Conan Exiles

The Game is nearly unplayable. The most basic functions break constantly. Sorting your inventory breaks your inventory, making equipping anything, dropping anything, or even just moving an item from one spot to another is a painstaking process. Falling through the map is a constant fear as well. Losing your entire inventory since your body is unreachable. The official servers are so completely lagged out you cant even fight anything or anyone correctly. single player works the best, since you will have to use the admin commands or mods to fix things while you constantly get screwed over. Creative Mode seems to be the only reason to play, and its a pvp game, so theres not much to do besides build a base. screenshot it, then uninstall. Theres no quest or story to speak of, just a large empty map to build in. I got this game for $3.50. Still seems like too much for how insanely broken it is.

I enjoy this game. I only find it annoying that in co-op that your friends cant explore on their own without being pulled toward me as host. Other than that everything else its fun and interesting.

It's REALLY bad. Bugs and collision detection make it not only frustrating but nearly unplayable.

If it were available for free I would still say buyer beware.

Embark on Your own adventure in this beautiful hardcore survival rpg.
A vast world to explore, both in singleplayer and multiplayer on a beautiful map with tons of lore, secrets and stuff to explore in general.
Tired of adventure? Settle up yourself and build a home or a castle of your design, your own creativity(and game limitations) is the limit. Assemble yourself an army of thralls to follow You in battle and larp over your domain
DLC’s mostly are cosmetic, Siptah is a new map with adventures of its own. Recommended to wait for sales
On the flip side, we have certain bugs and performance issues that hunt the game since its early days(im looking at you, memory leaks) with hope they will get fixed
Overall the game is fun and definitely worth a try, with current developer support and mods from the community
What will You do Exile, when there is nothing left, but to live or die.

Game has good combat, lots of place and lore to explore, and the animation is good too. Would definitely recommend if it isn't a bug ridden mess. Most of the bugs has been there over a year. You can see all those posts on the official forum discussing how those bugs affect gameplay. Even some so-call "feature" will cause problems, like that living settlement update would cause your thralls to randomly died and disappeared with with no reason at all. And there is no way you can save them and the gears because it happens to the thrall guarding your base when you're not there. When you learned their death via the server log it's already too late. The only work around is to disable the said feature via admin control. As of right now, 7 months since that update, the problem is still there. They can't even make that feature option off by default before that can fix it. The game has lots of progress hindering like this. Such a shame. Because it has solid contents.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ / 10 meat shields

Hours played: 4,000+ (and I'm still naked in the desert half the time)

When I first launched Conan Exiles, I thought, "Cool, a survival game with swords and loincloths." 4,000 hours later, I’m still here, wondering how many more thralls I need to kidnap before I feel fulfilled.

The base game? Pretty solid. PvP is a glorious chaos simulator where you can spend hours building a fortress only to have Chad the Barbarian nuke it at 3am while you're asleep. 10/10 emotional damage.

But the real magic? Roleplay servers with mods. Oh man. I went from Conan the Destroyer to Conan the Flirtatious Tavern Owner with a suspiciously large basement. Thanks to the modding community, I’ve experienced everything from intense political drama to spontaneous orgies in bathhouses built with architectural precision. Peak storytelling.

Pros:

You can punch trees AND gods.

Mods turn the game into Skyrim with fewer dragons and more questionable choices.

RP servers taught me more about diplomacy than my political science degree.

Cons:

Occasional bugs, like flying crocodiles or invisible walls. But honestly, it just adds to the lore.

Base PvE is fine, but once you taste modded RP, there’s no going back.

Final Verdict:
Come for the survival, stay for the immersive, chaotic, slightly-too-horny roleplay.
And yes, I still forget to bring a waterskin.

30 min of gameplay for 2 hours of troubleshooting...
After newest update connecting to selfhosted dedicated server is not possible anymore. Game Client and Server are running different versions although both are up to date.

Unfortunately im over 2h so a refund is out of sight now...
To bad I paid 3€ for this

I adore this game. As wonky, janky and buggy as this game is. It is nevertheless fun as hell. The art style fits Howard's universe to a t. Get some friends or play solo, and have a damn good time!

