Faithful, faster version of the board game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Everything you love about the board game with the speed and ease of playing on a computer.”
Steam review · 239.6 h played ↗
RISK: Global Domination
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%SMG Studio2020Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
The verdict
A faithful, easy-to-learn digital Risk that shines with friends. Online play is plagued by alt-account collusion, bugs and heavy monetization, so skip it if you want fair ranked play or a solo game without tokens.
Great for
Fans of the board game who want quick, betrayal-filled matches with friends
Main risk
Collusion, bugs and a token/paywall system that spoil online play
What changed in the last 30 days
53 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite alt-account collaboration in ranked, bots replacing quitters, new bugs and connection errors, and monetization. Even recent positives mention paying for everything. No single patch is clearly identified.
53 recent reviews
What players love
Great fun with friends, alliances and betrayal
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Conquering territories, making temporary alliances, and betraying your friends at exactly the right moment never gets old.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Many maps, modes and weekly free rotation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The free maps are rotating every week and offer a good variety even when you don't want to spend money on it”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Flexible match length, strategy and psychology
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It is as excellent to play as a single game when you have a half hour to chill as it to spend an entire afternoon smashing nations”
Steam review · 1009.6 h played ↗
Addictive and easy to learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“easy to learn, difficult to master, and surprisingly addictive.”
Steam review · 56.2 h played ↗
Free to try, premium is a one-time purchase
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“premium is a 1-time purchase”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy monetization and token paywalls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game advertises itself as free, but is so loaded with microtransactions that it is hostile to players.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Alt accounts and collaboration ruin online games
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There are a massive amount of socket puppet accounts for "master" players who take Africa while the expert takes Europe.”
Steam review · 436.7 h played ↗
Bugs: can't deploy, skipped turns, resets
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Entire turn completely skipped. Yea, that's game over for you, tough luck. 2. Board gets randomly reset to a state from 3 turns ago.”
Steam review · 30.9 h played ↗
Dice RNG decides games over strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There is absolutely nothing more painful than attacking a single, lonely territory defended by 1 soldier with your massive army of 15 troops, and losing EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Connection issues, login and region lockouts
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game is unplayable for half the customers, and you'll sit for 35 minutes while your turn gets skipped”
Steam review · 880.8 h played ↗
Bad bots and players quitting mid-match
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the bots's main objective is to just go after and focus the player and there for makes constant moronic decisions because of it.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (SP1) / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel/AMD 2+ Cores (1.7GHz and above)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (SP1) / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel/AMD 2+ Cores (1.7GHz and above)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11
Storage1 GB available space
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