Is Conqora free to play?

Conqora FAQ · updated 2026-10-16

Yes, Conqora is free, and not in the "free trial" or "free until level 10" sense. Every part of the game that decides who wins is free for everyone, forever.

What you get for free

• Every game mode: public quick games, ranked solo, duo and trio, private lobbies, single player against AI nations, and clan wars (opening soon).
• Every map: the World map, the Giant World Map, every regional map (Europe, Africa, Asia, East Asia, North and South America, Oceania, the Middle East, the Black Sea, Britannia, Italia), the fictional maps, the ranked maps and every community map.
• Every building, ship and weapon: cities, ports, factories, defense posts, missile silos, SAM launchers, warships, aircraft carriers, air raids, nuke bombers, atom bombs, hydrogen bombs and MIRVs. There are no premium units.
• Social features: friends list, friend codes and invite links, private lobbies, clans with chat, and the leaderboards.
• The map editor, including publishing your maps for everyone to play.
• All country flags to show next to your name.
• The free lane of the battle pass, which pays Qora (the in-game currency) and items as you play.

Do I need an account?

No. You can play quick games and single player as a guest in seconds: pick a name and a flag and you are in. A free account (email and password, or Google sign-in) adds ranked play, clans, friends, a persistent level and battle pass progress, and keeps the cosmetics you collect. Creating one takes about ten seconds and costs nothing.

So how does Conqora make money?

Two ways, and neither affects a match:

1. Cosmetics. The store sells Qora, which buys looks: animated banners, crowns over your name, territory colours and patterns, building styles, nuke explosion effects, name colours, badges, a reserved name with a verified mark, and clan banners and clan pictures. Prices are shown in euro with VAT included.
2. Ads in the menu. Two ad slots in the main menu (never during a match) pay for the servers. A one-time "No ads" purchase removes them from your account for good. There is no subscription.

Is it pay to win?

No, and it never will be. A player who has spent nothing has exactly the same troops, gold, buildings and weapons as a player who has bought every item. Read is Conqora pay to win? for the full answer.

Are there hidden costs?

No energy system, no timers that you pay to skip, no loot boxes and no paid continues. Leaving a match costs nothing; joining the next one costs nothing. If you buy something by mistake, the refund policy explains how to request a refund from the Purchases tab in the store.

Free on every device

The same free game runs on PC, Mac, Chromebook, Linux, Android and iPhone, in the browser. There is no paid app version with extra content. See can I play on my phone?

Free vs paid at a glance

The simplest way to see what money does and does not do in Conqora is to put both side by side.

Everything in the left column that decides a match is identical to the right column. The differences are how your name, banner and territory look.

How the free battle pass works

Every season (Season 1 is called Iron Dawn) has a battle pass with 50 tiers, each needing 500 XP, so a full pass is 25,000 XP. The free lane pays Qora and items as you climb. You earn XP from every match:

• 50 XP just for playing a match.
• Up to 100 XP for time spent in it.
• 25 XP for every player you finish above.
• 100 XP for a win.
• Double XP in ranked.

A worked example: you play a public game, last a good while, finish above 8 players and don't win. That is 50 + up to 100 + 200 = up to 350 XP from one match. Win it and add 100 more. A few evenings of regular play move you through a good number of tiers without spending anything.

The premium lane is unlocked once per season with Qora, and it pays out every premium tier you have already reached, so there is no pressure to buy it early. Season items are exclusive to their season, but none of them affects play. More on the battle pass page.

Free for students, families and office breaks

People often search for "free strategy games no download" because they are on a device they don't control: a school Chromebook, a work laptop, a family tablet. Conqora fits those situations well:

• Nothing to install, so no administrator rights are needed.
• No account needed to start, so younger players or quick visitors don't have to hand over an email address.
• No payment details asked for unless you choose to open the store, and checkout happens in a separate popup window.
• Matches end in 10 to 30 minutes, so a game fits a lunch break.

Parents can read is Conqora safe for kids? for the chat and safety side: matches use quick chat phrases and emojis only, with no free text.

What you can earn without paying

• Qora from the free battle pass lane, which you can save toward items or a clan.
• Every country flag, free from the start.
• Levels and XP that show your experience on your profile.
• A ranked tier from Bronze up to Grandmaster, earned only by winning.
• A place on the clan leaderboard, earned by your clan's play.

Common misunderstandings

"If the store sells nukes styles, do they hit harder?"

No. Nuke explosion cosmetics change how the blast looks, not its size. An Atom Bomb has an inner radius of 12 and an outer radius of 30 tiles for everyone.

"Do paying players get better spawns or matchmaking?"

No. Spawns are picked by you on the map, and ranked rating moves only with wins and losses.

"Does 'No ads' remove ads during matches?"

There are no ads during matches to begin with. The two ad slots are in the main menu, and the one-time purchase removes them from your account. See how to remove ads.

"Is the starting gold modifier a paid boost?"

No. 1M, 5M and 25M starting gold are game modifiers that apply to every player in that match (territories don't get it). Nobody can buy them for themselves.

More questions

Is Conqora free on iPhone and Android?

Yes. It runs in the phone's browser with a touch interface, at no cost, and there is no paid app version.

What does Qora cost?

Qora packs are priced in euro with VAT included, and you pay in a popup window with card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay or local methods. If you try to buy something without enough Qora, the store takes you to the packs. See what is Qora?

Will Conqora always be free?

The game is built around free play with cosmetic-only purchases, and nothing that changes the outcome of a match can be bought.

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