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Conan Exiles Enhanced

Conan Exiles Enhanced

Funcom, Inflexion Games · released May 7, 2018

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 4Xbox One

Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!

Steam page ↗Metacritic 68 · users 5.5 ↗
73
VGC Score
▼Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Revamped Head Hunter Event Returns!” (14d ago)

69%
At launch
79%
Steam all-time
68%
Press
57%
Player sentiment
80%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 297 sampled Steam reviews (226 positive / 71 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Multiplayer & servers11% mention it
  • World & exploration9% mention it
  • Visuals & art8% mention it
  • Combat6% mention it
  • Story & writing5% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Multiplayer & servers38% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes27% mention it
  • Combat18% mention it
  • Progression & loot15% mention it
  • Visuals & art11% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

73%

22 reviews

5-15h

68%

22 reviews

15-40h

72%

39 reviews

40-100h

80%

51 reviews

100h+

77%

163 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)–687
All-time Steam reviews79%731069
Metacritic user ratings–5727
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)80%74309
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 18, 2026) · 192 reviews sampled · 309 total reviews in window · weighted 129.8 up / 32.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (31)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 60
    Push SquarePush Square
    trust 69May 14, 2018

    “Conan Exiles is a surprisingly good open world survival game that does a good job of blending genre mechanics with the harsh world of Conan the Barbarian. It's seriously addictive stuff despite general jankiness and a strange obsession with nudity, but the multiplayer is the real highlight. If you're looking for something new to play with your friends for a bit, look no further.”

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  • 70
    EurogamerEurogamer
    trust 66May 14, 2018

    “In this game everything takes time. This is not a game that discounts and is not in the least meeting those who have never played a Survival. You will have to have a lot of patience, especially at the beginning. But all this changes in multiplayer.”

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  • 60
    TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis
    trust 65May 18, 2018

    “As you play more of Conan Exiles and access higher tier items, it becomes more and more clear that there was serious potential here. The survival aspects of the game are fun, provided survival is your thing, and it brings some new ideas and features to the table. The thrall system in particular is interesting, but ultimately fails in its execution. Considering its price, I can’t help but feel the package and its quality is a little lacking.”

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  • 60
    Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral
    trust 64May 15, 2018

    “Half-broken and needlessly obscure, but if you have the patience this challenging survival game can be extremely satisfying, and it’ll be even better when it’s finished.”

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  • 60
    We Got This CoveredWe Got This Covered
    trust 64May 17, 2018

    “When things click, Conan Exiles is a unique and moreish survival-RPG that does scratch a primal itch. Unfortunately, it’s also sadly mired by a multitude of bugs, framerate stutters, audio dropouts and some head-scratchingly confusing menu systems.”

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  • 75
    IGNIGN
    trust 61May 14, 2018

    “Funcom has created the largest Conan video game to date. This title has a successful commitment to survival and free construction in a large and rich environment. There are other mechanics, which are also good, such as combat with Souls-type action, or the search for sanctuaries and divine invocations to gain power and presence in these wild lands. The technical issues are the usual ones endemic to early access games, such as framerate, the AI and animations.”

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  • 65
    PlaySense
    trust 59May 22, 2018

    “Conan Exile's gameplay is a lot of fun whether you're playing by yourself or with other people. It's also extremely addictive which makes the game worth your time. It provides a decent challenge with a lot of different features and the developer promises to incrementally add new content which is great news. The game could benefit from some optimization since the game suffers from considerable frame drops and other technical glitches which negatively affect your enjoyment.”

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  • 78
    WccftechWccftech
    trust 59May 16, 2018

    “Despite its issues and flaunts, I couldn't keep myself away from Conan Exiles. Its meaty combat, huge map and nicely paced objectives made the game morish, even when I got lost (in the menus, not the jungles).”

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  • 70
    XGN
    trust 58May 23, 2018

    “Conan Exiles has the potential to be one of the best survival games out there. The game is already amazingly fun to play, but suffers from too many technical difficulties to reach that potential.”

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  • 80
    Digital ChumpsDigital Chumps
    trust 57May 21, 2018

    “Conan Exiles is a game where you make your own experience. Much like Minecraft, Exiles will have you exploring, creating, and building, while also providing a fully immersive game set in the world of Conan the Barbarian. Most of the time that will equal out to fun.”

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  • 77
    Hobby ConsolasHobby Consolas
    trust 57May 14, 2018

    “Conan Exiles feels like an unfinished game. A unique survival experience, full of potential, but also full of bugs and broken elements. It may develop into one of the best in its genre if Funcom continues working on it. ”

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  • 50
    PlayStation LifeStylePlayStation LifeStyle
    trust 56Jun 6, 2018

    “There’s a hardcore fanbase out there that loves this game, but there’s an exceptionally high learning and enjoyment curve that will keep more casual players from getting invested enough to explore its deepest content or even wade around much in the shallow end.”

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…and 19 more tracked reviews.

Patch history

  1. August Hotfix
    Aug 26, 2026
  2. Revamped Head Hunter Event Returns!
    Aug 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Conan Exiles Enhanced Community Update - August
    Aug 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. July Hotfix - 2.0.2
    Jul 28, 2026
  5. July Hotfix
    Jul 23, 2026
  6. The Legacy of the Giant-Kings Begins! Part One Out Now! 
    Jul 21, 2026
  7. Conan Exiles Enhanced - July Patch 1.3.2
    Jul 9, 2026
  8. Conan Exiles Enhanced Community Update - June
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. June Hotfix 1.3.1
    Jun 25, 2026
  10. Vendhyan building, armor and weapon cosmetics arrive in Conan Exiles Enhanced
    Jun 23, 2026
  11. June Hotfix 1.2.1
    Jun 11, 2026
  12. Conan Exiles Enhanced June Update
    Jun 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. June Hotfix 1.1.2
    Jun 2, 2026
  14. May Hotfix 1.1.1
    May 27, 2026
  15. Conan Exiles Enhanced May Update - Out Now!
    May 19, 2026
  16. May Hotfix 1.0.3
    May 13, 2026
  17. May Hotfix 1.0.2
    May 8, 2026
  18. May Hotfix 1.0.1
    May 6, 2026
  19. Conan Exiles Enters a New Era as Massive FREE UE5 Upgrade Goes Live
    May 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. April Hotfix
    Apr 27, 2026
  21. Conan Exiles Enhanced is a Massive FREE Upgrade Arriving May 5th
    Apr 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. R15 Update is out – reintroducing Character Transfers 
    Apr 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. December Update: Out Now!
    Dec 9, 2025
  24. December Update and Events Schedule Leading to 2026!
    Nov 19, 2025
  25. September Hotfix
    Sep 23, 2025
  26. August Update Out Now
    Aug 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. May Hotfix
    May 27, 2025
  28. April Hotfix
    Apr 22, 2025
  29. March Update: Out Now!
    Mar 25, 2025
  30. March Update: Coming the 25th
    Mar 14, 2025
  31. Hotfix: 30 January 2025
    Jan 30, 2025
  32. Age of Heroes Chapter 1 Hotfix: 4 November 2024
    Nov 4, 2024
  33. The Age of Heroes Has Arrived!
    Oct 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  34. Age of Heroes Arrives on October 17!
    Oct 10, 2024
  35. New Update Now Live, with News for Next Age
    Jun 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. Age of War Chapter 4 Hotfix (5.14.2024)
    May 14, 2024
  37. Age of War Chapter 4 Hotfix (4.23.2024)
    Apr 23, 2024
  38. Age of War Chapter 4 Hotfix (4.11.2024)
    Apr 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  39. Age of War - Chapter 4: Hotfix News & More
    Apr 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  40. Age of War – Chapter 4 is here. Jhebbal Sag Calls!
    Apr 2, 2024significant · resets scoring window

…and 7 earlier patch announcements.