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Store data
- UK price
- £9.09
- US price
- $8.49
- Positive reviews
- 100%
- Total reviews
- 2
- Release date
- 28 September 2026
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Steam player data · App 3910670
AE: Archeological Expedition
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Adjustable Text Size
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak071/144 samples
Tracked peak2Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating100%2 reviews
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System requirements
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Windows
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 / HD 620
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual-core 2.0 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Intel UHD 620+
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Linux
Minimum
- OS
- Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 / HD 620
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Ubuntu 22.04+ 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual-core 2.0 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Intel UHD 620+
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Launch window
Released 28 September 2026 · Tracking from 28 September 2026
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- Player peak
- 1
- Steam reviews
- 0Rating not recorded
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £7.72
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
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- Player peak
- 1
- Steam reviews
- 1100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £7.72
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
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| Last 30 days | 2 | — | — | 0 | — |
| October 2026 | 2 | +1 | +100.0% | 0 | -20.6% |
| September 2026 | 1 | — | — | 0 | — |
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Regional prices
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| United KingdomGBP · GB | GBP | £9.09 | £7.72 | 15% | £7.72 | No change recorded |
| United StatesUSD · US | USD | US$9.99 | $8.49 | 15% | $8.49 | No change recorded |
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Positive rating100.0%
Positive reviews2
Negative reviews0
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About this game
Description
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History is waiting. Become an archaeologist and find it.
"AE: Archeological Expedition" takes you to 18 dig sites inspired by real locations around the world. Pick up your tools, clear away the earth, and discover what history left behind. From tiny Bronze Age beads to golden Egyptian amulets, every artifact is a small surprise waiting in the soil.
Real Artifacts, Real History
Every artifact in the game is inspired by real archaeological finds. Uncover Egyptian amulets, Roman mosaics, Greek gold wreaths, and Persian cylinder seals. Each comes with a hand-written description explaining its historical significance, materials, and the era it belongs to.
Pick Your Tools, Set Your Pace
Three trusty tools, each with their own personality:
Brush - Gentle and careful. Every artifact comes out in perfect condition.
Shovel - A good balance of speed and care.
Pickaxe - Great for tough rock, but watch out for anything fragile underneath.
Each tool comes in multiple tiers. And when you're ready to go big, there's always the Bulldozer. Mind the sky, though - the storm ends every expedition, and every swing of a tool costs precious time. Spend it where it counts.
Fill Your Journal
Every new find is recorded in your journal. Track your discoveries, see what you're missing, and complete your collection.
Explore the World
From the sands of Alexandria to the grasslands of York, 18 dig sites await across 10 historical eras, stacked layer upon layer - the deeper you dig, the further back in time you travel. Earn money from your finds to upgrade your gear, or spend it on Artifact Strongboxes for a chance to get artifacts that keep eluding you. The more Perfects you collect, the more sites you unlock.
Features
18 dig sites inspired by real archaeological locations
10 historical eras, from Prehistoric to Medieval
160 artifacts to discover, each with a unique description
3 upgradeable tools with Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers
A collectible journal that grows with every expedition
Shop with tool upgrades, Artifact Strongboxes, and access to the powerful Bulldozer
Steam leaderboards for every dig site, plus lifetime stat boards
Full controller and Steam Deck support
From Game Jam to Full Game
"AE: Archeological Expedition" started as "Archeological Emergency", a submission to Brackeys Game Jam 2024.2 that placed #201 in Innovation. What began as a 7-day prototype has grown into a full game with 18 locations, 10 eras, and 160 artifacts to discover.
