Expeditions: Conquistador

Expeditions: Conquistador is a squad-based Tactical RPG developed by Danish studio Logic Artists and released by BitComposer for Windows, Linux and Macintosh on 30 May 2013. The player takes the role of a Spanish conquistador leading an expedition to Hispaniola and the New World, more specifically where Mexico is today. The game features resource management, a branching storyline, and interactive fiction elements.

The game is set during the Age of Exploration. The player's goal is to mount an expedition from Spain to Hispaniola and Mexico, amassing gold and influence while building and sustaining a strong expedition force. During the course of said expedition, the player has the opportunity to influence the fate of the explored lands, be it the natives or the colonists. The player character does not participate in combat, however, with a squad fighting in your - and Spain's - stead through turn-based hex maps. The game also includes text and dialogue driven quests with branching storylines.

It can can be found on Steam.


 * Alternate History: Subtle, at least initially. Your expedition is stated as arriving on Hispaniola in 1518, beating Hernan Cortes to the New World. From there on, changes from history start getting more pronounced, depending on your actions.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: The titular conquistador can be from a noble family.
 * Gender Is No Object: There are quite a few female characters who can be recruited into the expedition (from medics to soldiers) and otherwise join your squad. It is lampshaded however in-game how this is rather unusual and contrary to the usual expectations of women in Spanish society at the time.
 * Rule of Cool: Word of God is that this is partially the reason why the developers chose Spanish exploration and colonialism as a major theme, at least compared to other European colonial attempts in the New World.