Rank 01Games like Conan Exiles
- 36 games
- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked Conan Exiles also play
The closest matches to Conan Exiles: Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rust, 7 Days to Die, and Soulmask. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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7 Days to Die
Why this: Same stressful mood as Conan Exiles.
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V Rising
Why this: Same dark mood as Conan Exiles.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Funcom
- Price: $39.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 80% of 37,574 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Base building is one of the best ever made
- Combat system is one of the best ever made
- Forces you to be a better gamer
- Dark
- Grim
- Stressful
More games like Conan Exiles, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Conan Exiles
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Project Zomboid
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Conan Exiles.
ICARUS
Why this: Shares combat system and base building with Conan Exiles.
No Man's Sky
Why this: Shares base building with Conan Exiles.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Conan Exiles at current Steam store prices.
The Forest
Why this: Shares base building with Conan Exiles.
Don't Starve Together
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Conan Exiles.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Valheim
Why this: Shares base building with Conan Exiles.
7 Days to Die
Why this: Same stressful mood as Conan Exiles.
V Rising
Why this: Same dark mood as Conan Exiles.
Palworld
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Conan Exiles.
More from Funcom
Other recommendable Steam games by Funcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Secret World Legends
Why this: Same dark mood as Conan Exiles.
About Conan Exiles
The closest matches to Conan Exiles: Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rust, 7 Days to Die, and Soulmask. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Conan Exiles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved and Rust — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, grim and stressful, and single out its base building and combat system. 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.
Conan Exiles is a survival-focused multiplayer game set in Robert E. Howard's iconic Hyborian Age, developed and published by Funcom in 2018. Players must manage hunger, thirst, and climate while establishing bases, crafting tools and weapons, and engaging in both PvP and PvE combat across a vast open world. The game features extensive mod support, a comprehensive building system, and persistent servers. Reviewers and players describe the experience as dark, grim, and tense, with the harsh survival mechanics creating a genuinely stressful atmosphere. The game achieves an 80% positive rating from over 37,000 Steam reviews. Players highlight the sense of adventure and note the robust modding community offers significant replayability beyond the base experience. Priced at $39.99, it does not currently support Steam Deck.
About Conan Exiles: An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Is Conan Exiles worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 80% of 37,574 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 72% positive across 285 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $39.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 251 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 100 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Base building is one of the best ever made
- Combat system is one of the best ever made
- Forces you to be a better gamer
- Moddable than ark
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I loved this game, but after many updates and the developers constantly changing their minds about which direction to take, the game became dull and boring”
“Unoptimized, buggy crap. Gives me fatal error all the time. Abandoned by the devs, they simply don't care. Now its my turn.”
People who play it also play: Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rust
Frequently asked about Conan Exiles
Can I run it?
Does Conan Exiles run on Steam Deck?
Conan Exiles is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Conan Exiles cost?
Conan Exiles is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Conan Exiles have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Conan Exiles supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Conan Exiles?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Conan Exiles are Valheim, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rust.
Who developed Conan Exiles?
Conan Exiles was developed by Funcom.