Conqora vs FrontWars: what's the difference?

Conqora comparison · updated 2026-10-16

If you have played FrontWars, you already know the core of Conqora: spawn on a world map, expand by clicking, build an economy, and nuke your way to the top. Both games come from the same family of real-time territory games, so the first minute will feel familiar. The difference is in what Conqora builds on top of that core.

What Conqora adds

Aircraft carriers and bombers

Conqora's navy has aircraft carriers, built at your ports. A carrier launches air raids that destroy a single building within 110 tiles, and nuke bombers that drop an atom bomb with no silo needed. Aim a nuke bomber at an enemy warship or carrier and it locks on and follows the ship until it lets go. SAMs and warships can shoot bombers down, so the sea becomes a three-dimensional fight.

A SAM range overlay

Press T and every SAM launcher's range on the map is drawn. While it is on, your nuke preview turns orange when the target is inside enemy air defence, so you know before you launch whether it will probably be intercepted.

Ranked duo and trio

Conqora has three ranked queues: solo (1v1), duo (2v2) and trio (3v3), each with its own skill rating, five placement matches and tiers from Bronze to Grandmaster. Duo and trio are played with a party of friends. See how ranked works.

Clans and clan wars

Found a clan with a tag, a banner and a clan picture. The clan tag appears before your name in every match, and a clan picture bought for the clan gives the tag its own colours and glow. Clan chat, clan XP, a clan leaderboard, and clan-versus-clan wars from 5v5 to 10v10 with live spectating (opening soon).

Game modes

Fog of war (you only see what your land and units can see), hotspots (gold mines and oil fields worth fighting over), fast economy, instant build, no nukes, time limits, random spawns and teams, mixed into the public rotation.

An economy that scales but doesn't snowball

Factories run trains between your cities and ports, and a higher factory level means more trains. In the classic economy levels count in full up to level 8 and then with diminishing returns, so a giant factory is strong but not a win button. The fast economy keeps the generous curve for quick, explosive games.

Territories that behave like land

The empty land of the map is held by passive territories with a troop cap and no starting gold. They don't raid players or set off alarms, so your attention stays on the real opponents.

Community and identity

A friends list with friend codes and invite links, private lobbies that survive the match, a corner card that shows game invites without covering the map, a full map editor with community maps, and cosmetics from animated banners to custom nuke explosions. Nothing in the store affects a match.

Which one should you play?

Play the one you enjoy. If you like the genre and want more systems to master, carriers, ranked teams and clans, give Conqora a match: it's free, there's nothing to download, and you can be in a game in ten seconds.

FrontWars is a trademark of its respective owner. Conqora is an independent game and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FrontWars.

Who should play which?

There is no wrong answer here, and plenty of people play more than one game in this genre. A few honest pointers for deciding where to spend tonight's hour:

• You love the core loop and nothing else. Spawn, expand, build, nuke: both games give you that, so play the one whose community and maps you enjoy.
• You want to climb with friends. Conqora has ranked duo (2v2) and trio (3v3) queues alongside solo, each with its own rating and tiers from Bronze to Grandmaster.
• You like naval play. In Conqora the sea has three layers: boats, warships and aircraft carriers with air raids and nuke bombers.
• You want a team identity. Conqora clans give you a tag in front of your name in every match, a clan chat and a clan leaderboard.
• You play on a laptop or phone. Conqora runs on a GPU map compositor and is tuned for integrated graphics, and it has a touch interface built for thumbs.

Switching from FrontWars: what will feel familiar

Most of your muscle memory carries over. Here is what you can stop worrying about:

What to learn first

Three Conqora systems are worth ten minutes of attention before your first serious match:

1. The T key. Press it and every SAM range is drawn. Your nuke preview turns orange when the target sits under enemy SAM cover, which saves you 750K on a bomb that would probably be shot down.
2. Carriers. You get one aircraft carrier for every three port levels. An Air Raid (R, 150K) destroys one building within 110 tiles, so a carrier can take out the SAM in front of a target before your silo launches. Details on the aircraft carriers page.
3. Factory levels. In the classic economy factory levels count in full up to level 8 and then with diminishing returns. Several solid factories usually beat one giant one.

Your first match, step by step

1. Open conqora.io and press Join game. The menu shows the next public game and the two after it, each with a countdown and its mode tags. Hover a tag to see what it changes.
2. In the spawn phase, look for empty land and a coast, away from the red pings. See where to spawn.
3. Set your ratio to 30–50% and take every patch of empty land near you. The grey land is held by passive territories, which have a troop cap and never raid you.
4. Buy a City (1), then a Port (3). Build a Defense Post (4) on the border facing your closest neighbour.
5. Around the mid-game, add a Factory (2), and put a Missile Silo (5) deep inside your land.
6. Press T before every launch. If the preview is orange, raid the SAM first or pick another target.

Conqora at a glance

More questions

Is Conqora a good FrontWars alternative?

If you enjoy FrontWars, Conqora plays in the same genre with its own maps, modes and systems on top: carriers, ranked teams, clans, fog of war and hotspots. It's free, so the easiest way to find out is one match.

Can I bring my FrontWars friends?

Yes. Make a private lobby, pick any map and rules, and share the invite link or the six-letter code. Guests can join without an account, and everyone returns to the lobby after the match. More on playing with friends.

Do I need an account?

Not to play public games or lobbies. A free account is needed for ranked, clans and keeping your cosmetics and progress.

Will Conqora run on my school or work laptop?

It needs a browser with WebGL 2 and is tuned for integrated graphics such as Intel Iris Xe. Add ?perf=1 to the address to see a frame read-out if anything feels slow.

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More answers in the Conqora FAQ and the guides. Updated 2026-10-16.