Imperator: Rome
Military Traditions Each culture has a unique way of waging war. Romans and Celts have different options available to them. Unlock unique bonuses, abilities and units. Different Government Types Manage the senate in a Republic, hold your court together in a monarchy, answer to the clans in a tribal system. Character Management A living world of characters with varying skills and traits that will change over time. They will lead your nation, govern your provinces and command your armies and fleets. We also introduce our new, more human-like character art. Diverse Populations Citizens, freemen, tribesmen and slaves – each population with its own culture and religion. Whether they fill your armies, fill your coffers or fill your colonies, keep an eye on their happiness – your success depends on their satisfaction.
Game Discussion
Steam User 57
The best part about this game is that paradox abandoned it, so you don't have to worry about DLCs.
Steam User 39
Without mods: A bit sad and barebones although it works OK as an ancient era Paradox empire builder.
With the (free ofc) Invictus + the new Reanimata mods: absolutely one of the best Paradox games out there. At least for me, it's lots of fun, and I learned a lot about ancient history. Those two mods add a LOT of depth to everything.
The game is basically abandonded by the company but it doesn't matter as mods add as much stuff as you need. With them it's better than EUV. Buy it on sale if you like Roman/ancient things and then get those two mods ASAP and maybe some others too (gfx mods, border gore cleaner, music mods etc).
Steam User 59
After playing Europa Universalis V today, I admit that Imperator: Rome is a good game.
Steam User 24
As a player of Total War: Rome 1 and 2, I cannot go back to those after having played Imperator: Rome. The game was initially released as a mess - explaining the early negative reviews - but has had a significant overhaul since, making it one of the best itch-scratchers in the Roman Empire strategy genre.
Steam User 36
This was the first poorly received grand strategy game they made and it's miles better than EU5 or CK3. It didn't deserve the community hate nor the discontinuation.
Steam User 23
Genuinely depressing this was abandoned by Paradox. It had a rough launch but was fixed, mostly just lacking flavour. They abandoned it the moment the game became good. If you're playing now, I recommend playing with Invictus mod. It adds a lot of flavour to different areas of the map.
Something about the way you slowly expand in this game and build up your settlements, urbanizing certain areas and extracting resources feels so satisfying to me
Steam User 21
Sad that the launch was bad and developement stopped. It's still a good game that would have needed a little more time to bake.
If you plan on getting this game please get the Invictus or Terra indomita mod.