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Best Rome Games

Top 21 of 21 qualifying games — tagged Rome (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-10-22. Under each game: what its Steam reviewers most often mention (+ praise, − complaint), with how many of about 100 most-helpful reviews raise it — from the review consensus on each game's page.

1 The Forgotten City (2021) Adventure · Time Travel · Mystery · $24.99 + Captivating narrative with meaningful characters 81+ Detective gameplay rewards curiosity and exploration 48− Dated graphics and awkward animations 10 95.8%13,735 reviews 2 Rome: Total War - Collection (2007) Strategy · Historical · Rome · Free + Strategic depth, faction variety, empire building 18− Frequent crashes, hangs, file corruption 8 94.7%16,775 reviews 3 Caesar 3 (2016) City Builder · Strategy · Simulation · $3.89 + classic city-building systems 44+ repeated nostalgic play 6− steep learning curve 7 92.7%2,260 reviews 4 Gladio and Glory (2021) Early Access · PvP · Gore · Free + Fun and engaging gameplay 34+ Fun to play with friends 6− Game abandoned or rarely updated 8 90.6%4,209 reviews 5 Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (2011) Action · Open World · Adventure · $19.99 + engaging continuation of Ezio’s story 25+ refined combat and Brotherhood mechanics 24− weaker, filler-like main story 10 88.2%27,029 reviews 6 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (2013) Strategy · Historical · Turn-Based Strategy · $59.99 + enjoyable strategic battles and campaigns 64+ extensive mods and faction variety 15− shallow, tedious, or awkward systems 11 87.6%88,818 reviews 7 We Who Are About To Die (2022) Early Access · Indie · Action Roguelike · $15.39 + physics-based combat system 62+ active development and communication 21− weak AI and imbalanced builds 15 88.0%8,355 reviews 8 Expeditions: Rome (2022) RPG · Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · $44.99 + Tactical turn-based combat highly engaging 62+ Consequential storytelling with strong cast 50− Repetitive legion and conquest systems 20 87.4%6,803 reviews 9 Warlord: Britannia (2022) Open World · Strategy · Base-Building · $19.99 87.6%1,951 reviews 10 A Legionary's Life (2019) Rome · Historical · Turn-Based · $7.99 + engaging combat and mechanics 26+ historical, engaging writing 12− repetitive, RNG-driven combat 18 87.2%2,499 reviews 11 Shieldwall (2023) Action · Simulation · Medieval · $17.99 + Fun, engaging, strategic gameplay 57− Catapult imbalance, severe difficulty spikes 7 86.4%7,474 reviews 12 Total War: ATTILA (2015) Strategy · Historical · War · $44.99 + deep tactical campaigns and mods 35+ rewarding, punishing survival challenge 6− severe stuttering and poor optimization 12 82.4%37,954 reviews 13 Citadelum (2024) Moddable · Singleplayer · City Builder · $12.49 + Caesar-style city building 33+ Roman city visuals 10− Repetitive campaign systems 18 84.0%1,089 reviews 14 The Age of Decadence (2015) Turn-Based Combat · Choices Matter · Tactical RPG · $14.99 + non-combat paths and branching quests 33+ excellent writing and worldbuilding 28− unforgiving RNG fights and softlocks 12 82.4%4,074 reviews 15 Field of Glory II (2017) Strategy · Simulation · Turn-Based Strategy · $29.99 + Deep ancient tactical battles 44+ Many battles and replay options 10− Slow, repetitive tactical combat 17 82.7%1,240 reviews 16 Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (2022) Female Protagonist · Souls-like · Exploration · $34.99 + Enjoyable combat and exploration 24+ Deep, lore-rich story 11− Shallow, inconsistent combat 18 77.9%3,522 reviews 17 Total War: ROME REMASTERED (2021) Strategy · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · $29.99 + addictive strategic depth and faction variety 64+ improved graphics maintain original aesthetic 11− damaged AI and unit balance issues 20 77.1%13,803 reviews 18 Anno 117: Pax Romana (2025) Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · $38.99 + Detailed city-building systems 32+ Beautiful Roman cities 17− Overpriced incomplete DLC 15 69.4%13,011 reviews 19 Imperator: Rome (2019) Strategy · Grand Strategy · Simulation · $39.99 + satisfying mod-enhanced grand-strategy systems 19− Paradox abandoned development before its potential 20 65.6%26,836 reviews 20 Blackthorn Arena: Reforged (2024) Simulation · Strategy · Fantasy · $24.99 + deep gladiator management 30+ frequent patches and added content 11− brutal early difficulty spikes 26 66.3%1,008 reviews 21 CaesarIA (2015) Free to Play · City Builder · Strategy · Free + classic city-building mechanics 12+ free game worth trying 8− persistent game-breaking bugs 34 58.3%1,462 reviews