# Ruthless Conquest

> Galactic strategy game with planet capture and empire expansion. (iPhone/iPad app by Igor Kalicinski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ruthless-conquest/id1449785021 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Igor Kalicinski](https://appshunter.io/developer/622613682)
- Category: Games, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 54 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 49 MB
- Released: 2019-01-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-15
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ruthless-conquest/id1449785021/reviews.md

## What is Ruthless Conquest?

Send the fleet to capture planets and expand your empire, until you vanquish them all! 

Local and internet multiplayer is supported in this galactic strategy game. Six levels of challenging AI await you for practice matches and for making up numbers.

This game is completely free, has no ads or in-app purchases. It is a 2018 Christmas gift for players of Survivalcraft and other CandyRufusGames games.

## Key features

- Planet capture
- Empire expansion
- Fleet management
- Local multiplayer
- Internet multiplayer
- Challenging AI opponents

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ruthless-conquest/id1449785021/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Very fun and simple game!

*2026-06-04*

It’s a very fun game that can practically run on every device. Plenty of customization and an offline mode.

### 5/5 — Great Game, Needs Optimization

*2025-10-29, version 1.2.2.0*

iPhone 16 Pro 512GB, iOS 26

Praise:
Man, where do I begin? This game is [phenomenal]. 

If you ever played Solar Scuffle on Roblox, you’ll be very familiar with the game’s mechanics. If not, it’s pretty easy to learn.

There are people who complain that you can’t beat the AI in it, but I’ve beaten it on brutal mode a few times now and realized it really comes down to the user. Really you have to come up with your own method for every situation; that’s the beauty of actual strategy games (not most games engineered for dopamine today).

Literally this is the game I’ve been looking for on mobile for the longest time and I’m in love with it.

Complaint:
With that being said, my main complaint comes down to the lack of optimization over these past couple of years. Mainly I can’t have my Spotify running and play the game without it disconnecting or crashing.

Tips:
Add a feature or two to the gameplay. Not a complaint, but it may help with retaining players.

To those reading this:
Get this game and review it to push the algorithm forward. This game genuinely deserves more attention as it’s one of the best I’ve played, period.

### 5/5 — phenomenal (minus one bug)

*2025-05-23*

so the game is fantastic, love playing it, but, im unsure why this happens and have no idea if its even the game's fault, but when i play music on my phone via Music, if Ruthless Conquest has music playing, it randomly crashes, if i mute it, it randomly backs out to the menu. I have an iPhone 11 running 17.2.1

### 5/5 — 好玩

*2025-03-28*

类似抢占领土那地方的游戏

### 5/5 — Credits to sound design and music?

*2025-03-18*

No credits for me?

### 5/5 — Igor Kalicinski Read Please!!

*2025-01-09*

Mr Igor, I have been your number one fan for Ruthless Conquest ever since I was 11 with my iPhone 6. Now I’m 15 and have an IPhone XS Max, and I still play this. I have not gotten board of this game, and I enjoy playing it for 9 hours straight in car trips. I love that there is no ads and it’s very easy controls yet challenging gameplay.

Now I ask you, Mr. Igor for a new update or Ruthless conquest 2. With all due respect, I ask that you update it with a small tutorial for the new players that join this game. It took me a few hours to learn how to use it, and to send people free “ships”. 

I also ask that you have an in-game currency that you earn when you win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in battles. With that money, you can buy different colors, ship styles, or color changing planets and skins. I ask that you keep the game based on skill, so please have no “upgrades” that put you head of other players by making ships faster or other things. 

I also ask for different game modes and mods, and that could be endless possibilities, so I wont go into ideas.

It would be cool to know who you are up against too, by implicating “Ranks”. I have been playing this game for 5 ish years, I would be nice for a novice to know what they were up against! lol
So some ranks could be from Novice to Ruthless. I consider Ruthless before your name to mean you are like a “Grandmaster” at a game. That why I thought I deserved to have ruthless before my name, RuthlessWarHero. I used to be just WarHero, and the i changed it to RuthlessWarHero after 3 years of play, and countless battles won. 