Great game as long as the server owners are not corrupt

Basically, Age of Conan's assets money grabbing recycler

That weird feeling like you're playing Age of Conan, like someone else in its chopped and rotten skin disguising like a fresh new game.

When you played Age of Conan a lot, this game feels too weird (the same music, 3D assets, sounds, animations, etc.), it makes me feel sad as the fist one was much richer game and pretty unique MMORPG of its time (deep character development (it terms of skills, builds, customization (voice, clothes), classes, combat and setting).

Its honestly a lot of fun. Physics aren't as cool as valheim, but it does look a lot better. If you liked Valheim, I'd give this a shot.

Considering the fact that I've sunk 100 hours into this game in the past two weeks since I've bought it, I can't say that I wouldn't recommend the game. I don't think I'd buy it at the $40 price tag it is normally, but when it was like 90% off and $3? Absolutely. I imagine multiplayer can be extremely fun on actual servers, but if you host a game and get your friend to join you, they won't be able to wander far from you - and that was as far as my stint with multiplayer went, otherwise I've been strictly singleplayer.

Obviously, as other reviews mention, it has its bugs and glitches, but it's a fun game still. The building is what really drew me to the game, so that's what I've been filling my time with, if you're someone who enjoys building and decorating, this game gives you a ton to work with.

got buyers remorse from a -90% sale
best part of the game is the dick size slider

One minute you’re crafting your dream base, the next you're being slapped into the next dimension by a raging rhino 🦏💀. Every resource is precious, every battle is a gamble, and every corner hides something terrifying. A hardcore survival adventure that will have you questioning your life choices. 10/10, would get caught in a thrall raid again. 🔨😂 Only downside? Some bugs here and there, but hey, it’s all part of the survival experience... right? 🐞

Great open world survivor game that has a huge amount of game play. Always getting updates and new content for the game. I originally played this on xbox and bought it again on steam as I loved playing with friends. It does have a few glitches from time to time but nothing a bug report and a quick patch can't fix. Defiantly worth playing with friends if your looking for a open world crafting survival.

If you're buying it for co-op then don't. The Tether garbage exists and instead of just adding a 'tick box' to disable it, you have to install a dedicated server.

Single player works fine.

Game makes you wait through animations EVERY time game loads. Plus, black screens out of nowhere. When game does run, tits are cool, so is vulva. Not worth it.

Love this game. Played it for years on PS4 and PS5. Finally made the move to PC and its even better.

Absolutly the best rpg survival crafting in an open world scenario. The character is so interresting, so far I'm having so much fun and I really wish I'd started this game before. Absolutly no lag, even with a huge castle and I have never seen a game that is this efficient at processing data and optimized like paradise. Thank you for this amazing game, it might be my top 1 of all times!!

It's honestly difficult to know whether to recommend this or not. On the one hand, I've had so much fun building in this game. The creative options are through the roof, especially with mods. But on the other hand, I can't remember the last time I've had a game crash this often. Maybe a list?

+++ PROS
+ Building is super fun, minimal limits
+ Complex, but not stressful crafting system
+ World is really pretty, easy to immerse yourself in
+ Lots of mods available

--- CONS
- Crashes regularly
- Graphics not very crispy, even maxed out
- UI is cumbersome
- Biggest DLC (Siptah) is really bad

I'd love to come back in the future and give this a thumbs up, but being familiar with Funcom's track record as a former long-term Anarchy Online player, it really doesn't seem likely that they will do much beyond plugging holes while declaring their sinking ship a luxury yacht. :(

I actually really enjoyed this game, but it's a thumbs down because the bugs are so profoundly ban. I grinded for a few weeks to level up my characters, and out of the blue my characters and their gear fell through the map and I lost everything....

Don't be like me. Don't play this game.

After putting hundreds of hours into the games like Valheim or 7 Days to Die, this one seemed just inferior in everything. Other than that, it's a bugfest and dedicated servers are sometimes impossible to set up while playing co-op is just pathetic because you can't move 100 meters away from the host.

Seems unfinished, left halfway through the development. Would not recommend this game in 2025.