Steam gallery
Screenshots
8 available
Steam store extras
Demos
1 available
Steam global stats
Achievements
61 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ach Window Shopper | 69.4% |
| 02 | Ach First Islamic | 61.1% |
| 03 | Ach First Find | 58.3% |
| 04 | Ach First Roman | 58.3% |
| 05 | Ach Brush Silver | 55.5% |
| 06 | Ach First Upgrade | 52.7% |
| 07 | Ach First Medieval | 50.0% |
| 08 | Ach Shovel Silver | 47.2% |
| 09 | Ach Storm Surfer | 44.4% |
| 10 | Ach Pickaxe Silver | 41.6% |
| 11 | Ach Please Dont Go | 41.6% |
| 12 | Ach Tool Set Silver | 38.8% |
| 13 | Ach Brush Gold | 33.3% |
| 14 | Ach First Buddhist | 33.3% |
| 15 | Ach Pickaxe Gold | 30.5% |
| 16 | Ach Clean Sweep | 22.2% |
| 17 | Ach First Lootbox | 22.2% |
| 18 | Ach Shovel Gold | 22.2% |
| 19 | Ach Tool Set Gold | 22.2% |
| 20 | Ach First Greek | 19.4% |
| 21 | Ach First Hindu | 16.6% |
| 22 | Ach Pristine Run | 13.8% |
| 23 | Ach First Bronzeage | 11.1% |
| 24 | Ach First Egyptian | 11.1% |
| 25 | Ach Key Bronze | 11.1% |
| 26 | Ach Key Silver | 11.1% |
| 27 | Ach Perfect Islamic | 11.1% |
| 28 | Ach Bulldozer Break | 8.3% |
| 29 | Ach First Casualty | 8.3% |
| 30 | Ach First Mythical | 8.3% |
| 31 | Ach First Prehistoric | 8.3% |
| 32 | Ach Key Gold | 8.3% |
| 33 | Ach Perfect Egyptian | 8.3% |
| 34 | Ach Perfect Medieval | 8.3% |
| 35 | Ach Purist Egyptian | 8.3% |
| 36 | Ach Purist Islamic | 8.3% |
| 37 | Ach Swift Repair | 8.3% |
| 38 | Ach Bittersweet | 5.5% |
| 39 | Ach Buyers Remorse | 5.5% |
| 40 | Ach First Persian | 5.5% |
| 41 | Ach Perfect Demo | 5.5% |
| 42 | Ach Perfect Hindu | 5.5% |
| 43 | Ach Perfect Roman | 5.5% |
| 44 | Ach Wrong Tool | 5.5% |
| 45 | Ach Mythical Loss | 2.7% |
| 46 | Ach Perfect Base | 2.7% |
| 47 | Ach Perfect Bronzeage | 2.7% |
| 48 | Ach Perfect Buddhist | 2.7% |
| 49 | Ach Perfect Greek | 2.7% |
| 50 | Ach Perfect Persian | 2.7% |
| 51 | Ach Perfect Prehistoric | 2.7% |
| 52 | Ach Purist Base | 2.7% |
| 53 | Ach Purist Bronzeage | 2.7% |
| 54 | Ach Purist Buddhist | 2.7% |
| 55 | Ach Purist Demo | 2.7% |
| 56 | Ach Purist Greek | 2.7% |
| 57 | Ach Purist Hindu | 2.7% |
| 58 | Ach Purist Medieval | 2.7% |
| 59 | Ach Purist Persian | 2.7% |
| 60 | Ach Purist Prehistoric | 2.7% |
| 61 | Ach Purist Roman | 2.7% |
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Patches
8 tracked updates
1.5.0 - Release week Update
It has been almost a week since AE was released, and we've spent that time reading your feedback. This update brings fixes for the issues you surfaced, plus a few new QoL ideas we came up with while fixing them. Time to drive We noticed that some players were a bit confused by the "pack up and leave" notification. It was always completely fine to just press "Escape" and "Exit", even with a few seconds still left on the clock. Leaving early doesn't hurt you in any way: everything you've already collected is yours, and the only things you forfeit are the artifacts still in the ground. So we parked a pick-up truck next to the dig site, and you can click it to leave. Don't worry, you'll get a confirmation dialog, same as when you exit through the menu. We also adjusted the tutorials to make it clear that leaving early is totally fine, and that the pick-up is the easiest and, honestly, the...
Read full update on Steam ↗1.4.2 Hotfix
Fixed another softlock in the Collections tutorial. Opening an era from the journal's era index could bounce you back to the index with no way to progress. Thanks to everyone who sent a report.
