on June 17! - 10 June 2020
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34637810%2Fd0f270f983ec83cc1dd8e2186555f3a3d0509824.png The time has come! After running the Closed Alpha phase for the past 6 months, we're excited to announce that Curious Expedition 2 is coming to Steam Early Access on Wednesday, June 17th. Instead of writing a long message we have prepared a video update for you, where we introduce the team, show some preview footage from the game and provide information on what to expect from the Early Access: https://youtu.be/JMEPTV4OXFk If you haven't done it already, make sure to add the game to your wishlist to receive a notification the moment it becomes available, and join our Discord server. Adventure awaits, again!
- Curious Expedition 2 demo available now! - 19 March 2020
We're incredibly thrilled to be part of the Steam Game Festival Spring Edition with a demo for Curious Expedition 2 — it will be available only UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK, so don't wait! This is the first time we're making the game accessible to a wider audience outside of the closed alpha we've launched last November, and we can't wait to hear your impressions. Before playing the demo, please make sure to wishlist the game, it really helps us by making it discoverable to more players: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040230/Curious_Expedition_2/ Some important notes: This demo was originally created to present the game at festivals and conventions, such as GDC (before it got cancelled). Normally you'd play this with someone from our team next to you, explaining things if needed. We've included a small tutorial, but if certain aspects are still not clear (which might be the case, if y…
- Patch 1.4.1: RIVALS fixes - 20 December 2019
We've been updating the game quite a lot since launching RIVALS - thanks for your patience! We had a huge number of players in the first few weeks, and our server was a bit overloaded. But now we've fixed most of the connection and stability issues people were having, and today's patch rolls in some gameplay tweaks and fixes too. Here are the full patch notes: 1.4.1 (December 20th 2019) Fix for being able to promote while travelling Fixed some localisation / pronoun issues Flare Usage perk doesn't stack Fix for losing a mummy when two mummies come alive from your inventory (you now fight two mummies) RIVALSImproved server connection issues Hubs are now generally further away from each other Hub names now just take the full player name Removed Renounced status Reduced range of Weather Balloons Reduced speed of world Timeline animation Whisky Lover 2 crate only has 15 Whisky (so it's not…
- Curious Expedition Rivals ventures out of a browser-locked beta - 29 November 2019
After a little over a year, The Curious Expedition ‘s multiplayer mode Rivals has left open beta. Once limited to a browser-only test version, this week Rivals launched as a free update to the main downloadable game. Developers Maschinen-Mensch are offering a tantalising prize for dropping in, too – find a particular golden pyramid within its expanse, and earn early entry to the closed alpha for Curious Expedition 2 . (more…)
- 19th century exploration rogue-like Curious Expedition gets free multiplayer - 28 November 2019
Developer Maschinen-Mensch enormously enjoyable rogue-like exploration adventure, Curious Expedition, might be getting on a bit (it released back in 2016), but it's just received a free multiplayer mode, previously available in browser-based beta, in its latest update. The gist of Curious Expedition, if you're unfamiliar, is that it's the 19th century and players, cast as daring adventurers, must embark on a race across inhospitable climes to find (ie. steal) exotic treasures in order to secure fame, fortune, and a footnote in the history books. What that equates to in practice is a compelling blend of board-game-like exploration across a procedurally generated hex-based map, and a text-based choose-your-own-adventure-style yarn. The ultimate goal each game is to score highest against the AI across a set number of expeditions, and to do that you'll need to purchase supplies and prepare…
- New content update: RIVALS - 27 November 2019
Have you ever wondered what Curious Expedition would be like as a massively multiplayer game? Make sure to play the new RIVALS mode we launched today to find out! Here are some of the things you can expect from RIVALS: Explore worlds that are up to 10,000 times larger than in the original game. Discover new regions and have your name and portrait remembered for all other players to see. Acquire prestigious badges with every golden pyramid you discover. Equip your trek with over 140 Expedition Crates to customize your playstyle and experiment with different strategies. But that's not all! Hidden away in this massive world, there's a golden pyramid. Those of you who'll find it, will get immediate access to the Curious Expedition 2 Closed Alpha on Discord! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/apps/1040230/extras/teaser_tall.gif?v=1574183418 You can also sign up for Closed Alpha access her…
- 冒険に挑もう！Japanese and Turkish now available! - 7 October 2019
You can now go exploring in Japanese and Turkish! The latest update also includes a few additional fixes: Returning empty-handed from idol harbor quest no longer shows text implying that you kept the idol Fix for loading very old savegames Fixed some cases where the wrong gender would be displayed Fix for being able to perform attacks or click the roll button during the enemy turn Updated translations and fixed some typos Fix for sprawl events happening while resting Fix for red mushrooms usage event saying nobody requires treatment when they do Don't forget to join us on Discord to get regular updates, exclusive previews of Curious Expedition 2, to suggest features and more!
- Curious Expedition 2 – first previews! - 17 July 2019
The time has come – we're finally ready to start sharing with you some Curious Expedition 2 previews! Here's the mission, a location you might be familiar with from the first Curious Expedition: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34614898%2F0d9f27351674aafbbd55f9ddbb039dfd35d9e401.png The cultists also got a new look: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34614898%2F6c09c0f343daa2f8c762e20b3533cecf161e0a1e.png We've been working a lot on dynamic mood variations, these are some example applied to the chieftain hut: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34614898%2F8cc4db10c9c1d6241d898a681461633a19f00f84.png Last but not least, a sneak peek of the map, which is mixing 3D and 2D elements (still a work in progress, but we like where this is going): https://i.imgur.com/1NqmpkS.gif Let us know your thoughts, a…
- Update 1.3.14.0: Brazilian Portuguese, Ukrainian, bug fixes - 8 May 2019
The whole team is busy working on Curious Expedition 2 (and the Curious Expedition 1 console port), but this doesn't mean we forgot about you! Indeed, this update adds support for two new languages: Brazilian Portuguese and Ukrainian. And we fixed some bugs as well. https://i.imgur.com/IRXhuRx.gif Here's the full list of changes: Added Brazilian Portuguese & Ukrainian languages New Main Menu background: Remastered London Skyline Renamed 'Bipolar' to 'Mercurial' Fixed some English and German text Fix for damage particles being in wrong location when hitting mounted character Mounted characters that have zero health are dismounted when entering combat Fix for Expedition not being marked as aborted when using balloon Fix for portals being placed always on grasslands Minor Barter UI improvements Fixed some missing status Notifications Fixed bad Scottish names Fixed various scripting/event e…
