Imperator: Rome
Ancient grand strategy about politics, populations, trade, and conquest
Paradox Development Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Apr 25, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 27K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 29 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 246
- peak 24h 293
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Apr 24, 2025
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Imperator: Rome?
A grand strategy simulation set around the ancient Mediterranean, from Alexander’s successor kingdoms to the rise of Rome. You govern a republic, monarchy, or tribe by managing populations, characters, provinces, trade, armies, fleets, and rebellions. Campaigns support single-player and online PvP multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you enjoy detailed management of ancient states and populations
- +you want grand strategy with politics, trade, and warfare
- +you are willing to use community mods for added depth
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a short learning curve and simple interfaces
- −you dislike waiting for resources between major decisions
- −you expect deep regional flavor without community mods
What players say
66% of 26,914 reviews are positive · 79% of 29 in the last 30 days
Players praise the population, settlement development, economy, and warfare systems, especially after the major overhaul; many recommend the Invictus mod for more regional depth. Common complaints are that official development ended, the base game lacks flavor, and its interface, resource waiting, and frequent pop-ups can make play tedious.
Screenshots and trailer
Imperator: Rome system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel® iCore™ i3-550 or AMD® Phenom II X6 1055T
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® Radeon™ HD 6970
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel® iCore™ i5- 3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G
- Graphics
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 or AMD® Radeon™ R9 380
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Paradox Accounts (Requirement is for multiplayer only) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 72
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Strategy
- Grand Strategy
- Simulation
- Rome
- Historical
- Political Sim
- Singleplayer
- Management
- Economy
- Multiplayer
- War
- Moddable
- Real-Time with Pause
- Sandbox
- Open World
- Choices Matter
Recent updates
- Apr 24, 2025 · Anniversary Patch 2.0.5 Augustus
- Dec 6, 2024 · Patch 2.0.5 (Open Beta)
- Apr 25, 2024 · Anniversary Patch 2.0.4 Augustus
- Apr 25, 2023 · Anniversary Maintenance Patch - 2.0.4 (Open Beta)
- Mar 17, 2021 · 2.0.3 Patch Released
5 DLC available.
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