Rank 01Why this
Also Remake and Grand Strategy, like Colonial Conquest.
- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2008
Games like Colonial Conquest
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Colonial Conquest also play
The closest matches to Colonial Conquest: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection, Making History: The First World War, Europa Universalis IV, and Hearts of Iron III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Grand Strategy and Alternate History, like Colonial Conquest.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2016
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- 2021
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To End All Wars
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Colonial Conquest.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Colonial Conquest
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Also Remake and Grand Strategy, like Colonial Conquest.
- 87% of 847 reviews
- 2Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Also Grand Strategy and Alternate History, like Colonial Conquest.
- 69% of 103 reviews
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- 23Commander: Conquest of the Americas
Also Alternate History and Historical, like Colonial Conquest.
- 50% of 88 reviews
- 24
- Released: 2015
- Developer: Argonauts Interactive, Collectif Nemoïd
- 58% of 127 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Factory based production limits unit growth to starting zones
- Naval units enable global troop deployment
- Retro charm of a 1980s grand strategy classic
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Lighthearted
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Colonial Conquest, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Colonial Conquest.
Crusader Kings II
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Colonial Conquest.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Wargame and Historical, like Colonial Conquest.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Colonial Conquest.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also Wargame and Turn-Based Strategy, like Colonial Conquest.
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Why this: Same challenging mood as Colonial Conquest.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Same retro mood as Colonial Conquest.
About Colonial Conquest
The closest matches to Colonial Conquest: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection, Making History: The First World War, Europa Universalis IV, and Hearts of Iron III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Colonial Conquest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection and Making History: The First World War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and lighthearted, and single out its espionage system and factory based production. 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.
About Colonial Conquest: Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Is Colonial Conquest worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 127 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Factory based production limits unit growth to starting zones
- Naval units enable global troop deployment
- Retro charm of a 1980s grand strategy classic
- Seasonal turns force strategic planning around spring only production
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I am so mixed about this game. When Colonial Conquest first came out on the Commodore 64 (in 1985 - heyoo), it was incredible, to the extent that it remains one of my top games of all time. This version, sadly, pales in comparison. I want…”
“Paid $2.99 for the game and not worth that much. Just bad. Somebody else said, it's like playing Risk, only without knowing the other side's forces. That's a good description. Don't waste your money.”
People who play it also play: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection, Making History: The First World War
Frequently asked about Colonial Conquest
Can I run it?
Does Colonial Conquest have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Colonial Conquest supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Colonial Conquest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Colonial Conquest are Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection, Making History: The First World War.
Who developed Colonial Conquest?
Colonial Conquest was developed by Argonauts Interactive, Collectif Nemoïd and published by Plug In Digital, Argonauts Interactive.