Never Second in Rome
Turn-based Roman RPG about training and commanding Caesar's soldiers
Alessandro Roberti · Released May 5, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 643
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 22 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 18
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 weeks ago
- Sep 8, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Never Second in Rome?
This turn-based historical RPG puts you in charge of a century of soldiers in Julius Caesar's army just before the Gallic War, as a new governor's arrival sets events in motion. Across chapters of text-based events and historical battles, you train your unit, appoint staff, face attribute and skill checks, and direct soldiers in combat.
For you if...
- +you enjoy detailed Roman history and text-heavy campaigns
- +you like training soldiers and managing a small unit
- +you want turn-based battles with detailed combat systems
Not for you if...
- −you dislike dice rolls shaping battle outcomes
- −you want quick battles with straightforward combat rules
- −you prefer action over reading and skill checks
What players say
81% of 643 reviews are positive · 63% of 22 in the last 30 days
Players praise the historical detail, writing, and chance to train and command a century. Many say larger battles feel slow, confusing, and overly dependent on dice rolls, limiting the impact of their decisions.
Screenshots and trailer
Never Second in Rome system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor
- x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 45
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Rome
- Historical
- Turn-Based
- RPG
- Simulation
- Turn-Based Combat
- Text-Based
- Old School
- War
- Management
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Tactical RPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Lore-Rich
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Sep 8, 2026 · Update 1.4.2
- Jul 21, 2026 · Update 1.3.2
- Jun 22, 2026 · Update 1.2
- May 25, 2026 · Update 1.1.3
- Apr 21, 2026 · Release date of version 1.0
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