I have been sleeping for 4 hours a night since I bought this game. It has base building/survival/MMMORPG elements. There's also a companion system. It has depth and a wide variety of mechanics, but once you get the hang of it, you'll find it's not that complex. You can choose your gameplay style, like PVP or PVE, dungeons / monster slaying, or focusing on companions, or construction. You may choose to build a village or even a town, either alone (with NPCs) or with friends (plus your NPCs). There's also a raid mechanic ("Purge") where you defend your base from enemy NPCs.

The only downside is the numerous bugs. Your NPC companions can get stuck, combat system is a bit wonky, auto crafting doesn't start, etc.

But overall, these bugs do not diminish the fact that it is a pure time sink. I know some people who took time off from work just for this game (neither confirming nor denying that this was my friends and me).

10 trillion years later Co-op is still d0gshit ,cannot connect to my friend (No i will not rent server to play for 2 days and then abandon)
fix your broken game and maybe people will play it

I wanted to give this a positive review, but the big problem with it is BattleEye wants me to disable my Windows security or the game won't run. It's a non-competitive single player or coop game that shouldn't require this or active online connection. Funcom could've gone with a less intrusive anti-cheat. That and they're basically funded by Tencent's tentacles now. Other than that, the gameplay itself is similar to Ark or any other survival builder game with a dash of mythology theme, nothing innovative, and some bugs, freezes, and jank as well.

Just bought this yesterday, installed and wanted to play...took forever to create a character as the mouse would not click on any of the buttons...their hitboxes were way off.

Finally got into the game, was on an online server...and 30 seconds after joining just as I am starting to look around and explore and try to figure the game out an admin ports me to some caged area where I can't do anything....and then demands I join their discord.

No thanks, this isn't the game for me. Not being forced onto someones discord just to be allowed to play on a server. What a stupid setup.

Good Game. Fun Game. Lotssss Of Bugs, Still Fun Though.

I've never seen so many blatant and extreme bugs in a game of this price before but for 4 whole dollars I'd say it's worth it

Decent game at it core, very bad business practice from Funcom. Selling overpriced items are bad enough, they even pushed it further by introducing rotation store, they pushed your FOMO instinct to spend money on their overprice items. What is funnier is that Funcom literally ignore any complain about this situation, even outright ban people for it. Should have not get this game on discount and continue pirate it, Yes i pirate this thing and decide to buy it, including every DLC to support the dev because how good this game is, only to find out their anti consumer practice, shame on Funcom.

Why on EARTH does offline singleplayer not work?? It's clear that it used to - I did some research before buying and in many reddit threads it says it does as long as one puts Steam in offline mode. yet that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

Played for about 17hrs then the server i was on crashed, checked back after about 8hrs and apparently it's just gone? Can't find my character, maybe ill try again but seems like im not the only person to have this happen. I also had multiple problems with my quests not completing or updating. Definitely only buy on deep discount if you wanted to give it a try

Played for 8 hours in singleplayer mode, was very pleased with how my character looked and what his background was, and was also very pleased with how my progression in the game had been and with how my base building was going. Logged out to get some sleep. When I logged back in to continue my game, it was gone. Tried to restore backup save files and also tried some other tips and tricks I found when googling for a sollution, but to no avail, all my progress was lost.
Yes, I know it wasn't super far into the game, but it is still 8 hours of game time that is just wasted, and it annoys me to no end. Also, how do I stop this from happening? What if I have played for 80 hours and it happens?
I am feeling really sad that the first review I write here on Steam is a negative one, but a game that has a bug that deletes all progress one has made, a bug that seems to have been there for quite some time, is a game that I just have to write about. Hopefully my review saves someone from experience the same thing.
I will allow comments on this review, so that other players can share if they have had a similar experience, and maybe someone have a sollution to the problem. (A sollution that I obviously failed to find when searching for it.)

wow this game sucks i logged in did one dungeon and the official server crashed at the end and hasn't been back up for 4 hours now. up till this point i felt it was a great game outside of a few bugs but this is ridiculous. i guess i'll have to start all over on a different server but i don't really think it's worth it, lots of great games out there without issues like this.

the game seems fun but you cant play it lol, oficial servers dissapear all the time and you wont be able to access them again, searching on the internet and it seems to be a common problem, so you basically need to constantly restart your progress, plus servers seem to crash every 2 hours, so the game is way to unstable to be recommended, and considering the problem has years without being resolve i think it will stay that way, my guess is that they try to force players to rent a private server, i will try offline mode and update the review afterwards, but offline mode is not the same as open PVP servers

i've played this game over the years and have seen it just get worse and worse. it cant support 40 players the game lags way too much to have any kind of fun fight. if u enjoy teleporting around and dieing to nothing this is the game for you.

