The Conquest of Go

The Conquest of Go

Steam Deck Verified

Wolfey Studios · Turn-Based · Dec 10, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $10.49.

94%
Very Positive
577 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 577 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 251 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise11% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is such a fantastic way to learn Go, improve my skills (I'm a beginner and haven't played for several years), and have fun doing so in a campaign!
82 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music, graphics, and UI are rough around the edges and can be improved; and the campaign looks like it will be short (but not too short, as it'll take a beginner like myself awhile before I conquer the 19 or so regions), I'm thinking world domination would be really exciting, especially if there was a live world domination mode that was controlled by players instead of by UI (maybe different worlds by difficulty, so that pro players don't kick all the beginners out, lol).
20 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The game respects the traditions of the board game while presenting them through a modern and accessible interface.
18 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
A way to play against other players (locally and online, though I haven't tried this feature yet)
15 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But these are small compared to the available gameplay and vision of the project, super excited to have found this (and that I can play it in early access)!
10 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
The campaign feels more like a living strategy adventure than a collection of disconnected matches.
7 of 251 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters82 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Interface18 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Servers and matchmaking7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.