Songs of Conquest

Songs of Conquest is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with exploration, town building and tactical battles. You lead powerful heroes through the world of Aerbor, gather resources and assemble armies from units of different factions.

On the adventure map, movement, territory control and the growth of your towns determine how you prepare for a battle. In combat, position, troop size, special abilities and spells matter most.

Songs of Conquest was released for PC on May 20, 2024. The public early access phase began on May 10, 2022. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions followed on Nov 12, 2024, the mobile versions on Mar 13, 2025, and the Nintendo Switch version on Jun 17, 2025.

Each platform version has its own release date. On Switch 2, the Switch version runs via backward compatibility, not as a separate native release.

Songs of Conquest has been released for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. On PC, the game is available through Steam, GOG and Epic, among others. The Apple version supports iPhone and iPad.

Controls differ: on PC, mouse control is the main option, on consoles you use a controller, and on mobile devices the touch interface is used. The content and multiplayer features may differ depending on the platform.

Each turn is split across two levels: heroes move their armies across the world map and claim resource deposits, while towns provide new units, buildings and economic benefits. New routes also open up new points of attack.

Before a battle, you should consider army size, available essences and terrain. Combat runs turn by turn on its own battlefield, where height differences and chokepoints can matter just as much as a unit's strength.

Vanir, Roots and Yulan expand Songs of Conquest with their own factions, featuring new units, heroes and strategic options.

Rise Eternal, by contrast, tells the story of Kastus Maal across four connected missions. Music and artbook offers are separate from playable expansions.

Which additional content is available depends on the platform.

On Windows, the game requires at least Windows 10, an Intel Core i5 dual-core or AMD Ryzen 5, 8 GB RAM and 4 GB of free storage space. According to the host, a supported integrated graphics solution is also sufficient.

More powerful graphics cards include the GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon RX 570, for example. For macOS, macOS High Sierra 10.13 or a compatible Apple M1 Mac is supported, among others.

The base game includes four campaigns that shed light on different sides of the conflict in Aerbor. The missions link strategic goals to the history of each faction and use narrative cutscenes and music.

If you want to play independently of the story, you can turn to standalone conquest maps and battles against the AI.

Arleon relies on knights and traditional armies, Rana on the creatures and warriors of the swamps, and Loth on necromancy and undead legions. Barya marches into battle with mercenaries, trade and gunpowder weapons.

The factions differ in more than looks. Their units produce different magical essences, so troop composition and spell choice are directly linked.

Heroes cast their spells using essences provided by the units they carry. Which troops you combine in an army also determines the magic effects available to you.

The best combinations don't come from the strongest individual fighters alone: units, magic and positioning have to work together. This makes army composition a distinct part of the tactics.

The adventure map holds resource deposits, hidden treasures, enemy troops and powerful artifacts. Discovering new areas affects both your economic growth and your next military decision.

Besides handcrafted scenarios, randomly generated maps are playable. This changes the conditions for exploration, expansion and territory control from match to match.

Towns produce the resources for buildings, research and recruitment. Which upgrades you choose determines which troops you can deploy faster or in greater numbers.

Good management is the foundation of successful campaigns: a hero without the right reinforcements can quickly lose an advantage on the map.

The PC version supports online PvP, online co-op, local multiplayer matches and a hotseat-style mode on one device. Steam also mentions cross-platform multiplayer.

On Nintendo Switch, local matches are supported with up to eight people on one system. Which online and crossplay options you can use depends on the edition.

On PC, you can use the built-in map editor to create your own scenarios and link several maps into campaigns. You can also create custom layouts and templates for randomly generated maps.

As a result, Songs of Conquest is not limited to the included missions: the community can design its own challenges and varied game worlds.

The official modding tools allow new maps and campaigns, modified Guardians with their own stats and graphics, language files, audio content and adjustments to configurable game settings.

Lavapotion documents the sharing of such content via mod.io. The scope of the tools and how they are used may differ on consoles and mobile devices from the PC version.

The Yulan expansion was released for PC on June 4, 2026. In the isolated region of Yulan, the Houses Li, Sheng and Xuan decide how you upgrade buildings, improve units and use magical essences.

The expansion adds eight unit types, five new conquest maps, a dedicated landscape area and a connected story across three maps. Li stands for order, Sheng for creation and Xuan for arcana.

Rise Eternal was released for PC on March 5, 2026. Four connected missions follow Kastus Maal, who, after his revival, deals with the consequences of war in the Barony of Loth.

New abilities, buildings and artifacts expand the story. Kastus can also recruit additional undead for his army.

The mobile versions were released on March 13, 2025. On iOS, you can now try a campaign and a conquest map for free; the full base version is unlocked with a one-time purchase.

The iOS version supports additional faction packs and Rise Eternal as permanent in-app purchases. The September 2026 update also improved touch controls, layouts and cloud saves. Android is available as a separate mobile version.

The PC version supports a German user interface and German subtitles. According to Steam, the full voice-over is available in English.

Other text languages include French, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Japanese.