While the game did give me 23 hours of fun and probably will continue to play, the bugs are just so awful that unless you buy this for 4 dollars - I would not even attempt to tell anyone to buy this.

Here's hoping it gets better but the game has been out for sometime now with a lot of the same.

Conan Exiles is an awesome survival game with a massive world and deep crafting system. Building my own fortress and exploring brutal lands filled with danger is super satisfying. Combat feels weighty, and the ability to enslave thralls adds a unique twist. Playing solo is tough, but with friends, it’s an epic adventure. If you love survival games with a dark, barbaric world, this is a must-play!

Conan Exiles – A Brutal Yet Captivating Open-World Experience

This game is an absolute journey! If you're into medieval survival games with a rich history and a vast open world, Conan Exiles is a must-try. The game immerses you in a harsh and unforgiving environment where every decision matters, and survival is key. However, while it offers an incredible experience, it does come with its downsides.

Short History:
Conan Exiles is an open-world survival game set in the brutal universe of Conan the Barbarian. You start as an exile, left to die in a desolate land, and must fight, build, and conquer to carve out your place in the world. The game features deep lore, intense combat, and extensive building mechanics, making it one of the most immersive survival experiences out there.

Pros:
✅ Incredible medieval setting – The world feels alive, filled with ruins, dungeons, and rich lore.
✅ Deep survival mechanics – You need to hunt, build shelters, and defend yourself from both players and NPCs.
✅ Massive open world – Exploration is highly rewarding, and every region has something unique to offer.
✅ Building system – One of the most detailed base-building mechanics in any survival game.

Cons:
❌ Expensive – The base game and DLCs can be pricey, and I wouldn't buy it unless it’s on sale.
❌ Buggy at times – The game has occasional glitches, AI issues, and performance drops.
❌ Requires maintenance – Regular updates are needed to keep the game running smoothly.

Rating from 1-10:
8/10

If you love survival games with a medieval fantasy twist, Conan Exiles is worth checking out—but maybe wait for a discount!

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Take care.

Great survival/exploration game. Graphics are becoming a bit dated however that makes it play GREAT in VR using UEVR. Loving the mechanics and progression so far. I haven't gotten very far. Mostly just tweaking the graphics and UEVR. I will update as I progress further.
SPECS: Ryzen 9, 32gb, 4060ti oc, ssd, Pico 4-Virtual Desktop-UEVR

Dreadful, refunded as game refused to work the full time. AI is awful and janky and all servers seem to have connection problems. Avoid even on sale.

This game is so f***** bugged!
Don't waste your time or money.
Sometimes you just get stuck to random places.
And If you die in dungeon you prob wont get your gear back.

>lvl 45
>inventory full of items
>engage in a fight
>enemy clips through the ground
>starts execution animation and teleport to the enemy
>spawn in a dungeon full of enemies
>get your ass beaten
>exit
>unistall
>10/10

I don't support Moderators on power trips thinking they can censor opinions they disagree with. These uncomfortable opinions don't go away; they are simply hidden from a few people while making Moderators feel better about themselves. In this case we have people paid by Steam with significant bias to ban people in Conan forums. So Conan gets a negative review not because of their Moderators, but because of Steam Moderators. That isn't fair either.

The bias here matters. It isn't necessarily the ban itself that is the problem, but the fact that the troll remains unbanned with posts that clearly violate the Steam "rules" remaining up. Steam is obviously cherry-picking in a way that applies to no guidelines or rulebooks. It's clear that no one can follow "rules" that someone makes up with subjective definitions whenever they want.

