Choose Conquest of Elysium 3
Choose Conquest of Elysium 3 if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Conquest of Elysium 3 launched in 2012.
Conquest of Elysium 3 vs Dominions 3: The Awakening
Conquest of Elysium 3 and Dominions 3: The Awakening both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Conquest of Elysium 3 (2012) is 1 year older than Dominions 3: The Awakening (2013). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Conquest of Elysium 3: 244 reviews, Dominions 3: The Awakening: 88). 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 Dominions 3: The Awakening
Choose Dominions 3: The Awakening if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Dominions 3: The Awakening launched in 2013.
Both Conquest of Elysium 3 and Dominions 3: The Awakening sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.6% vs 81.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Conquest of Elysium 3 |  Dominions 3: The Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.6% positive (244 reviews) | 81.8% positive (88 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Illwinter Game Design | Illwinter Game Design |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Conquest of Elysium 3 (2012) is 1 year older than Dominions 3: The Awakening (2013).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Conquest of Elysium 3: 244 reviews, Dominions 3: The Awakening: 88).
- Conquest of Elysium 3 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Dominions 3: The Awakening (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Conquest of Elysium 3 has co-op; Dominions 3: The Awakening does not.
- Conquest of Elysium 3 is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dominions 3: The Awakening has no Deck rating yet.
Conquest of Elysium 3 vs Dominions 3: The Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Conquest of Elysium 3 or Dominions 3: The Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Conquest of Elysium 3 (2012) came out before Dominions 3: The Awakening (2013). 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 Conquest of Elysium 3 and Dominions 3: The Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.