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Colonial Conquest
Developer Argonauts Interactive, Collectif Nemoïd
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's. From the Steam store page
150 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 1, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
84 positive · 62 negative
95% range 49–65%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 84 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
166 of 265 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 150 · most liked firstThe visuals are quite nice, with a lovely boardgame-like map to play on, and nice detailing and backgrounds on the menus. They certainly got their hands on a good artist. What you see in the screenshots is exactly what you get. Unfortunately that is the ONLY thing you get. What the game promises, and what it delivers, are two very different things. The video on the store page suggests a cunning and strategic game of influence and military control over the uncivilized regions of the globe,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, addicting and fun. While this doesn't have the depth of a Hearts of Iron game, it's still a hell of a lot of fun to build massive stacks of armies and steamroll every country that dare stand in your path. It all really plays like a board game, the seasons that limits such actions as spying or subversion to the "RISK" like combat system. It's definitely a good game for those days when you don't feel like spending a whole weekend fighting WW2 in HOI but rather conquering the world in just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! Colonial Conquest: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a commander in chief of one of six nations, you will decide the fate of the world and what language we will be speaking? Would it be Yes, Ja, Da or Hai that the world will be referring for a positive answer? Colonial conquest is a turn based strategy game set in the late 1800’s. Upon choosing between France, Germany, Russia,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is essentially a remake of an old Microprose game (though another Steam reviewer thinks it is an old SSI title). While I can't recall the name of the game this one seems to be closely modelled after, it was released circa 1985-86. I would load it off of a 5.25" floppy to play it on my dad's Comodore 64 or very early IBM when I was a pimply-faced youth who thought INXS, The Church and U2 were good music. The Church is still ok, I guess. Anyway, enough nostalgia. You play as one of six…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The name of the game and nostalgic but vague memories of the 1985 SSI version gave me high hopes. Even if it didn’t measure up to my rose-coloured memories, I also harboured optimistic thoughts that it might play a little like a simplified version Victoria 2 in board game form. What I actually got was a game more similar to a mobile port of RISK. I realise that a few of the negative reviews have compared this game to RISK which is only partially accurate as there are some tactical…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually really fun and I see great potential. Nice music, some things I could ask for though would be more provinces in some places, like Russia. And more in depth diplomacy. More events, the ability to construct factories in conquered regions, war declaration notifiers, peace deals would make the game really good. It's already a very nice game though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No doubt Colonial Conquest is simplistic. But this is a strength for a pick up and play light strategy game, think Risk but with more colonialism! and Dreadnoughts. One critiscim i have at this time is the ability to be able to use Doom Stacks and overwhealm the A.I very easyily ( However this is Vs the A.I and i imagine against Humans it would not be an issue ) XTRG.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I took the game on the off chance that I would spend a good half an hour on it before shelving it. I am now two hours into my first run through, playing Japan and hungrily eyeing the US West Coast... I find the game easy to grasp, and have yet to make good use of the subtelties such as subversion and espionage. Would love to see the Minors having the ability to hit back somehow or asking for the protection of other Majors against the players or the AI :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played a bit more than 3 hours and I had to force me to stop...indeed, the beast is quite addictive. I found again the pleasure I had back in the late 1980's playing on my old Amiga and enjoying this world conquering scheme... the same grandiose spirit is here, and more, as the little nice additions the devs have added...and not to say about the look, much better than the old pixels... Anyway, I found a great fun and enjoyable gameplay, and an easy to understand game (but not so easy to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Though the game may not be too complex which makes it easy to pick up and get into,the AI can be a challenge.The developers have fixed most if not all problems the moment they arise and are supporting the game well and of course more nations could be added to expand the game if they want.Great game would highly recommend for the cheap price too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great simple to learn strategy game that has that just one more turn mentality like civilzation with awesome music i would also pay to get more soundtracks because the music is just so catchy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool strategy game where you can conquer the whole world, it's very challenging and the game is pretty easy to learn (without even reading help text) Risk fans will love it !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was the 1st computer game i played at home with the Atari 800xl of a friend . Even it is a very simple strategy game it blew me away . The greatest you can play it with 6 players , but before you become mad by this feature , you played on 1 machine so you have to give orders one after the other . ( realy ask myself if they change it or still use the old mode, people like me like the old style if the players were pro`s (because than a round last 5-8 minutes for all) - haha in a game were…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was discussing games we played as kids that we liked and I recalled SSI's colonial conquest. I did a search on Steam and there it is! I bought it on the spot. I love this game. It's very true to the SSI version I remember and every bit as much fun. Highly recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game, if u like risk (the board game) has a few glitches on which can be anoyying. like crashes if you make certain moves and also attacking your own army sometimes if you attack a place from multiple sides. also a few times stack of alot of troops changed to the enemy side after the provenance which they where attacking from got attacked in the same pharse and lost.