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Games like The Conquest of Go

If The Conquest of Go is your kind of game, the closest matches are Old Salt, Milichess and Empire at Risk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Conquest of Go: Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.

2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby Wolfey Studios
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Ai review highlights 3 worst mistakes per gameCampaign map turns learning into a conquestCampaign mode scales difficulty with meta moves and tsumegoChallengingContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked The Conquest of Go also play

Steam players who put hours into The Conquest of Go also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Old Salt

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    A Naval Strategy With No Reinforcements On The Way. Command a Custom Fleet with faction abilities in Multiplayer matches or Faction Campaigns.

    2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Milichess

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    A toy-table tactical strategy game where commanders move soldiers, tanks, engineers, radar, SAM sites, and aircraft across fogged battlefields. Outmaneuver your opponent through positioning, terrain, supply pressure, and air missions in MiliChess, Req. Ammo, or classic Chess modes.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Empire at Risk

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Expand, conquer and dominate your rivals on dynamic hex maps. Capture regions, secure supply and adapt to every seed. Battle friends or AI in solo and multiplayer matches with up to 8 players and climb the leaderboard.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Biblios Dice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Conquest of Go.

    Biblios Dice is a digital adaptation of the dice game by Dr. Finn. In it you are working as medieval monks to produce illustrations and improve the prestige of your abbey. Manipulate the value of the five different resources, buy and sell at the market, and gain the bishop's favor.

    2023StrategyCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chess Mega Bundle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Conquest of Go.

    Play hundreds of chess variants online or locally.

    2021Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Carrom Slam!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    The classic tabletop game Carrom is brought to you in a true to life 3D simulation. Play the turn-based coin-flicker your way with customizable rules, boards, and strikers. All games modes available to play with 4+ friends, strangers, or variable difficulty bots.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fortune Avenue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. World War 2 Operation Husky

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Conquest of Go fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Conquest of Go.

    A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.

    2021StrategySimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Conquest of Go at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Conquest of Go.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Conquest of Go on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Samsara Room

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NERTS! Online

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Conquest of Go.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Conquest of Go

Is The Conquest of Go verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Conquest of Go is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Conquest of Go cost?
The Conquest of Go is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Conquest of Go have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Conquest of Go supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to The Conquest of Go?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Conquest of Go are Old Salt, Milichess, Empire at Risk.
Who developed The Conquest of Go?
The Conquest of Go was developed by Wolfey Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Conquest of Go.

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