Read full update on Steam ↗Update 1.4.0: New Soundtrack and a Cautionary Tale for Ukrainian Game Devs
A new soundtrack Version 1.4.0 replaces the music across the whole game. All three music styles you can pick in Options now play new tracks. Time Pressure An original theme commissioned for AE from composer Wazir. Pitch shifting works exactly as before, so the music tightens as your dig clock runs down. Upbeat and Lyric Both styles are built from new track sets, ten tracks for Upbeat and seven for Lyric, so the music you dig to is completely different in either mode. You can switch styles at any time in Options, under Music Style. P.S. A cautionary tale for fellow developers Humble Bundle has been a great source of assets for us for years now. It is a great way to gather a nice collection for prototyping and jams, and to fill the less important asset roles in an actual game. I personally bought every asset bundle they offered, and Archeological Emergency, the original game jam prototy...
Read full update on Steam ↗1.3.0 - Sandstone update
Last weekend we were happy to observe Daskalos playing our game on stream. We took his feedback and ran with it: this update brings the most important changes from it, while other ideas found their place in our internal roadmap. Sandstone, not fossils It was pointed out to us (by multiple people, actually) that using fossils as a soft obstacle was unwise. Fossils are rare guests at real dig sites, and when one does turn up, it gets carefully preserved, not smashed through with a pickaxe. So the bone piles blocking your dig are gone. In their place: Sandstone. Break it with the Pickaxe, exactly as before. Unlike fossils, sandstone deserves everything it gets. Better archaeology The tutorial dig site now layers its eras in proper stratigraphic order: Islamic on the surface, Medieval in the middle, Roman at the bottom. Several dig sites got their era lineups revised for the same reason....
Read full update on Steam ↗1.2.0 - Stability update
This is an overall polish update. We went through all systems and polished all rough edges and possible weak spots.
Read full update on Steam ↗1.1.0 - Post-Fest update
This is a Post-Fest update: we went back through the festival coverage and addressed all the issues we saw players run into, along with new audio options, gentler onboarding for new diggers, and per-profile leaderboard control. Audio & music New Music Style setting: choose Time Pressure (default), Upbeat, or Lyric. Each style has its own set of tracks and varies between sessions, and you can switch mid-dig. The "ticking clock" pitch-shift is now optional (Time Pressure only), with a Max Pitch slider. Quieter, more consistent default volumes and a calmer mix. New-player guidance New diggers now get gentle, on-the-job tips and friendlier early dig sites that ease off as you find your footing. Experienced players are unaffected. Leaderboards & profiles You can now opt a profile out of the public leaderboards (Options > Accessibility). Opting out removes that profile's scores from the pub...
Read full update on Steam ↗1.0.2 Hotfix
Thanks to player ЖВОТНЕ for flagging a journal soft-lock in the Collections & Eras tutorial — now fixed. Fixes: Fixed a soft-lock that could trap the journal during the Collections & Eras tutorial. Minor stability fixes.
Read full update on Steam ↗1.0.1 Hotfix
We were informed that the native Linux build had compatibility issues on some Linux distributions. Thanks, MemLeakD, for the heads-up — our error-reporting tooling missed that one completely, because the game was dying before it could even give us a hint :DThat's now resolved. If you still run into issues on Linux, try reinstalling — and if that doesn't help, please let us know.Along with that urgent fix, we pushed some smaller fixes and improvements based on feedback and coverage:Fixes:The "Ownership could not be verified" jump-scare dialog should no longer appear unless there's a real ownership problem. We've made the Steam API pipeline more robust, so short-term connection hiccups and delayed initialization no longer throw us off the trail.Fixed the game icon on Linux.Improvements:Players are now given a set of faster (Gold-tier) tools during the tutorials, so they move along more...
Read full update on Steam ↗
Game activity
Recent changes
Steam events and SteamWatch observations
- SteamWatchPrice data
Price changed to £9.09
£7.72 → £9.09.
- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
2 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
- SteamPatch
1.5.0 - Release week Update ↗
It has been almost a week since AE was released, and we've spent that time reading your feedback. This update brings fixes for the issues you surfaced, plus a few new QoL ideas we came up with while fixing them. Time…
- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
1 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
- SteamRelease
Released on Steam
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- SteamPatch
1.4.2 Hotfix ↗
Fixed another softlock in the Collections tutorial. Opening an era from the journal's era index could bounce you back to the index with no way to progress. Thanks to everyone who sent a report.