If you decide to make a Ruthless Conquest 2 or a major update,  would love to send you my email so I can test and give you feedback on what you are looking to do. I could be free testing on new updates you wonder if people will like. Just reply to this review, and I’ll send my email.

I don’t if Ruthless Conquest 2 costs money, just please let it be add free:)

Oh, and also, I ask that you do a complete remake in the AI bots. If you could do two things for that:
#1:
The bots gets way to easy after years of play. I naturally play Brutal Ai, and I never lose. Please make the AI a lot smarter and strategically intelligent, able to make alliances with weaker or stronger AI. Please make them able to send ships to each other in order to work against the player, if they do team.
#2
The AI only make satellites on a planet where players or enemies can reach them. So the rest of their planets will not have satellites, which just means I need to knock out the planet with the satellite, and I beat that Ai Bot. OH! And also, the AI send all of their fleet into one spot, leaving the rest of the planet’s defenseless. Can you fix that please?

Speaking of satellites and planets, can you make other in match upgrades that DO NOT save when you leave the match. I’ll explain what I mean: Can we make 3 satellites? Or can we have circle-like satellites that produce extra ships for the planet. (With a max of 2 or 3 circle satellites.) Now of course, the player WOUDLD NOT save those upgrades for the next match or game, or whatever, just like how you have it now. For example, when I make a satellite, and win or lose a game, I don’t get to keep the satellite for the next game. 

I’ll see the rest of these readers in battle, 

—RuthlessWarHero—

### 5/5 — This is as good as free games get

*2024-12-30*

It would be hard to ask more of this game with how simple and good it is, let alone with it being free. It’s the perfect mobile game as it can be enjoyed for brief free moments or late into the night time hours.

### 5/5 — Multiplayer Fixed

*2023-10-13*

Multiplayer issue finally fixed, thanks.

### 2/5 — Multiplayer Broken

*2023-05-14*

Multiplayer is still not working on modern iOS (Works on iOS 8) and it’s been several months now with no acknowledgment from the developer. I will update this review if bug is fixed.

### 4/5 — Very fun but multiplayer issue

*2023-04-23*

This is an extremely fun game to play, especially if you play with friends, although in game multiplayer has stopped worked completely eliminating the multiplayer aspect. It’s still a very fun game as you can play in practice mode with several different settings but the multiplayer needs to but fixed.

## Frequently asked questions about Ruthless Conquest

### What is Ruthless Conquest?

Ruthless Conquest is a galactic strategy game where players send fleets to capture planets and expand their empire. The ultimate goal is to vanquish all opponents. It supports both local and internet multiplayer modes, as well as single-player matches against AI.

### What are the key features of Ruthless Conquest?

Key features include capturing planets, expanding your empire, managing fleets, and engaging in galactic conquest. The game offers both local and internet multiplayer options, along with six levels of challenging AI for practice or to fill out matches.

### Is Ruthless Conquest free to play?

Yes, Ruthless Conquest is completely free to play. It does not contain any advertisements or in-app purchases, making it a gift to players.

### Who is this game for?

This game is designed for players who enjoy strategic gameplay, particularly those interested in space-themed empire building and conquest. It is suitable for both casual players looking for practice against AI and those who prefer competitive multiplayer matches.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.2.0 — 2023-10-09

Updated for latest iOS. Fixed multiplayer issues on iOS 14+ due to LAN access restrictions. Allow further reduction of Antarans/Reinforcements frequency.

### 1.2.1.1 — 2022-11-22

Updated for latest iOS version
Allow nerfing of Antarans and reinforcements
Gameplay balancing and tweaks

### 1.2.0 — 2019-10-24

Fairer Antarans and Reinforcements
Gift ships to other factions - including neutrals
Can disable satellites
Can select number of special planets
Can select initial population of neutral planets (good for making slow or fast games)
Special planets are generated better
Game situation shown in games list
Practice games will not disconnect if left in the background
Reduced long-press delay
Ships are 15% slower to make game more tactical and less twitchy

### 1.1.1 — 2019-03-16

Select world seed - you can replay the same game many times
See platform of other players
See names of all players when spectating
Multiple small UI improvements

### 1.1.0 — 2019-01-25

No release notes.

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All apps by Igor Kalicinski: https://appshunter.io/developer/622613682

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