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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

Historical grand strategy with turn-based empire management and real-time battles

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive · Published by SEGA, Feral Interactive · Released Sep 2, 2013

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 61K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
84% of 286 in 30 days
Players
3,295
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 17, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 35 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition?

A historical grand strategy game set in the ancient Roman world. You manage a faction’s politics, buildings, and armies in a turn-based campaign, then command large battles in real time; the included Imperator Augustus campaign begins after Caesar’s assassination.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy combining empire management with real-time tactical battles
  • +you want faction politics and conquest in ancient Rome
  • +you play strategy games solo, cooperatively, or competitively

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer pure turn-based strategy without real-time battles
  • −you want strategy without political or building management

What players say

83% of 60,998 reviews are positive · 84% of 286 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combination of empire building, faction variety, politics, and large battles, especially in the ancient Roman setting. The most common complaint is instability on modern PCs, including Windows 11 launch problems, crashes, and battles hanging during loading.

Players over time

▼ -4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 5,715 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20263,295
Nov 6, 20262,806
Nov 5, 20262,769
Nov 4, 20262,866
Nov 3, 20263,047
Nov 2, 20263,156
Nov 1, 20263,465
Oct 31, 20263,379
Oct 30, 20262,785
Oct 29, 20262,749
Oct 28, 20262,842
Oct 27, 20262,044
Oct 27, 20262,862
Oct 26, 20262,988
Oct 25, 20263,568
Oct 24, 20263,324
Oct 23, 20262,871
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 20262,891
Oct 20, 20263,025
Oct 19, 20263,175
Oct 18, 20263,737
Oct 17, 20263,389
Oct 16, 20263,100
Oct 15, 20263,028
Oct 14, 20263,129
Oct 13, 20263,222
Oct 12, 20263,553
Oct 11, 20263,733
Oct 10, 20263,501
Oct 9, 20263,017
Oct 8, 20262,898
Oct 7, 20262,995
Oct 6, 20262,988
Oct 5, 20263,228
Oct 4, 20263,567
Oct 3, 20263,302
Oct 2, 20262,768
Oct 1, 20262,786
Sep 30, 20262,793
Sep 29, 20262,948
Sep 28, 20263,224
Sep 27, 20263,544
Sep 26, 20263,341
Sep 25, 20262,942
Sep 24, 20262,953
Sep 23, 20263,104
Sep 23, 20263,048
Sep 22, 20263,188
Sep 21, 20265,715

How many players finish Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition?

18% of Steam players have unlocked «I Came, I Saw, I Conquered», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition screenshot 1

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 35 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
Memory
2GB RAM
Storage
35 GB HD space
Notes
Screen Resolution - 1024x768 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
Graphics
1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
Memory
4GB RAM
Storage
35 GB HD space
Notes
Screen Resolution - 1920x1080 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

Does Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
188
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Czech, Turkish.

Does Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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