Simulation · April 25, 2019

Imperator: Rome (2019)

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Walk in the Footsteps of Legends in Imperator: Rome Alexander. Hannibal. Caesar. These great men and dozens like them shaped the destiny of a continent. Mighty kings, clever generals and would-be gods made their mark on the ancient Mediterranean. Around this sea, close knit nations tested their mettle and virtue against each other in fierce combat, their cultural and political legacy now inseparable from what we understand as Western Civilization. But nothing was guaranteed. Can you change the course of history in Imperator: Rome? Imperator: Rome is the newest grand strategy title from Paradox Development Studio. Set in the tumultuous centuries from Alexander’s Successor Empires in the East to the foundation of the Roman Empire, Imperator: Rome invites you to relive the pageantry and challenges of empire building in the classical era. Manage your population, keep an eye out for treachery, and keep faith with your gods. Imperator: Rome’s features include: Character Management: A living world of characters with varying skills and traits that will change over time. They will lead your nation, govern your provinces and command your armies and fleets. We also introduce our new, more human-like character art. Diverse Populations: Citizens, freemen, tribesmen and slaves - each population with its own culture and religion. Whether they fill your armies, fill your coffers or fill your colonies, keep an eye on their happiness - your success depends on their satisfaction. Battle Tactics: Choose your approach before battle to counter the stratagems of your foes. Military Traditions: Each culture has a unique way of waging war. Romans and Celts have different options available to them. Unlock unique bonuses, abilities and units. Different Government Types: Manage the senate in a Republic, hold your court together in a monarchy, answer to the clans in a tribal system. Barbarians and Rebellions: Migrating barbarians may sack or settle your best land, while disloyal governors or generals can turn against you - taking their armies with them! Trade: Goods provide bonuses to their home province. Will you take advantage of stockpiles for local strength or trade excess goods to spread the wealth around? Provincial Improvement: Invest in buildings, roads and defences to make your kingdom stronger and richer. Hellenistic World Flavor Pack: Special content designed for the Successor Kingdoms including new army models, new event chains and new art. Digital Art Book: A collection of high resolution images from the development of Imperator: Rome with developer and artist insights. Wallpaper: Easily accessible versions of the Imperator: Rome loading screens, so you can use them to decorate your own desktop.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume26.5k Steam reviewsTop 19% in Simulation
Positive rating65% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 84%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 75 — top 56% of Simulation titles
Concurrent peak547 playersTop 25% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours50 h averageTop 28% for session depth among Simulation

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 378
  • Grand Strategy · 290
  • Simulation · 239
  • Rome · 220
  • Historical · 208
  • Political Sim · 190
  • Singleplayer · 120
  • Political · 113
  • Management · 102
  • Multiplayer · 90
  • Economy · 89
  • War · 67
  • Politics · 59
  • Moddable · 32
  • Real-Time with Pause · 24

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

65%Mixed · 26.5k reviews

17.2k positive · 9.3k negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

4.9/10

Curator recommendations

19.4k

Peak concurrent players

547

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Huge, inventive and the reason I'm sleep deprived. It's brilliant.” 92/100 – PC Gamer “Imperator: Rome feels like it's yet another step in Paradox's attempts to make the perfect grand strategy game. It pulls bits from Paradox's storied past in the genre and adopts it for the ancient era.” 9/10 – Destructoid

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

50h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

15h

Current engagement

Achievements

72

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 25, 2019
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Base price$11.99 -70%
DLC / Add-ons5 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Spain

Editions & Packages

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