I think these tactics are more common than we realize. In the Conan forums I saw many toxic people and posts, including the person I responded to. If Moderators ban the people who interact with trolls because the trolls report them, then only trolls remain. It explains why so many games' forums like these are cesspools, and why a game like this only has "mostly positive" reviews. But if I want to report the troll? NOPE. Steam won't allow me to do that. Because I am BANNED. Ok Steam, you can do all this because EPIC GAMES is too pathetic to make their own forums to compete with you. You only have a modicum of control because we let you have a modicum of control.


The game seems good -- like so many are -- but Moderators want to oppress the people that play them.

maybe if the whole package is 90% off it could be fun but with all the dlc and bs that this game had over the years i have to give it a thumbs down. but tittyes so thats nice

Quite good in single player mode...

The game played alone is quite fun and immerses the player deeply in the world of Conan the Barbarian. All is not well and namely the lack of neutral and friendly NPCs does limit the role playing and trade is all but non existent. The bosses and fights can be hard and will the player is always resurrected he may lose his or her beloved thralls.

A 9 out of 10 and if the single player mode is improved even a ten...

I enjoy the exploration and building. I also like that you have to figure out the receipts of some of the items that you can build.

With 729 hours it's hard to say I won't recommend. Game could have lots of potential, but it has huge flaws
- insane amount of bugs
Just about everything keeps falling thru the ground and with current (january 2025) patches crashes to desktop also. You will spend lots of time in admin console, trying to get your thralls back (on earth) and undoing what bugs did.
- static and resetting
You see enemies spawning back minutes after you wiped them all out. Game being generally static means once you play it thru, you'll never get back to it.
- lack of basic information
You spend lots of time searching answers from internet. Or waste hundred(s) of hours trying to learn things by yourself and getting dead ends all around.
- lack of POIs
There are some, but few. Most of the map is just empty. Existing POIs are often small, like dungeon you run thru in 3 minutes.

I found myself often wondering why should I loot anything, collect treasures etc. because I had them already plenty. Why craft armor/weapons, because I can't have any better upgrades I already have. Why waste time fighting anyone or anything as I was leveled up to the max. level 60 and had the best gear already player can have. Was just moving across the map escaping all battles because they would have been just waste of my time with no rewards. How did I manage to spend over 729 hours? Most of the time I was just building stuff I guess. If you want to build something, maybe this game isn't the obvious choice then.

I like the fact game is made somewhat for adults. Humor also was for my taste. But when they claim game with all DLCs is worth 150 euros I must disagree - entire package might be worth 40-50 euros. Nice try tho.

I must admit basic map was nicely done, graphics overall (lighting and such) in game are good. Took lots of screenshots and videos just because places looked so awesome. Tried also Siptah map, which was huge disappointment. It tasted like copy/paste thingy, made in a hurry just to grab players money. It was missing imagination, boredom struck around 12-20 hours and of those hours at least half I spend building things.

This Game has its flaws, but if you're looking for a mideval style base building, with good boss fights, decent combat and great exploration. Give this a try, it will be worth your time. pvp on the other hand can be frustrating but dont give up, form alliances, raid it offers open ended experiences on both ends.

Conan Exiles is an awesome survival game! The world is brutal but fun, with great crafting, combat, and building.it's super immersive. Definitely worth playing!

I have very mixed feelings on this game, despite its age its worryingly unstable, while its packed with content the implementation is super rickety and the breadcumbs are nonexistent, if it wasnt for fans picking up their slack the game would be borderline unplayable and sometimes its the little things that are most annoying... Like the intro, which is tedious in the extreme when you are watching it for the 40th time because the skip button doesnt work reliably and if your server has mods EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE MODS INSTALLED you need to reboot the game every time to join the server. So you have to watch most of the intro cinematic twice vry time you want to play the game in and around the other loading screens. Just needlessly infuriating every time!

But when you get in the groove? Damn this game is gorgeous! there is so much to do! Our group has barely seen half the map and there is constantly something to try. Now admitedly half the things we try are broken, obscure and crap but when it works? It works really well.

So yeah, extremely qualified recomendation, get it when its cheap in a steam sale.