I first reviewed Risk: Global Domination in Steam reviews when I purchased it on Steam back in 2016. I also updated that review again in 2020. You can find that post here at this link.
But now, six years later, I’m still playing Risk:GD in 2026. As of the time of this writing, the game has had many new features added. There have been a bunch of emotes, new avatars, new maps of course, but also a Sandbox mode. The Sandbox mode is where you can fully customize any map you own, adjust starting troops, where frozen lands are located, and then play those maps and/or share them in the community. That’s a great addition. The only downside is that it does cost money to access it. The cost is currently $14.99 per year, billed annually. As of June 30 (today), the cost is on sale for $9.99 per year, billed annually. Go buy it! Essentially, it is simple to purchase since you buy it from your Steam wallet.
One of the things I like to do in the early morning is to get my coffee, open a game of Risk, play solo, add five expert bots, and then pick a map. As of this writing, I currently own 114 of the 140 maps. Most of these were purchased on sale, many from the free gems (2 per 24 hour period) I’ve collected over the years. I have long since abandoned playing the original Risk map. I very much enjoy playing all of the maps, and am currently having fun playing the Zombie 2 map pack, and the latest community map pack. The Zombie 2 maps are: 1) State of Emergency, 2) City of the Dead, 3)Ground Zero and 4) Dead End Depot. The four Community maps are: 1) Terraformed Venus, 2) Abandoned Crystal Mines, 3) Drained Great Lakes, and 4) Crown of the Skies.
My typical settings for solo play are Starting troops = Dynamic, Dice Rolls = Balanced Blitz, Bots = Expert, Placement = Auto, Territory Cards = Fixed. I only turn on Blizzards. This let’s me get into the game quickly and I typically play Capital Conquest, although I typically look to eliminate all bots and take over all territories even though I don’t have to do that. Each completed game with 100% success grants 300 points, with a gradual decline of points after 2 or 3 games played in a session.
I have played some multiplayer games, but in my experience, most people either backstab you after making an alliance, drop out of the game, or are grandmasters and quickly eliminate me, which is a big reason why I just play solo versus bots. Kudos to all of you Grandmasters and competitive players that regularly go head to head online. I personally like the game to move at a quicker pace, and really hate it when people drop, being replaced by bots.
Thanks for reading my post, and I hope you enjoyed this review!
- GAM3RGAWD