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Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest

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53%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
monetization, story
53% User Score Based on 626 reviews

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Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest is a multiplayer role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Hunted Cow Games and was released on November 18, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

Build massive Chaos armies of Mortals and Daemons and march upon Altdorf, lead a powerful Warhost, and dominate your enemies in Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest, an epic fantasy strategy game.

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53%
Audience ScoreBased on 626 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
monetization18 negative mentions

  • Enjoyable strategy city builder with solid Warhammer Fantasy theming and atmosphere.
  • Good community and alliance interaction enhances gameplay and enjoyment.
  • Manageable for free-to-play players with patience and strategic play, especially when joining strong alliances.
  • Strong pay-to-win mechanics heavily favor players who spend significant real money, creating an unbalanced experience.
  • Long upgrade timers and grinding make progression slow and tedious without spending money.
  • PC port suffers from UI issues such as small text, lack of resolution options, frequent crashes, and poor optimization.
  • gameplay
    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is built around familiar conquest and base-building mechanics, offering a straightforward and accessible experience but heavily reliant on lengthy timers and repetitive actions. However, many players criticize its strong pay-to-win elements, lack of meaningful PvP, and predatory monetization that diminish long-term engagement. While some find the mechanics solid and enjoyable for casual play, the game largely suffers from monotony and imbalance favoring paying players.

    • “Conquest mechanics are good and it's generally a fairly straightforward game.”
    • “The mechanics are solid, the tribute to the Warhammer universe is pleasant, and the Steam app is a good companion to your mobile app.”
    • “I enjoy the game a lot for what it is though, mechanics are solid at its core and it's pretty fun.”
    • “There is no real PvP, only harassment, so most people leave the game early. The game mechanics favor pay-to-win so heavily that some players act without any consequence.”
    • “Just another city builder/army builder with pay-to-win elements; a lot of work for no reward once you hit a certain level. You get crushed by the no-lifers and botters who stonewall your progress, and the gameplay gets dull after a while, causing you to lose motivation.”
    • “This is the exact same reskinned game we've seen many times before, only this time with a Warhammer theme. 90% of the gameplay is waiting for timers to elapse, then selecting new timers to wait on.”
  • graphics
    35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally praised for being good to great, with detailed visuals, strong art style, and suitable atmospheres, especially impressive for a mobile port on PC. Some users note a lack of advanced graphics or occasional crashes, but overall, the visual quality stands out within its genre and enhances the gameplay experience.

    • “The graphics really stand out among others in its genre and you can tell a lot of work has gone into it.”
    • “With ultra graphics on PC the game has an excellent quality.”
    • “Running all graphics options on the highest possible settings in fullscreen is awesome.”
    • “Game is a total joke... slow, no graphics, don't waste your time on this money pit!”
    • “No advanced graphics.”
    • “It's basically a reskin of another game by the same company, Operation: New Earth, just with Warhammer graphics and flavor.”
  • monetization
    33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is heavily criticized as a predatory, pay-to-win cash grab typical of mobile ports, featuring pervasive microtransactions and costly bundles that hinder free progression. While ads and purchases can grant premium currency, many players find the game's reliance on paywalls, time gates, and pay-to-win events detrimental to enjoyment and fairness. Some note a relatively light ad presence initially, but overall, the business model is seen as exploitative and detracts significantly from gameplay.

    • “It is a good time waster and can be fun; no need to buy any in-game purchases if you join a good active alliance with other skilled players.”
    • “There are a few prompts for in-game purchases, but it is not overwhelming like some other games, and the ads are surprisingly absent so far!”
    • “Easy to play free-to-play at the start, but in-game purchases become increasingly necessary to progress.”
    • “Lost interest quickly after realizing how thoroughly permeated with microtransactions it is.”
    • “It basically just a cash grab, and if you don't want to pay it takes half way to forever to get anywhere.”
    • “But nothing to see here: pure cash grab game with completely overpriced items and no gameplay at all.”
  • story
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story receives mixed feedback, with some players appreciating the unique and immersive Warhammer Chaos storyline and animation, while others criticize the game for lacking a meaningful narrative or deeming the plot unengaging. Additionally, frustrations arise due to pay-to-win mechanics that impact quest progression and overall enjoyment.

