Expeditions: Samurai Early Access Update Expands the Party

THQ Nordic and Campfire Cabal have released the first major Steam Early Access update for historical-themed tactical RPG Expeditions: Samurai. The update includes a raising of the number of party members available in ten of the game’s levels from four to six, with enemy numbers also increasing to compensate, as well as adding the ability for companion characters to participate in dialogue skill checks, an option to carry and move (explosive) barrels, new character creation options, more alert enemies, new items, UI upgrades, and more. The full update notes can be found here.

Expeditions: Samurai is the fourth title in the series, following Expeditions: Conquistador, Expeditions: Viking, and Expeditions: Rome. The game is set in a version of early 1600s Japan where William Adams’s role as Japan’s first European Samurai is usurped by the player character on account of them arriving first. Arriving onboard the Dutch frigate “De Albatros” as the new leader of a crew of privateers, players are drawn into a civil war, with their choices determining the fates of their crew and the future of Japan.