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Total War: ROME REMASTERED

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.

What works

  • Faithful remaster with improved graphics and ui
  • Strong modding support extending gameplay
  • Includes original expansions barbarian invasion and alexander
  • Flexible gameplay options and toggles
  • Engaging strategic depth and historical immersion

Things to keep in mind

  • Ui changes divisive and sometimes clunky
  • Ai and pathfinding issues persist
  • Limited multiplayer features and no co-op campaign
  • Occasional bugs and crashes reported
  • High installation size and price concerns

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

  • Total War: ATTILA

  • Medieval: Total War™ - Collection

  • Master of Command

  • Lords of the Realm II

  • Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients

More fantastical

Games that feels like Total War: ROME REMASTERED but with more imaginative fiction

  • Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

  • Age of Wonders III

  • STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Total War: WARHAMMER

  • Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

More social

Games that feels like Total War: ROME REMASTERED but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Blood of Steel

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

  • Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

  • Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

  • NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension

More competitive

Games that feels like Total War: ROME REMASTERED but with more competition against others

  • Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

  • Oriental Empires

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • Field of Glory II: Medieval

  • Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

  • Civilization IV®: Warlords

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Total War: ROME REMASTERED: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Fantasy, Status.

Last update: 21/08/2026