Petroglyph shows off "survival RTS" Conan Unconquered in new video Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Petroglyph shows off "survival RTS" Conan Unconquered in new video Inspired by Frostpunk and They Are Billions. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 6 Mar 2019 14 comments Petroglyph Games has released a new video offering a closer look, with first gameplay footage, of its "survival RTS", Conan Unconquered, due to release on PC later this year. Petroglyph is, of course, the team responsible for the likes of Star Wars: Empire at War and EA's upcoming Command & Conquer remasters, with many of its members having worked on the original Command & Conquer series at Westwood Studios back in the day. That alone is reason to be interested in Conan Unconquered, but its new trailer shares a few more details about what to expect from the experience. According to Petroglyph, Unconquered's development was inspired by "other experiments going on in the RTS genre right now", including 11 Bit Studios' Frostpunk and Numantian Games' They Are Billions. As such, says Petroglyph, Conquered isn't a "traditional" real-time strategy game, and features "a lot of spinning plates... to worry about". Not only are players tasked with building up a stronghold and expanding their army, there's the constant threat of environmental challenges - such as disease, sandstorms, and fire - alongside marauding enemy forces, which attack in massive, progressively more difficult, waves. Unconquered can be played solo or in two-player co-op (where participants are able to manage separate elements, but must fend off considerably more difficult challenges), and the goal is to see just how long you can hold out and remain, yes, unconquered. Petroglyph says that Unconquered, which is set within Conan's Black Colossus storyline, features a lot more simulation than in its previous games. There are, it explains, a lot of resources to deal with (food, gold, wood, and iron have been mentioned previously), and the layers of strategic complexity come from prioritising which you'll gather around the procedurally generated map in order to fuel different areas of expansion, all while struggling against environmental challenges and those ever-worsening enemy waves. Conan Unconquered is being published by Funcom and will launch on PC in "Q2" this year. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store