    • “Firstly, to say that it is pay-to-win only tells half the story.”
    • “Graphics are good and moody, suitable for the story of the game.”
    • “I love the animation as it helps to fully immerse you into the Warhammer Chaos world, and the story-line is unique and interesting.”
    • “This is a pay-to-win game and developers make it their mission to remove any free-to-play abilities that help players who can't spend a lot on the game. Most other games allow low or no-pay accounts to advance in certain ways. When I shared these techniques here, the devs banned me and removed the features. They just copy and pasted code from another game and edited out free-to-play player techniques. It's a terrible game.”
    • “I have not spent money but I notice as you level your keep, the missions become impossible to do without spending money weekly.”
    • “No story.”
  • grinding
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews consistently highlight that the game is heavily grind-focused, with progression feeling slow and often requiring significant time investment or monetary purchases to advance skill trees and obtain rewards. Free-to-play players may find grinding tedious and unrewarding, especially when competing against paying "whales" who dominate progress. While some appreciate the long-term, strategic nature of the grind, many criticize the design for encouraging pay-to-win dynamics and repetitive farming.

    • “The game is way too grindy and encourages pay-to-play a lot.”
    • “This game is for wallet warriors. If you are a mere mortal like me, you used to be able to grind your way through. Though progress was slower versus paying, grinding was actually an option and the rewards paid the grinding off.”
    • “Just painful grinding to level up, and then all of a sudden comes a 'whale' — some player who has been putting a bazillion times more time and money into the game than you — and obliterates you.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally praised for creating a great atmosphere and complementing the theme, though it is noted to be limited and repetitive with a short loop. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the experience despite its simplicity.

    • “The theme is great, artwork is great, music is great, and it is designed to allow you to keep playing.”
    • “The soundtrack gives a great atmosphere but is very limited and the graphics for a very simple layout are impressive especially the details on certain characters like warlords and the terrain looks good.”
    • “Great graphics and music.”
    • “Sound and music are not impressive and on a short loop.”
  • stability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent freezes, crashes, and bugs that cause significant gameplay disruptions, such as unexpected shield drops and incorrect upgrade costs, resulting in player losses and frustration. Despite the game's potential, these stability issues and lack of developer responsiveness severely impact the overall experience.

    • “The problem with the game is that it freezes or crashes, and you can be attacked while having to restart. This has happened to me 3 times, costing me 10-16 days of healing time each time.”
    • “The game freezes or crashes, which makes me stop playing.”
    • “Full of bugs and glitches, such as your 3-day shield dropping for no reason, then being attacked and losing everything. Upgrades consume more warpstones than displayed, and admins didn't care. I lost over 100k warpstones due to this bug and only got 5k back, with no further explanation.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor PC optimization, with players questioning why it was released on Steam without proper adjustments. However, there have been significant improvements, such as a reported 1000% increase in server performance.

    • “Increasing game server performance by 1000%”
    • “It's simple... the game is poorly optimized for PC.”
    • “Don't know why it was ported to Steam without PC optimizations.”
    • “- Increasing game server performance by 1000%”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is enhanced by an impressive soundtrack and detailed graphics, especially on characters and terrain, creating an engaging environment despite a simple layout. While the soundtrack is limited, joining a good alliance can further improve the overall experience.

    • “The soundtrack creates a great atmosphere, and the graphics for a very simple layout are impressive, especially the details on certain characters like warlords and the terrain.”
    • “Not bad, passes the time, and if you can find a good alliance, the atmosphere is nice.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's humor mainly comes from its entertaining chat and dedicated community, adding some charm despite its typical gameplay. However, it lacks standout comedic elements compared to similar games.

    • “It doesn't have anything special in comparison to other games like this but the chat is funny and the community is pretty dedicated.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game delivers a powerful emotional impact, evoking genuine feelings that deeply resonate with players.

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Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest is a role playing game with fantasy theme.

Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 35 hours playing Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest.

Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest was released on November 18, 2019.

Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest was developed by Hunted Cow Games.

Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest is a multiplayer game.

Similar games include Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest, Total War: WARHAMMER, Dark Origins, Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals, Top Heroes and others.