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CivCity: Rome

Roman city builder with research and interconnected supply chains

FireFly Studios, Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Apr 6, 2007

Strategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 951
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
7
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 67/100 (critic reviews)

What is CivCity: Rome?

This single-player city builder is set in the Roman Empire. Across missions that culminate in Rome, you place buildings, manage production and city happiness, and research technologies as you help the empire grow.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning supply chains around residents' needs
  • +you like single-player missions set in ancient Rome

Not for you if...

  • −you want empire-wide strategy instead of managing individual cities
  • −you dislike balancing production with city happiness

What players say

71% of 951 reviews are positive

Players praise the progression of their Roman cities and the added layer of research. Their most common complaint is a recurring bug that leaves workers idle and can halt progress; some also report crashes and trouble running the game on newer Windows systems.

Screenshots and trailer

CivCity: Rome

CivCity: Rome system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows 2000/XP (Windows 7 is not supported), 1.6 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 2.5 GB uncompressed space, 64 MB video card (with Hardware T&L, nVidia GeForce 3/ATI Radeon 8500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, DirectX Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain.

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