Games Like Conan Unconquered

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Co-op 11%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the survival RTS loop of Conan Unconquered by forcing players to manage a growing colony while preparing for massive, procedurally generated enemy waves.

They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: RTS 28.6%, Base Building 18%, Strategy 15.9%, City Builder 14.2%, Tower Defense 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive survival RTS where you must build a base and defend it against massive, relentless swarms of enemies.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: RTS 32.2%, Base Building 24.5%, Tower Defense 16.5%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on castle building and defending against thousands of enemies, capturing the same high-stakes defensive tension.

From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!

Why similar: RTS 43.7%, Strategy 37.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Also developed by Petroglyph, this game provides a more accessible, fast-paced RTS experience with a similar focus on base construction and unit management.

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: RTS 24.5%, Tower Defense 16.2%, Base Building 15.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully blends base building, survival, and action-RTS elements as you establish a foothold on a hostile alien planet.

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Why similar: RTS 24.5%, City Builder 21.2%, Tower Defense 12.8%, Strategy 12.6%, Base Building 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines intricate brick-by-brick castle building with tactical tower defense, perfect for players who enjoy fortifying their position.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 58.9%, Strategy 28.1%, Base Building 8%, Multiplayer 4%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: This modern RTS captures the classic C&C feel with base building and resource gathering, directly reflecting the pedigree of the developers behind Conan Unconquered.

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: RTS 27.8%, City Builder 25.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Co-op 6.8%, Base Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong survival-strategy loop where you must manage resources and expand your clan while surviving harsh winters and environmental threats.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 44.3%, Strategy 20.3%, Base Building 13.6%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes base building and tactical unit positioning in a gritty, war-torn alternate history setting.

Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

Why similar: RTS 48%, Strategy 26.8%, Base Building 15.9%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same veterans at Petroglyph, this collection offers the foundational RTS experience that inspired the mechanics in Conan Unconquered.

A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.

Why similar: RTS 28.4%, Management 14.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Co-op 11.7%, Base Building 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X-RTS hybrid that requires careful management of resources and territory control in a harsh, unforgiving desert environment.

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 55.8%, Strategy 35.9%, Tower Defense 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Simulation 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes defensive positioning and holding the line against massive insectoid swarms.

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: City Builder 27.1%, RTS 24.8%, Strategy 19.6%, Base Building 16.8%, Building 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A base-building game focused on defending your castle from nightly waves of enemies, echoing the core loop of Conan Unconquered.

Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.

Why similar: RTS 33.4%, Strategy 23.6%, City Builder 22.9%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends traditional RTS base building with RPG elements, offering a more narrative-driven approach to the genre.

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 45.4%, Strategy 36%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Co-op 4.6%, Base Building 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RTS that focuses on medieval combat and tactical positioning rather than massive base-building economies.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 30.5%, Strategy 21.4%, City Builder 19%, Base Building 10.1%, Co-op 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic large-scale RTS that focuses on massive armies and resource management in a historical setting.

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Strategy 22.2%, City Builder 17%, Base Building 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gold-standard RTS that provides a deep, historical base-building and combat experience.

Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.

Why similar: Strategy 35.5%, RTS 19.2%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Simulation 9.2%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of tower defense and RTS that requires you to build a base while actively managing defensive structures against incoming waves.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 42.3%, Strategy 20.3%, RTS 9.7%, Base Building 7.4%, Survival 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on city-building, it shares the intense survival pressure and resource management challenges found in Conan Unconquered.

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, RTS 17%, Strategy 16.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Tower Defense 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential castle-building and siege-defense game that serves as a core inspiration for the genre.

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Base Building 15.1%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep city-builder experience combined with tactical RTS combat, perfect for those who enjoy the building aspect of Conan Unconquered.

A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.

Why similar: City Builder 34.6%, RTS 13.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Base Building 10%, Co-op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused city builder that allows for cooperative play and competitive expansion.

Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.

Why similar: RTS 48.4%, Strategy 40.9%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, fast-paced RTS where you expand your territory circle-by-circle, offering a different but satisfying approach to base expansion.

Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

Why similar: City Builder 53%, Strategy 18.7%, RTS 10%, Survival 5.7%, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused city builder that forces you to manage your tribe's growth and defense against the elements and predators.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Strategy 24.1%, Base Building 13.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Co-op 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined, console-friendly RTS that focuses on base building and rapid unit production for quick skirmishes.

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Strategy 18.6%, Base Building 14.1%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that adds mythological units and powers to the traditional base-building formula.

War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Base Building 16.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Co-op 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play RTS that emphasizes rapid evolution through historical ages and large-scale multiplayer battles.

Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!

Why similar: RTS 53.9%, Strategy 30.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Indie 2.2%, Co-op 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, controller-friendly RTS that simplifies base management to focus on constant tactical engagement.

Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

Why similar: RTS 21.9%, City Builder 19.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Co-op 9.9%, Base Building 9.1%

An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.

Why similar: RTS 29.9%, City Builder 23.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Base Building 11.5%, Online Co-Op 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RTS that incorporates survival elements and base building against hordes of zombies and other threats.

An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.4%, Survival 22.2%, Co-op 19.8%, Building 17.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%

Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.

Why similar: RTS 25.9%, City Builder 25.2%, Strategy 14%, Base Building 10.9%, Co-op 10.2%

A singleplayer fast-paced classic RTS game in which you take on the role of a fallen lord on his journey back to become one of the mightiest in the medieval realm of Valtoria.

Why similar: RTS 32%, City Builder 25%, Strategy 19.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Simulation 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval RTS that focuses on base building and real-time tactics with a strong emphasis on singleplayer campaigns.

Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.

Why similar: RTS 28.1%, City Builder 19.3%, Strategy 14.1%, Tower Defense 12%, Base Building 10.2%

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Base Building 15%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 7.1%

War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive?

Why similar: RTS 32.2%, City Builder 23.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Base Building 12.5%, Management 8.8%

Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.

Why similar: RTS 37.5%, City Builder 30.2%, Strategy 20.2%, Survival 6%, Magic 4.2%

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

Why similar: RTS 32.4%, Strategy 25.6%, City Builder 20.1%, Base Building 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.1%

TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid

Why similar: RTS 30.9%, Tower Defense 16.5%, Co-op 14.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Base Building 7.3%

Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.

Why similar: RTS 30.8%, Strategy 20.6%, Tower Defense 20%, Base Building 10.9%, Co-op 7%

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

Why similar: RTS 23.8%, City Builder 23.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Tower Defense 12.7%, Base Building 9.2%

Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!

Why similar: City Builder 38.5%, Strategy 20.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Management 11.4%, Building 5.6%

Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

Why similar: RTS 50.7%, Strategy 25.6%, Base Building 12%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Co-op 2.5%

Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.

Why similar: Co-op 19.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Base Building 16.6%, Management 13.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%

The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!

Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Destruction 19.2%, Co-op 13.2%, Base Building 10.1%, Management 9.9%

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Tower Defense 18.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Co-op 10.5%, Base Building 9.7%

After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

Why similar: RTS 27.9%, City Builder 19.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 11%, Tower Defense 9.1%

The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.

Why similar: RTS 36%, Strategy 29.9%, Base Building 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

Why similar: RTS 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

Why similar: City Builder 44.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%

At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!

Why similar: RTS 25.8%, City Builder 25.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Base Building 10.6%, Management 9.6%

Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.

Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Co-op 15.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Management 10.3%

Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!

Why similar: RTS 38.2%, Co-op 17%, Base Building 14.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.6%

Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

Why similar: RTS 55.4%, Strategy 27.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Indie 2.2%

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.

Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, RTS 25.9%, City Builder 24.1%, Multiplayer 7%, Co-op 5.9%

Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

Why similar: RTS 36.8%, Strategy 31.1%, City Builder 12.3%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Co-op 4.7%

8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

Why similar: RTS 36.5%, Strategy 31.2%, Co-op 8.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.9%

From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

Why similar: RTS 42.6%, Strategy 37.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 5.9%, City Builder 3.9%