Snack Break Games
Diverse expedition team planning routes around a map table in a warm explorers clubhouse.$1.99PLANNED
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Light strategy / expedition adventure

The Explorer’s Club

The interesting decision is what you leave behind before the journey starts.

A compact expedition-planning game where the player equips an eccentric team, makes route choices, and brings discoveries back to improve a struggling club. You manage a once-famous exploration society trying to earn one last place on the map.

Planned price$1.99
Session8–15 minute expeditions; 90–120 minute campaign
Demo10-minute vertical slice
DRMNone
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WHAT IS THE EXPLORER’S CLUB?

You manage a once-famous exploration society trying to earn one last place on the map.

A compact expedition-planning game where the player equips an eccentric team, makes route choices, and brings discoveries back to improve a struggling club. You manage a once-famous exploration society trying to earn one last place on the map.

Best for: Players who enjoy focused management, connected systems and meaningful trade-offs in short sessions.

WHY IT IS DIFFERENT

The interesting decision is what you leave behind before the journey starts.

  • The interesting decision is what you leave behind before the journey starts.
  • Four destination arcs: jungle plateau, desert observatory, polar wreck, and lunar excavation.
  • Restore club rooms such as library, workshop, kitchen, gallery, and radio room.

CORE LOOP

From first decision to completed run.

a desert observatory trip where water, shade, and fragile optical equipment compete for pack space.

  1. 1Choose a destination, objective, and three club members
  2. 2Pack a limited set of tools, supplies, and comforts
  3. 3Travel node to node, resolving terrain and event choices
  4. 4Complete the objective or turn back before the team is stranded
  5. 5Display findings, repair the clubhouse, and prepare the next expedition

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

A complete arc, not an endless grind.

Four destination arcs: jungle plateau, desert observatory, polar wreck, and lunar excavation. Each has five expeditions, recurring characters, and a final major objective.

Restore club rooms such as library, workshop, kitchen, gallery, and radio room. Members gain a small number of specialties rather than large numeric levels.

CONTROLS & ACCESSIBILITY

Clarity and assists are part of the design.

Point-and-click, touch, or controller focus navigation. Expeditions use cards and map nodes rather than reflex controls.

Assists include more route information, larger pack capacity, slower resource drain, no permanent expedition loss, and suggested loadouts. Failure returns the team safely in story mode but may lose optional findings.

CORE SYSTEMS

  • The interesting decision is what you leave behind before the journey starts.
  • Four destination arcs: jungle plateau, desert observatory, polar wreck, and lunar excavation.
  • Restore club rooms such as library, workshop, kitchen, gallery, and radio room.

FIRST PLAYABLE PROOF

10-minute vertical slice

a desert observatory trip where water, shade, and fragile optical equipment compete for pack space.

QUICK ANSWERS

The Explorer’s Club FAQ

What kind of game is The Explorer’s Club?+
A compact expedition-planning game where the player equips an eccentric team, makes route choices, and brings discoveries back to improve a struggling club. You manage a once-famous exploration society trying to earn one last place on the map. Its central hook is: The interesting decision is what you leave behind before the journey starts.
How long is a session of The Explorer’s Club?+
The planned play pattern is 8–15 minute expeditions; 90–120 minute campaign. The first browser demo is a 10-minute vertical slice.
What is included in The Explorer’s Club?+
Four destination arcs: jungle plateau, desert observatory, polar wreck, and lunar excavation. Each has five expeditions, recurring characters, and a final major objective. Restore club rooms such as library, workshop, kitchen, gallery, and radio room. Members gain a small number of specialties rather than large numeric levels.
Will The Explorer’s Club be DRM-free?+
The Explorer’s Club is planned as a complete $1.99 DRM-free download for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a separate browser demo and no proprietary launcher.

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