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Wolfey Studios · 10 Dec 2025
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Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
Browse, subscribe, and upload new content such as Go puzzles, stories, board themes, tutorials, joseki, and match commentary to extend The Conquest of Go experience.
The rules of Go (also known as Weiqi (围棋, 圍棋), Baduk (바둑), and Igo (囲碁)) are fairly simple and are covered in full within interactive in-game tutorials. In short, two players take turns placing stones on the board with the goal to control more territory than the opponent. The strategy to accomplish this goal runs deep, which is what has kept people playing Go for thousands of years. In The Conquest of Go, the player will compete against nations for control of land and resources through a campaign mode with Go gameplay. Players will improve their skills by playing matches, reviewing matches, and solving Go problems. Several educational and AI assisted features are available to help new and experienced players. Once the player has grasped the basics, they can also challenge opponents online from around the world.
Battle against opponent nations for ownership of land across the map
Play against the five different AI opponents included in the game, each with their own set of difficulty levels, or play online against many more AI or other human players
Fortify and protect land by solving Go puzzles
Conquered land earns resources which can be spent on different abilities to assist your army during battles
Defend against enemy invasions by completing matches from a preset board positions
Team up with the AI and alternate turns against other AI opponents during campaign ally matches
Play through custom stories with characters, dialogue, and battles that can be added to the campaign
Collect legendary match records of notable professional Go players throughout the history of Go
Review matches with the AI to discover mistakes and optimal moves and improve the morale of your army
Several options are available to setup each campaign to the player's preferences and difficulty
Join the Online Go Server (OGS) community of over 350,000 ranked players
Challenge players to live matches to play directly, or correspondence matches which can be played over longer periods of time, allowing players to connect and play moves when available
Participate in ranking ladders
Play casual and ranked matches
View and spectate active matches being played
Communicate with players and spectators through in-game chat
NOTE: Regional firewalls may interfere with the connection to online servers
Select any match and have the AI automatically review and give feedback on moves that can be improved
Automatic adjustment of AI skill and handicap to match the player's skill level during the campaign
At max AI level, the AI is stronger than professional Go players
AI analysis can be toggled on in order to see optimal moves and variations recommended by the AI
Ability to display estimated win rate and score percentages as well as territory during matches or match review
Learn the rules, basic shapes, and strategy of Go through interactive tutorials
Explore recommended opening moves for various board sizes and handicaps through opening guides
Learn Go terminology from the glossary system
Learn and recognize Go shapes as they are played with the automatic shape detection system
Learn additional concepts and strategies from other players through the Steam Workshop
Play against a local opponent on the same computer, play against the AI, or pit AIs against each other for local match play
Various settings for board size (5x5 - 19x19), handicap, komi, and time are available
Use the practice board to freely setup and play stones
Browse and subscribe to new content from the Steam Workshop to extend The Conquest of Go experience
Download or create your own stories to be played in the campaign mode. Stories have sets of dialogue and battles that take place between characters, all of which can be created with the in-game story editor.
Download or create your own custom color themes with the in-game theme editor to customize the color of the UI elements, background, board, and stones to your preferences
Download thousands of puzzles and match records
English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America
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