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a quaint, small and cheap game. It's got a lovely charm to it and it's great to play for an hour or so and pick it up again later. Of course, for the price you're getting quite a small and basic game. It's fun to play, however I think it would have been brilliant if you could play with friends over the internet. There are 4 seasons every year in this game, just like real life. You can do pretty much everything in the Spring such as raising an army, build boats, spy on other countries,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and accessible, the game may provide you with a good distraction while you listen to a Podcast, Lecture, etc. It's instinctive and more motorial than verbal, which means you won't have neither much to do, nor much to read. Playing as a naval nation is specially entertaining, since there are many strategies which can be used to conquer the maximum amount of colonies in the shortest period of time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not that deep but very funny for beginners and /or people who dont have that much time to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very suprised by this game, quick, simple and a blast to play. I would say that some portions of the user interface do not seem to work or are hard to navigate. When I went to look up the rules etc. the links didn't seem to work. Overall a really fun game. JUST ONE MORE TURN! EDIT: The links work now and I can look up rules etc. Still overall UI/UX could use some work, but I'm having a lot of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Definitely Beer & Pretzels style, but a blast to play. Particularly good for those who recall the old Colonial Conquest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for a new and addictive vector to sink my already limited free time. I have yet to explore all of the game but I have enjoyed myself thoroughly. I am positively surprised in feeling that this is a game I enjoy not only because of older memories but rather on its own merits. Thanks for the super quick first batch of bug-hunting and fixing. Keep up the good work guys.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great little strategy game here! reminds me of "Risk" but more options more colonial things and stuff.Not as deep as "Europa Universalis&Victoria2 ,but still a lot of fun to play,easy to learn and realaxing to play. If you want to play and easy not so deep long play type of strategy game,i would recommend this one to pick up!Nice little game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very simple but largely satisfying strategy game. I hope the developers continue to improve and expand on it. I wish that there was just a little more to it. To really hold my attention it needs three simple things... Artillary, cavalry and officers. The artillary and cavalry would give it that "rock/paper/scissors" aspect so that it's not just a numbers game... and officers could affect the efficiency of your troops (A Sergeant for instance could add 10% to your troops making a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it. Its a really nice risk clone that goes more in depth. However, there are a thing I want to point out (these aren't all cons, just weird quirks) 1. GODAMNIT FRANCE! The AI is not good to attack early, nor are they good to attack late. So your kind of stuck in a rut at some points. 2. There can be many turns where you just skip. 3. Also, here a tip to noobs: ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR TERRITORYS! Especially costal ones! This may seem obvious, but if your like me and you make a 500 army…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very good game for the value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OMG!!! You can play as the German Empire before WW1! Rating: 90000000/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game for the price. I would have liked it better if there were politics involved in the game, but it reminds me alot of Risk. There is no real development of countries economy, except by conqouring neutral regions and going to war with other countries. Like I said, for the budget, the game is excellent. Very fun. Can easily get addicted to it for hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good "risk" game with many possibilities. Only waiting for multiplayer to fight with friends online.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like RISK, you'll like this game. The menus are easy to navigate and there is a very easy learning curve, so it's a breeze to get started and begin dominating the planet.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game to play when really don't feel like playing everything else.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just love the game .has a risk type of play but much better. deves are right there to help.and i like that very much.and also they will be adding much more content to an already good game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very fun strategy game. While this game isn't too in-depth I feel this is a positive point. We focus on conquering the world and not spending an hour on every battle. It is like playing a Total War game auto-resolving every battle and not having to build anything. As for those people that say you can't do anything but one turn a year, I say move your darn armies fools. My armies move every turn four times a year. At the start of every year I am buying more armies. Once the game gets going a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Colonial conquest is simplicity incarnate. There is no depth to the game, there is no content, there is no strategy. You play a major power of the time (Britain, USA, France, Germany, Russia, or Japan). Each territory has a monetary value, and your money allows you to buy ships and soldiers. Purchase your armies, and walk all over the world, gobbling up one territory after another until you achieve the preset number of victory points. At this point the game ends - no cut scene, no message,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun. Its simple, but good. My only complaint is I wish there was a notification for when another power declairs war on you, and some way to make peace with them. This game is great for anyone who likes genraling or risk style games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good things: * Simplistic design and mechanics. * Good game for the price. Bad things: * Some compatability issues (read below) * Interface feels a little clunky in certain aspects. * Some weird little bugs. Risk-like turn based strategy game set in the Victorian era? Sign me up. Unfortunately, the game barely handles on my primary computer. I suffer large interface latency; for example, there is a pronounced time-delay between mousing over something and that something being available to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very Nice Instant of pleasure playing this historical strategy game, (although colonialism wasn't a good thing (but in a historical video game, we can accept it!)) It seems that there are lot of challenge trying to rise each nation, ... let's play Now!