CivCity: Rome
Roman city builder with research and interconnected supply chains
FireFly Studios, Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Apr 6, 2007
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 863
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 10
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
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
72% of 863 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 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run CivCity: Rome?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →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
Does CivCity: Rome have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does CivCity: Rome run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain.
Does CivCity: Rome 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
