Free to play · sword and sorcery
Age of Conan
By Funcom, released 1 Jan 2008
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Age of Conan is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Funcom, set in the world of Hyboria and available for Windows. It is free to play. Players choose from twelve classes and shape a character's story, beginning on a Stygian slave ship off the Barachan Isles. Combat uses active weapon actions and combos, while the wider game includes multiplayer, guilds and guild-versus-guild siege warfare. Players can recruit allies, build guild cities and contest battlekeeps in the Border Kingdoms. The game is listed with action, adventure, free-to-play, massively multiplayer and RPG genres. Its online world brings together character progression, combat and group conflict, making guild cooperation a central part of the available play. Steam lists multiplayer and MMO support, along with Family Sharing.
What players like, and what they don't
- Free to play
- Twelve classes to choose from
- Guild cities and siege warfare
- Active combat with weapon combos
- Windows platform only
- Multiplayer-focused MMO
Who it suits
Suited to players drawn to a fantasy MMO with class choice, active combat and guild-based warfare. The free-to-play listing may interest players who want to start without a listed purchase price.
Age of Conan pairs class-based character play with active combat and guild conflict in Hyboria. Its free-to-play format and siege warfare will appeal most to players seeking an MMO world to explore with allies.
