Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Conan Exiles is a game with a compelling world and rich PVE elements. It's fully possible to have fun with the game in single player or with a few friends on a private server just battling against NPC characters and exploring the world.
On competitive, PVP focused, servers, high level players and clans will dominate and make life difficult for the little guy.
The advanced items and structures are difficult to obtain which encourages the formation of clans and gives clans qualitative and quantitative advantages of solo players. In a game like Rust, a solo player can get a set of gear and a gun and be on a level footing qualitatively (in terms of their gear and weapons) with a member of a clan. The solo player will be outnumbered, but if they are good enough they can still make some plays. In Conan Exiles, a low level player, no matter how good, will not be able to compete against a high level player. Leveling up in Conan gives the player stat increases (which increases damage inflicted, the size of their health pool, etc.). Getting high level items in Conan is also much more difficult than getting a decent gun is in Rust.
Many of the advanced items take a significant investment in resources and infrastructure. When I say infrastructure, I mean that you need to construct special structures that provide you with the item or with materials you need to craft the item. Advanced weapons require special crafting benches. Advanced tier building parts also require special crafting structures to provide you with the raw materials before you can build them.
Play on crowded servers will be dominated by high level players and clans. Understand that going into the game so that you can decide whether you want to play on a crowded server or a smaller server. Single player is also a great way to start while learning the game. The PVE elements should keep you entertained while you learn the game.
Conan is currently very laggy and buggy. It is playable, but if you're on the fence about buying the game, you might want to wait.
In all, it's a game that is fun in its current state and has a lot of potential for growth along its early access journey.
Conan Exiles is a game with a compelling world and rich PVE elements. It's fully possible to have fun with the game in single player or with a few friends on a private server just battling against NPC characters and exploring the world.
On competitive, PVP focused, servers, high level players and clans will dominate and make life difficult for the little guy.
The advanced items and structures are difficult to obtain which encourages the formation of clans and gives clans qualitative and quantitative advantages of solo players. In a game like Rust, a solo player can get a set of gear and a gun and be on a level footing qualitatively (in terms of their gear and weapons) with a member of a clan. The solo player will be outnumbered, but if they are good enough they can still make some plays. In Conan Exiles, a low level player, no matter how good, will not be able to compete against a high level player. Leveling up in Conan gives the player stat increases (which increases damage inflicted, the size of their health pool, etc.). Getting high level items in Conan is also much more difficult than getting a decent gun is in Rust.
Many of the advanced items take a significant investment in resources and infrastructure. When I say infrastructure, I mean that you need to construct special structures that provide you with the item or with materials you need to craft the item. Advanced weapons require special crafting benches. Advanced tier building parts also require special crafting structures to provide you with the raw materials before you can build them.
Play on crowded servers will be dominated by high level players and clans. Understand that going into the game so that you can decide whether you want to play on a crowded server or a smaller server. Single player is also a great way to start while learning the game. The PVE elements should keep you entertained while you learn the game.
Conan is currently very laggy and buggy. It is playable, but if you're on the fence about buying the game, you might want to wait.
In all, it's a game that is fun in its current state and has a lot of potential for growth along its early access journey.
