Fit check
Is American Conquest: Fight Back worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Real-time strategy players interested in conflicts across the Americas from 1517 to 1804
- Campaign-focused players who want missions based on events such as Pontiac’s War and the conquest of Alaska
- Multiplayer strategy groups seeking matches for up to seven players over LAN or the Internet
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a small-scale strategy game, since battles can involve up to 16,000 units
- Players who prefer turn-based pacing; battles play out in real time
- Players looking for a standalone game in a different genre, such as a puzzle or RPG
Our take on American Conquest: Fight Back
Rather than centering its structure on campaigns alone, the game adds a battlefield mode with 10 missions where tactical skill determines the outcome in both solo and multiplayer play. That mode sits alongside eight campaigns set across three centuries of conflict.
What is American Conquest: Fight Back?
This real-time strategy game covers conflicts across the Americas from 1517 to 1804.
Its eight campaigns include 26 missions involving events such as the search for El Dorado, Pontiac’s War, and the conquest of Alaska. A separate battlefield mode provides 10 missions for single-player and multiplayer, with victory determined by tactical skill. Battles can involve up to 16,000 units, including more than 50 new units and five added nations: Germany, Russia, Haida, the Netherlands, and Portugal.
Infantry, cavalry, and artillery can use tactical formations, while morale is affected by victories, defeats, food supplies, equipment, and mercenary pay. Multiplayer offers several modes for up to seven players over LAN or the Internet. This release is standalone; the original American Conquest is not required.
How American Conquest: Fight Back plays
- 01Battlefield missions
- The mode includes 10 missions for solo play and multiplayer, with outcomes based on tactical skill.
- 02Large-scale battles
- Battles can field up to 16,000 units, with morale affected by supplies, equipment, pay, and battle results.
- 03Campaign missions
- Eight campaigns contain 26 missions, including stories about El Dorado, Pontiac’s War, and Alaska.
- 04Multiplayer modes
- Several modes support up to seven players through LAN or the Internet.
American Conquest: Fight Back compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad also combines large-scale strategy with direct control in a World War II setting, while American Conquest: Fight Back focuses on real-time conflicts across the Americas from 1517 to 1804 and includes campaign and battlefield missions. Xenonauts instead uses turn-based squad combat in a Cold War-era defense against an alien invasion.
American Conquest: Fight Back: platforms & release
Is American Conquest: Fight Back worth it?
It is worth it if: real-time strategy players interested in conflicts across the Americas from 1517 to 1804. Skip it if: players seeking a small-scale strategy game, since battles can involve up to 16,000 units.
Where can I download American Conquest: Fight Back?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens American Conquest: Fight Back's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is American Conquest: Fight Back on?
Windows only.