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It looked like it should be fun, but wasn't. I hate to run down anyone's creative output, but this game just doesn't offer anything except a version of Risk that doesnt work as well as Risk does. It is simplistic like Risk (simplistic=too simple), then adds the concept of seasons and some other things, but the add-ons increase the tedious work of playing. Never enough boats to transport the troops, or else never enough troops for the huge amount of boats. Nothing happens unless it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its worth 10 euros i had fun with the game for now il continue to try and see more of the game !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game, found a bug though, it crashes the game shipping troops from england/scotland to western africa.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is worth maybe $0.50 (50 cents) and that is maybe... It is little more than a very basic Flash level game you would find running on mobile phones a decade ago. Sadly it is being offered commercially with silly bugs that make this unsophisticated, unitelligent 5 minute distraction a chore to play. I'm trying to be kind but there is very little that is positive to say about it. Steam needs to start quality checking before no-name profiteers dumping shovelware into their store damages…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 it to be good, but, apart from improved graphics (not 30 years' worth, mind you), it is inferior to the original. Which is a shame. Yes I have played a bunch of hours on it (did I mention that the original Colonial Conquest was one of my favourites?) ... but I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Risk with more strategy to it. A great game, well worth a download. If you enjoy historical strategic gaming, then this is the game for you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Opportunity playing Game i would say its cool if you need to waste some time you can use it very well. [8.9/10] Points.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While this game is way to simplistic in movement it offers an interesting Risk Type game. It is not for the die hard strategist since there is no movement factor but there is a diplomatic factor that can help if you do not want to be totally militaristic. Game crashes allot. Almost all the time about 1885. Been able to play just one game through.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First reaction: F*ck off France! I'm busy beating the brits teeth in! - - - - - (I'm playing as germany) - - - - (France is paying my men to deseart) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In other news this is a fun addictive game that easy to get into. My only problem is that there is no online multiplayer. Also i wish there was more countntries to play as but that soo minor i dont really care too much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is more of an advanced Risk like Board Game. It is simple to pick up and just start playing. In the Description of the game it states that the game mechanics are very straight forward and simple.. The game delivered that. If you are looking for a cheap game that is easy to play and resembles a board game like risk.. This is a perfect game. This is not an overly complicated game trying to simulate history and governments.. You place your armies and move them around the map, conquer or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very simple and good game, i enjoy play in it but the game need to be improved. I mean maybe you should make option to recruit for soldiers in land of countries that you totally conquered? It'll makes the game less annoying when you have a very large amount of lands... I want to add now why Russia have only one region where it can recruit soldiers but other countries have around 3-2 even if they much smaller? In addition will you add multiplayer between players in the future?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had issues wth the game but the dev reached out to me personally and addressed my concerns. I am impressed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good fun for a few hours and fitting to it's Price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a great game for the Commodore 64 and it's great to have it back!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this game really could shine if there were some management challenges here, but as it turns out, all you do is move your troops and ships around conquering map tiles. Every year you have some income and can build more armies and ships. And that's it - every turn equals three months, and so you give move orders to the armies, and build more of them. It's kinda like the classic "WAR" board game. Armies are stones, build more, throw them at the enemy, next turn, rinse and repeat.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →think about all the fun you have with Risk, including the times the game devolved into fisticuffs, playing this is the same but worse
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tons of fun for hours to come, ignore my game hours, most of what I've played was a mobile device before I noticed it on Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortuantely, as much as I loved this game both when it first came out in '85, and this version, it has a critical and uncorrected bug at the moment. without being able to play the 1914 scenario, I have to say don't buy. UPDATE: apparently with the recent update, the 1914 scenario now works. That correction makes the game a yes in my book then.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice little strategy game for a few hours of fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a bad game. The gameplay is extremely simplistic, the interface is atrocious and the mechanics are obfuscated to the point where nothing makes any sense. The gameplay is centred around cycles of four turns. In the first turn of a cycle, you buy soldiers and boats in your starting provinces. You can also do other things this turn, although it's generally pointless. You can commit "subterfuge" to gain a province by dumping slightly more money onto that province than it would cost to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring risk clone.. can get better quality games with these mechanics for free as mobile apps
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am sorry to say that this game feels like something rushed during a lunchbreak. I love the idea of a RISK based game in various time ages. But you dont get your moneys worth with this game: (1). There is only one map (2). There isnt much graphics in the game, just a map that should not need more than 3-5 MB. (3). There are just some recorded crash-boom-bang sounds (shouldnt need many MB). (4). The mechanics of the game (battles etc) is extremely simple (shouldnt require more than 3-5 MB…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Risk, you'll like this game...
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