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Conquest Dark
Experience an ARPG's rapid ascension to power in minutes, packed with savage, survivors-like action and devastating sword & sorcery combat. Perfect your builds through Dark Ritual runs that will decide humanity's future as you battle endless hordes across haunting ruins and cursed kingdoms.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep, varied build systems” (49 of 100 reviews) and “Deep build and unlock progression” (17); the most common complaint is “Grindy, unrewarding progression” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Very grindy game with quick builds for fast gratification within ~20 min. It lacks a bit of content but the solo dev is open about that. Development is progressing albeit slow. What is there, is fun. I love the low…”
“Solo dev blew me out of the water. I'm almost 7 hours in and it floors me how much they've accomplished. I was extremely hesitant with it being a one-man/woman project, but I'm so happy I was proven mistaken. The weapon…”
17 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Solo dev blew me out of the water. I'm almost 7 hours in and it floors me how much they've accomplished. I was extremely hesitant with it being a one-man/woman project, but I'm so happy I was proven mistaken. The weapon…”
“Absolutely love this game, I've been playing it on and off since the demo and they have been consistently adding new things and updating things really polishing the game over all. it ramps up slowly keeping you engaged…”
“A really fun Horde Slayer type game with a huge variety of build combinations based on skills that can come from different classes /runes that can change the effects of the skills/equipment that can have different stats…”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Very grindy game with quick builds for fast gratification within ~20 min. It lacks a bit of content but the solo dev is open about that. Development is progressing albeit slow. What is there, is fun. I love the low…”
“Absolutely love this game, I've been playing it on and off since the demo and they have been consistently adding new things and updating things really polishing the game over all. it ramps up slowly keeping you engaged…”
“A really fun Horde Slayer type game with a huge variety of build combinations based on skills that can come from different classes /runes that can change the effects of the skills/equipment that can have different stats…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Started out with huge potential but the development has been sooo slow. Things currently being worked on are just AI build companions and not real actual content. I'd still say its worth 10 bucks but what you see is…”
“good game to kill some time for sure”
“Worth the money for sure”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“A really fun Horde Slayer type game with a huge variety of build combinations based on skills that can come from different classes /runes that can change the effects of the skills/equipment that can have different stats…”
“I've played too many games from this genre. Most of which were developed by a single person. Conquest Dark is absolutely one of the better games within this group. The developer is active, and responsive to the…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Miniscule percentage bonuses is the laziest and most boring way to design progression.”
“Quite unbalanced, builds either destroy enemies without thought, or is a long, tedious slog of doing no damage, with not much in between. Hopefully will improve through early access development, but right now, there's…”
“Very decent for Early Access. Yet not much content and progression. Definitely worth it to try and complete existing content, but here my personal moments: 1. Progression. It's not so cool prices just double each…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is so unbalanced that i really can't recommend it to anyone. I'll give you a hint: there's very often a situation when you can't kill enemies 'cause you don't deal enough damage and at the same time enemies…”
“Not a bad game but got tedious fast. You'll figure out the systems within an hour or two and realize there's no depth here.”
“Early access, but no significant updates or milestones to speak of. My guess is that it will get abandon soon. Careful gameplay was so-so at best.”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Started out with huge potential but the development has been sooo slow. Things currently being worked on are just AI build companions and not real actual content. I'd still say its worth 10 bucks but what you see is…”
“Very decent for Early Access. Yet not much content and progression. Definitely worth it to try and complete existing content, but here my personal moments: 1. Progression. It's not so cool prices just double each…”
“Very grindy game with quick builds for fast gratification within ~20 min. It lacks a bit of content but the solo dev is open about that. Development is progressing albeit slow. What is there, is fun. I love the low…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Started out with huge potential but the development has been sooo slow. Things currently being worked on are just AI build companions and not real actual content. I'd still say its worth 10 bucks but what you see is…”
“Early access, but no significant updates or milestones to speak of. My guess is that it will get abandon soon. Careful gameplay was so-so at best.”
“Maybe the development did slow a bit for a while but the game is addicting and it's fun to play”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is so unbalanced that i really can't recommend it to anyone. I'll give you a hint: there's very often a situation when you can't kill enemies 'cause you don't deal enough damage and at the same time enemies…”
“Quite unbalanced, builds either destroy enemies without thought, or is a long, tedious slog of doing no damage, with not much in between. Hopefully will improve through early access development, but right now, there's…”
“Its good but not as easy as similar games.”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The main thing that Conquest Dark does differently than the rest of the genre is how it limits upgrade choices based on your character's proficiencies and equipment. This results in an elegant way to avoid the pitfall that many other survivors-like games fall into, where…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“After having 200+ hours into the game with everything unlocked, I figured I would return the favor with a review. This game could be a, "relaxing make your build and stand still," watching everyone else crumble to dust type of build or a, "high exhilarating, run to survive,…”
— a player, Steam review · 258 hrs played“This is a $15AUD Early Access game by a Solo Dev. I have got 30 hours and enjoyed all of it. I have almost done everything. If you see that price tag and expect AAA live service level of updated then you should smash your head into the wall.”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
0.21.5 - Early Access Minor Update
In the previous update I introduced racial passives and mentioned that I might experiment with class passives as well. Since many of you seemed to like the idea I decided to give them a try. Class pas
0.21.4 - Early Access Minor Update
\ Added a new The Hidden Bazaar location that allows exchange resources and purchase expensive items and upgrades. To unlock this location reach level 10 with the Thieves Guild. \ Added an option to a
0.21.3 - Early Access Minor Update
New Runewords Collection \ Added a new Runewords collection under The Stygian Archive that keeps track of discovered runewords, with options to filter them based on stats and other parameters. You can
0.21.2 - Early Access Minor Update
As mentioned in the previous blog I wasn’t too happy with how similar each of the existing races felt offering mostly visual variation and a few minor stat bonuses. This minor update adds new Racial P
Monthly Development Update - September 2026
The Necrolord update has now been out for a week and judging by the player feedback and activity on the Steam discussion boards and Discord, it’s been very well received. There are some minor balance
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Action · Action RPG · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · RPG · Rogue-like · Bullet Hell · Isometric · Dark Fantasy · Alternate History · Fantasy · Nudity (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 OR AMD FX-9590 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 1050 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space