Conan Exiles

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.

I just enjoy the game. I play solo. At 64 years old I can't keep up with the younger players on an online server. I play for relaxation.

i love playing in my own world, no pvp/other players, just building and foraging for mats and goodies. :) Very fun and relaxing to just build your little palace.

a solid game for the price

PROS:
-the base game is huge, it takes half a day to get across the map on foot.
-the combat is basic but fluid.
-crafting is easy
-UI is friendly, nothing out of place
-Graphics look good
-BOOBIES. just kidding, kind of. nudity in a game is so rare that its funny.
-enemy variety keeps you challenged and engaged
-Biomes are plentiful, have different creatures, and all look amazing.
-slave system is good at a higher tier when you can get people to help you fight, including beasts.

CONS:
-DLCs required for weapon and armor varieties
-DLCs required for map expansion
-DLCs required for different building materials
-theres like 8 more things that require DLC to make better but you can see where im going with it anyways.
-building is boring. its typical modular UE building without anything to make it special.
-slave system is borderline not worth doing and grindy until higher tiers of thralls or beasts.
-lack of difficulty customization. the game does have a difficulty setting, but it's not really customizable. it'd just be nice to see palworld style slider customization systems.
-game runs rough on anything less than a 16gb card. it's resource intensive even though its not that graphically impressive. optimization is mediocre.


overall, i'd suggest the game, its fun in its base form, but DLC is really required to have the maximum fun and thats a huge downside.

7/10 game.

Base game sucks. Combat feels like the game is buggy and early access, especially after 30+ Players join a server. Its great for just a few of your buddies.

The real experience comes when you add a bunch of mods or better yet, a roleplaying server.
I don't have 8,5k hours for nothing.

There is a Single player mode, and regardless stated on store page it is running very well on my Steamdeck and on my Linux PC Fedora40/Xeon/RX570.

I have 11900 hours in this game playing on RP servers, I would recommend this game, and also look for help due to the sheer amount of time I have put in this game.