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Explorers - The Game

by Phil Walker-Harding

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Board

Languages

English

Explorers is the official digital version of the acclaimed board game. In each game, players explore a map of various terrains (mountains, water, desert, grass) to reach temples, collect items, and build villages. With shifting scoring objectives in every session, you must carefully choose your path to maximize points. Play solo or compete against players worldwide in a quest to become the greatest explorer.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

82/100

Explorers: The Game is a digital adaptation of the popular flip-and-write board game, and it translates beautifully to the mobile screen. The core loop of exploring a map by matching terrain types is deceptively simple but offers a deep level of tactical decision-making. You're constantly weighing whether to go for high-value targets like temples or to focus on completing villages for a steady stream of points. Every game feels like a mini-adventure.

What I appreciate most is the variety of the scoring tiles, which change every match and force you to adapt your strategy. The solo mode is excellent for quick sessions, but the asynchronous multiplayer is where the game really shines, allowing you to compete against others without needing to be online at the same time. The UI is clean and functional, making it easy to see your progress across the hex-grid map. It’s a solid, brainy filler game that rewards careful planning.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Features

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Official digital adaptation

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Variable setup for high replayability

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Challenging solo mode

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Asynchronous online multiplayer

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Gameplays

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Q&A

The map layout is modular, and scoring tiles change every game, ensuring that no two sessions are identical.

Ratings & Reviews

Fun, but has bugs
Fri Jan 06 2023 Fionavara

Great game, but has 2 obvious bugs. 1. When there is remaining movement spaces, if the user picks a Horse, all remaining movement is erased and never gets to be taken (Horse should immediately allow a single movement onto any terrain space and then allow remaining movement). 2. surrounding the Villages is not getting counted at all in scoring on yellow or red competitive modes. I have surrounded orthogonally and completely and 9 out of 10 times it gets counted as zero points. This is a point loss of 26 points for 3 Villages, so it is a huge bug to have. On brand new iphone with latest OS. Please fix.

Great Flip and Write!
Sat Nov 27 2021 iisamu

This is a great flip and write game, and a great adaptation of that game. My only complaint is that it’s not immediately clear that there are more than three goals, and that you have to scroll to see them.

Good implementation marred by broken login
Sun Jun 05 2022 Grumpy iOS developer

The game itself is excellent— I expect nothing less from Phil Walker-Harding. Unfortunately most of the game is inaccessible because of a broken login system. I tried using my email address registered with other BSW games, and it always says “can’t find email”. Same goes for my player name. All of their apps have a really confusing login system but this is the first that won’t take my email, and won’t let you try again without force-killing the app.

Very good but a couple bugs
Thu May 04 2023 WRS15743

After playing a few times I’m updating my review a bit. The original review is below, and I still stand by it and recommend this game, but there are a couple bugs: (1) The horse doesn’t work properly. You’re supposed to be able to use his special move, plus your regular moves. This isn’t happening. Once you use his move, your turn ends without being able to use your remaining moves. This makes the horse more of a deficit than a benefit. (2) Every single time I use a map, it gives me the same card I already have. Every time. It still gives me the extra 4th move, but drawing the same card you have every time makes the maps virtually pointless. Other than that, which I hope those things get fixed, this is a good game. Original review: Thank you developer for doing such a great job making this game, and for monetizing it fairly with no ads or IAP. I appreciate the good data policy, and the small file size. It’s also good on battery. I really appreciate that it’s in portrait mode too! I tend to go to portrait games more because it’s easier to hold your phone that way. Much appreciated! I had never played the physical board game. But the rules and tutorial here are complete and teach you everything you need to know. It’s easy to learn, and it’s relaxing to play on a work break, and it’s strategic enough to hold your interest. It’s so hard to find good solo games. I’m so glad I found this one! There were a couple minor glitches during the tutorial game (I couldn’t click on one of the dialogue boxes, so I had yo restart the app, but then it was fine; and at the end of the game I had to double click the back button to exit). Other than that the game plays and scores like it’s supposed to. So I’m happy. I love the design, everything looks really nice, and it is intuitive. It’s just really enjoyable to play a game when you have 5-10 minutes. You did everything right here developer, thank you!

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