Songs Of Conquest
Songs of Conquest is a turn-based strategy game inspired by 90s classics. Lead powerful magicians called Wielders and venture to...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- macOS 10.13 or later
Description
Songs of Conquest is a turn-based strategy game inspired by 90s classics. Lead powerful magicians called Wielders and venture to lands unknown. Wage battle against armies that dare oppose you and hunt for powerful artifacts. The world is ripe for the taking – seize it!
Adventure Awaits
Explore a wide variety of maps with diverse enemies and valuable loot. Venture into contrasting biomes with unique enemy factions, environments and battlefields.
Build an Empire
Manage resources, research new advancements and expand your kingdom. Plan your towns to match your playstyle – will you utilise brute force, magic or a mix of both? There are many paths to world domination.
Wage War
Dive into a deep combat system utilizing troop abilities and powerful magic. Combine troops to maximize available spells and damage potential. Use the battlefield to your advantage by claiming high ground and protecting bottlenecks.
Alone or Together
Immerse yourself in epic single player adventure or challenge your friends to an honourable duel, online or local!
In-game Level Editor
The in-game level editor allows you to create your own adventures using the same tools the developers use to create campaign and skirmish maps. Script in-game events, control the soundtrack, write dialogue and share your creations with others!
Four Factions
Four factions are locked in an epic conflict. Arleon, knights of old battling each other for dominance. Rana, ancient tribes fighting for survival in the swamp. Loth, necromancers raising the dead to create a glorious future. Barya, bold mercenaries and inventors dedicated to coin, gunpowder and independence.
A Choral Campaign
Listen to the bards as they celebrate your path to victory. Each of the campaigns comes with a unique song that tells the tale of your rise and ruin. Unlock new verses as you complete missions, enjoying the full track at the end of the journey.
WHAT’S NEW
Version 1.8.2:
• Release notes are available here .
REQUIREMENTS
Editor-checked details
Recommended for players who enjoy Heroes-style exploration, town development, unit counters and turn tactics but want a modern interface, co-op and map editing. Start with one faction on a short map and learn resources, troop caps, Essence and initiative before a long campaign; keep separate saves before major recruitment or pivotal battles. Safe order: backup; 1.8.2/SHA-256; temporary save; language/scaling; battle/spells; completion marks; editor; multiplayer; long-term save.
Pros
- Exploration, town economy, army composition and hex-based turn combat form a coherent loop; high ground, chokepoints, troop abilities and Essence spells make even small battles tactical. Arleon, Rana, Loth and Barya differ clearly in art, economy and unit logic, while four bard-led campaigns add verses as missions are completed. Official features include single-player, online/local PvP, co-op, cross-platform multiplayer, controllers, Cloud and a level editor, with interface/subtitles in all five target languages.
Cons
- The learning curve is substantial: resource conversion, troop caps, Essence combinations, initiative and map tempo all affect outcomes. Pixel art is polished but dense armies can crowd a small display, requiring UI scaling. Campaign narrative and exploration are deliberate rather than fast, and multiplayer depends on matching version, mods and map. The official minimum block retains an old “may change” note, so newer Apple chips and high-DPI displays should still be checked with a temporary save.
Installation steps
- This page covers Songs of Conquest 1.8.2. Before installing, confirm macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later, an Apple M1 or 2.6 GHz Intel processor, 8 GB RAM, M1 graphics or a 2 GB Radeon Pro 450-class GPU with OpenGL 3.3, and at least 4 GB free storage. Back up campaign, skirmish and custom-map saves and record the installer SHA-256. With a temporary save, validate the localized interface, campaign map, town building, turn-based battle, spells, save reload and local/online modes before touching a long-term save.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, leave the current battle and wait for the map save to finish; never force-quit during turn resolution, online synchronization or a map-editor save. Back up campaigns, skirmish saves, custom maps, editor assets and settings separately, recording 1.8.2, SHA-256, Mac model and OS. After reinstalling, compare Cloud and local timestamps, then use a copy to test movement, one battle, a town turn and quit/reload before restoring the main save.
Common errors and fixes
- For launch failure or black screen, verify 10.13+, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB storage and OpenGL 3.3, check files/permissions and retry once windowed. M1 and 2.6 GHz Intel are official minimums; M2/M3/M4 normally follow the Apple-silicon path but still need device validation. Patch 1.8.2 repairs Tale/DLC completion checks across pre-1.8 and 1.8 maps. It also targets full-skill-slot entity rewards, missing Poachers in random neutral armies, stale research levels, Charge/Bullrush/Repel interactions with Overwatch/Spearwall, Blind Hatred AI targeting and localized Random Value editor criteria. For multiplayer mismatch, align version, mods and map on every Mac.
What changed in this version
- The channel build is 1.8.2. It makes small balance changes to the first Tales of Wonder map and replaces Archery with Chaos as its starting skill. Tale and DLC completion checks now recognize maps from both before and after 1.8. Fixes cover upgrading an existing skill with no empty slot, Poachers in randomized neutral armies, research levels after losing a building, reaction abilities after forced movement, Blind Hatred AI targeting and localized Random Value editor criteria. Validate old completion marks, entity rewards, research UI, reaction attacks and editor conditions.
File verification
Alternatives
Screenshots
