American Conquest
Historical real-time strategy with large armies and colonial-era campaigns
GSC Game World · Published by GSC World Publishing · Released Aug 26, 2011
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 651
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 6
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is American Conquest?
American Conquest is a historical real-time strategy game set in the Americas from 1492 to 1813, as European arrivals lead to conflicts among nations and tribes. Across historical campaigns and standalone missions, you command infantry, cavalry, and artillery, defend buildings, and form alliances with neutral tribes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy commanding large armies in historical campaigns
- +you like deliberate strategy with morale and diplomacy
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced strategy instead of slow nation-building
- −you prefer simple combat without formations and supply concerns
What players say
67% of 651 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical setting, battle scale, and army morale mechanics. The most common complaint is trouble running the game on modern PCs, including launch failures, crashes, and graphics issues.
Screenshots and trailer
American Conquest system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 3.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run American Conquest?
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- OS
- Windows® XP / Vista™ / Windows® 7
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz CPU
- Graphics
- Video Card with 64MB dedicated memory and DirectX 9 Compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 3.5GB
Does American Conquest have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does American Conquest run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does American Conquest use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
