The latest build of turn-based exploration RPG Pioneers has just been released , which is as good an excuse as any to talk about this clever, atmospheric blend of genres. Using only four colours, ten of them green, developer Eigen Lenk's mash-up evokes Colonisation, any number of pirate sims, and even smaller-scale fare such as the historical roguelike The Oregon Trail. As a settler in a new world, you have to assemble a group of intrepid explorers, buy and outfit a ship, and then set sail, poking around a mid-millennium continent and doing your best to survive the harsh environment.
