Conan Exiles is Funcom's open-world survival game set in Robert E. Howard's world of Conan the Barbarian. It entered early access in 2017 and was fully released in 2018 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. You begin as an exile left on a cross to die in the desert, cut down by Conan himself, and from there it is up to you to find water, craft weapons, build a home and carve out a place in the Exiled Lands.

In May 2026 Funcom and Inflexion Games released Conan Exiles Enhanced, a free Unreal Engine 5 upgrade for the Steam version. It also joined the Exiled Lands with the Isle of Siptah expansion, so one server can now host both maps and Siptah owners can travel between them. Consoles stay on the original version for now. Official servers exist, but most communities play on their own servers with their own rules, rates and mods.

Thralls, Purges and Gods

Building is free-form: you can raise a hut or a fortress almost anywhere. What makes Conan different is the people you put inside it. You knock out NPCs, drag them home and break them on the Wheel of Pain until they become thralls - fighters, archers, crafters and entertainers who guard your base and staff your workshops.

The world pushes back. The Purge sends waves of NPC attackers against established bases, and religions let devoted players summon the avatar of a god that can flatten an enemy fortress. Sorcery, added with the Age of Sorcery update, layers dark magic on top of the sword-and-shield combat. Every one of those systems behaves differently depending on how a server is set up.

What to Look For in a Conan Exiles Server

PvP, PvE or PvE-Conflict

On PvP servers players can fight and raid each other's bases. PvE servers turn combat between players off. PvE-Conflict sits in the middle: players can fight, but buildings cannot be damaged. Many PvP servers also limit building damage to set raid hours, which protects you while you sleep. Check those hours against your own time zone.

Clan Size and Building Limits

Clan caps decide whether small groups can compete, and building limits keep large bases from dragging the server down. Look also at the decay timer, which removes the buildings of players who stop logging in. A server that clears abandoned bases keeps the map open for newcomers.

Roleplay Rules

Conan has a strong roleplay scene on PC. RP servers ask for lore-friendly names, keep fights consensual or tied to story events, and often use mods for emotes, character profiles and admin tools. Some ask for an application. If you want to fight on sight, avoid them; if you want a story, they are the best Conan has to offer.

Mods and Game Version

PC servers can run Steam Workshop mods for new building sets, armor, thrall settings and quality-of-life tools, while console servers run without them. The Enhanced upgrade moved Steam players to a new engine, so mods had to be rebuilt by their authors. Check that a modded server's list is current for the version you play before you download it.

Rates, Admins and Population

Harvest, experience and thrall conversion rates decide how much of the game is grind. A server with staff who run events, answer on Discord and enforce the building rules is worth more than one with perfect rates and absent admins. Check the population at your hours, since raids and roleplay both need people online.

Getting Started

Pick PvP, PvE or PvE-Conflict first, then decide whether you want roleplay. On PC, subscribe to the server's mods before joining and let them download. Read the building, clan and raid rules, then claim a spot for your first base that respects them. The ranking below lists the Conan Exiles servers players vote for here. Vote for the server your clan calls home - the ranking resets each month, so it shows where exiles are playing now.