Conquest Dark

Conquest Dark is a solo-developed Early Access game that launched on April 30, 2025 and remains in active, ongoing development. The developer — Irmstoi — posts monthly development updates and has maintained a consistent cadence of major content releases since launch. The most recent update, version 0.21.0, shipped on September 17, 2026 — the day before today's assessment date. It is the largest content update the game has received, adding a brand-new class (the Necrolord), a new ritual (The First Graves), a new race (Forlorn), a new game system (Allies and Companions), a new damage type (Umbral Damage), a new condition (Cursed), a new Runeword system, new runes, new artifacts, and substantial gameplay changes. Importantly, the update post itself explicitly signals that more content is coming: the developer states that the new Allies and Companions are "only the beginning" and that players can expect more of them in future updates. The post also promises a new blog "in the coming weeks with more details on what's coming next." Earlier in 2026, the May 11 one-year anniversary post outlined extensive Year 2 plans: a translation system (expected late 2026), Steam achievements, and further content expansions. The developer also noted that unique race-specific passive bonuses — which didn't make it into the 0.21.0 update — are coming in a follow-up smaller update. The developer has sold over 150,000 copies, which they described in May 2026 as securing development funding for years to come. Monthly communication has been maintained consistently, and the game is clearly still in the middle of its Early Access development arc with no indication of an approaching 1.0 launch date.