Fit check
Is Planar Conquest worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of fantasy 4X games who want turn-based empire management
- Strategy players who enjoy customizing spells, characters, and generated maps
- Players seeking a mix of diplomacy, settlement growth, magical forces, and tactical battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a tightly scripted campaign rather than procedurally generated planes and open-ended empire building
- Players who prefer fast real-time combat instead of turn-based strategy and tactical battle boards
- Players seeking a narrowly focused fantasy adventure rather than a game covering exploration, diplomacy, economy, magic, and warfare
Our take on Planar Conquest
The store copy emphasizes a large feature set, including more than 300 spells, over 150 military units, and seven customizable planes. The actual structure is a turn-based 4X game, so these systems are encountered within a recurring cycle of exploration, expansion, management, and combat.
What is Planar Conquest?
Planar Conquest is a turn-based 4X strategy game inspired by Master of Magic.
A Sorcerer Lord leads one of eight races while exploring seven procedurally generated planes, expanding settlements, conquering cities, and managing magic, military forces, diplomacy, and economy. Planes can be customized by shape, landmasses, and size up to 128x128 tiles. Character options include 13 spell circles, more than 300 spells, and over 40 disciplines with different advantages and disadvantages. Players can recruit more than 150 military units, summon magical creatures and Titans, build settlements with over 40 building types, hire and equip heroes, and investigate locations for loot. Combat takes place on a tactical battle board, while units gain experience through successive victories.
How Planar Conquest plays
- 01Eight playable races
- The game offers eight different races for the Sorcerer Lord to lead.
- 02Customizable planes
- Seven procedurally generated planes can vary in shape, landmasses, and dimensions up to 128x128 tiles.
- 03Spell specialization
- Thirteen spell circles determine which of more than 300 spells the Sorcerer Lord can learn.
- 04Settlement development
- More than 40 building types can be used to improve settlements, alongside the option to found new ones.
- 05Tactical battles
- Combat is played on a tactical battle board, and victorious units gain experience.
- 06Hero equipment
- Hired heroes can be equipped with magical weapons and armor.
Planar Conquest compared to similar games
Planar Conquest focuses on fantasy empire building across generated planes, with spell circles, magical creatures, city conquest, and tactical battles. Old World instead centers on historical empire management across generations, including political marriages, heirs, and long-term dynastic leadership.
Planar Conquest: platforms & release
Is Planar Conquest worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of fantasy 4X games who want turn-based empire management. Skip it if: players looking for a tightly scripted campaign rather than procedurally generated planes and open-ended empire building.
Where can I download Planar Conquest?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Planar Conquest's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Planar Conquest on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
