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Rome: Total War™ - Alexander

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2007

Should you play it?

Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...

What works

  • Challenging and historically immersive campaign
  • Improved ai and tactical depth
  • Strong narrative and historical battles
  • Good value especially in bundles
  • Active modding community enhances gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited faction choice and campaign linearity
  • Short campaign with low replayability
  • Outdated graphics and interface
  • Weak multiplayer and social features
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Men of War: Red Tide

  • The Troop

  • Order of War™

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Men of War: Condemned Heroes

  • Sudden Strike 4

More fantastical

Games that feels like Rome: Total War™ - Alexander but with more imaginative fiction

  • Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

  • Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator

  • Fantasy Wars

  • Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

  • Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7

  • Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (Classic)

More social

Games that feels like Rome: Total War™ - Alexander but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Blood of Steel

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

  • Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

  • Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

  • Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

More expressive

Games that feels like Rome: Total War™ - Alexander but with more self-expression and customization

  • Master of Command

  • Voor De Kroon

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

  • Total War: ROME REMASTERED

  • Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

More competitive

Games that feels like Rome: Total War™ - Alexander but with more competition against others

  • Field of Glory II

  • Field of Glory II: Medieval

  • Pike and Shot : Campaigns

  • Oriental Empires

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • Ancestors Legacy

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Total War: ATTILA

  • Medieval: Total War™ - Collection

  • Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

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Rome: Total War™ - Alexander: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026