Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Turn-based strategy about colonizing a planet contested by alien rivals
Accolade, Inc. · Published by Atari, Nightdive Studios · Released Oct 23, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 51% of 114
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Deadlock: Planetary Conquest?
In this overhead, turn-based science-fiction strategy game, you lead a human or alien colony competing for control of a planet. You gather resources, expand settlements, and pursue economic, cultural, or military dominance. Each species has its own strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities.
For you if...
- +you prefer planning turns over reacting in real time
Not for you if...
- −you want strategy focused on combat rather than colony management
What players say
51% of 114 reviews are positive
Players praise the computer opponents for putting up a fight. Players repeatedly report launch failures on modern systems, with recent accounts still describing manual file changes or compatibility workarounds to get the game running.
Screenshots and trailer
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest system requirements
Minimum: 100% DirectX compatible, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Deadlock: Planetary Conquest?
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 (This game will NOT work on Windows 8)
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 (This game will NOT work on Windows 8)
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
Does Deadlock: Planetary Conquest have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Deadlock: Planetary 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
- Full audio: English, German.
Does Deadlock: Planetary 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam