Strategy · August 28, 2007

Rome: Total War™ – Collection (2007)

group1M–10M ownerstrending_up552 peak concurrentrecommend12.8k recommendations
Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man. The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Voted 2004 Best Strategy game by IGN, GameSpy and GameSpot. Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire. Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities. Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once. A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume16.2k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Strategy
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 17%
Metacritic92/100Genre average 79 — top 2% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak552 playersTop 31% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours24 h averageTop 37% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Strategy · 531
  • Historical · 326
  • Rome · 297
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 275
  • RTS · 240
  • Grand Strategy · 228
  • Classic · 205
  • Tactical · 188
  • War · 173
  • Great Soundtrack · 149
  • Multiplayer · 145
  • Singleplayer · 139
  • Turn-Based · 133
  • Moddable · 115
  • Real Time Tactics · 89

Peer Strategy titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 16.2k reviews

15.4k positive · 809 negative

Metacritic

92/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

12.8k

Peak concurrent players

552

Strategy releases from 2007

7 Strategy titles launched in 2007 — top 6 by review volume.

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 28, 2007
DeveloperCREATIVE ASSEMBLY
PublisherSEGA
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

24h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing