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Nova Roma

Nova Roma

The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

Released Mar 26, 2026 Developer Lion Shield Publisher Hooded Horse Platforms Windows · Mac StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

93.5%positive2,355 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Excellent game, only complaint is it's easy to miss when you are being raided until it's too late. A change in sound or a notification would be great. I can see myself spending hundreds of hours on this.”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I have a bias in favour of games that touch upon ancient history, and this is no different. However, not regarding any love for Roman history, this is a great game. Is it perfect? No, of course not. The game is still in early access at the time of writing, that means that there…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 61 found this helpful

“I loved Kingdoms and Castles, so I was really looking forward to this game as well. Unfortunately, in its current state, I think it still needs a lot of refinement. That is why I cannot recommend it — at least not yet. The game is clearly built on the foundation of Kingdoms and…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,789all-time peak
0 500 1k 722 avg · Apr 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

36achievements
31.3%median completion
1.0%rarest: If the Aqueduct Breaks, We'll Know Tomorrow
93.3% of players 87.4% of players 73.6% of players 69.7% of players 69.4% of players 66.8% of players 60.9% of players 60.3% of players 53.6% of players 50.7% of players 47.0% of players 45.2% of players 41.0% of players 39.7% of players 38.2% of players 36.9% of players 36.1% of players 32.2% of players 31.3% of players 28.7% of players 24.3% of players 24.1% of players 16.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 11.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.7% of players 6.5% of players 4.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 93.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.3%A Fresh Start — Establish your first outpost.
87.4%Divine Providence — Unlock your first new technology.
73.6%In Service to the Divine — Complete 10 tasks for the gods.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%If the Aqueduct Breaks, We'll Know Tomorrow — Hidden achievement
1.1%A Close Shave — Hidden achievement
1.5%City of the Gods — Grow your city even further!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia39.95 AUD
Canada29.99 CAD
Japan2,980 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China99.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$12 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 18, 2026
Update 15 - Water System Overhaul

Hi Everyone, Thanks for your patience on this update, we've made some significant changes to the water system based on your feedback. Thanks also to everyone who helped test during the beta. Aqueduct

Sep 14, 2026
Beta Available - Water System Revamp

Hi Everyone! Our next update is available for beta testing ! We'll post an announcement with the final in-depth changelist and when the update is ready for final release, but here's the big picture st

Aug 28, 2026
Nova Roma News Roundup at the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale

Avē, fellow Romans! While you have continued impressing all your friends with your perfect aqueduct system, Lion Shield has been hard at work with two updates since the last roundup. These updates foc

Aug 22, 2026
Save 25% on Nova Roma

Nova Roma is currently 25% off during the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale . The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and devel

Aug 12, 2026
Minor Hotpatch (0.7.2287)

Hey folks, there's currently a bigger update that we're doing internal testing on right now and will be in public beta soon. In the meantime, we've got a quick hotpatch. Here's the notes: Fixed errone

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresSimulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · City Builder · Base Building · Grand Strategy · Historical · Management · Building · Sandbox · Economy · Colony Sim · Resource Management (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America, Portugues…
Achievements36
Official sitehttps://www.hoodedhorse.com/games/nova-roma
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space