Choose Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Choose Age of Reforging: The Freelands if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Age of Reforging: The Freelands launched in 2025.
Age of Reforging: The Freelands vs Conquest
Age of Reforging: The Freelands and Conquest both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Conquest (2021) is 4 years older than Age of Reforging: The Freelands (2025). Age of Reforging: The Freelands scores higher on Steam reviews (70.2% positive) than Conquest (57.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Conquest
Choose Conquest if you want an Action and Early Access game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Conquest launched in 2021.
Both Age of Reforging: The Freelands and Conquest sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Age of Reforging: The Freelands |  Conquest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.2% positive (483 reviews) | 57.1% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PersonaeGame Studio | Endless Endeavor LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Conquest (2021) is 4 years older than Age of Reforging: The Freelands (2025).
- Age of Reforging: The Freelands scores higher on Steam reviews (70.2% positive) than Conquest (57.1% positive).
- Conquest is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Age of Reforging: The Freelands (1.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Age of Reforging: The Freelands is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Conquest has no Deck rating yet.
Age of Reforging: The Freelands vs Conquest — FAQ
- Should I play Age of Reforging: The Freelands or Conquest first?
- If you want chronology, Conquest (2021) came out before Age of Reforging: The Freelands (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Age of Reforging: The Freelands and Conquest similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Age of Reforging: The Freelands run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Age of Reforging: The Freelands is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Conquest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.