After the gaming hit "Conan Exiles," Funcom is adding another big title to its growing roster. The Norwegian game studio is reportedly working on its next big hit, the real-time strategy game "Conan Unconquered."
As mentioned earlier by mxdwn Games, the next game will be developed by Petroglyph Games, which also the same studio that developed and introduced big titles such as the "Star Wars: Empire at War" and the remastered version of "Command & Conquer."
According to a recent press release from Funcom, "Conan Unconquered" is a fast-paced strategy game, where players will have to build and fortify their strongholds to with wave after wave of enemies in overwhelming numbers and savage hordes.
Players may also call for big help, summon gigantic units to help them and crush their enemies.
The new "Conan Unconquered" will be inspired by the classic novel "Black Colossus," which was one of the original short stories by Conan creator Robert E. Howard. "Black Colossus" was first released to the public in 1933 and later adapted in the classic Savage Sword of Conan magazine as well as the "Conan the Barbarian" book.
A quick look at the upcoming Conan game
Developed by the US-based Petroglyph Games and published by Funcom, "Conan Unconquered" is designed to be played on a single and multiplayer environment.
The new game will be the first-ever strategy game set in the barbaric world of "Conan the Barbarian." To play the game, players must withstand and survive wave after wave of enemies. Players must build their stronghold and organize a massive army to survive the savage and overwhelming numbers of their enemies. Players will also need to manage their resources, search for new technologies to defend their stronghold and finally, recruit additional manpower to build and maintain their growing army.
Additionally, they also need to deal with diseases from corpses who died in the previous battle. "Conan Unconquered" will be released on Windows PC in the second quarter of 2019 or between April and June.
As expected by the Conan fans, the new game will be made available on the Steam Store. As for the other platform availability, Funcom has not released any statement about the release of the new game in other gaming platforms.
Conan is now one of Xbox’s most played games
In other Funcom-related stories, the gaming-focused website True Achievement has just released to the gaming world the top ten most played ID@Xbox titles of 2018, and one of them is Funcom’s survival adventure game "Conan Exiles."
The website has compiled and revealed the highest player counts for all 2018 game releases. The Funcom’s survival adventure game has managed to join the top ten lists. Other big titles that made it to the top list include "GRIP," "QUBE 2," "Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice," "No Man’s Sky," "Graveyard Keeper," "Warhammer: Vermitide 2," "TERA," "Warface," and "Super Mega Baseball 2."