Great mod support, especially Divide et Impera
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Use Divide et Impera mod and you turn a really good game into a great one”
Steam review · 88 h played ↗
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive2013Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · Strategy
The verdict
A sprawling, mod-friendly Roman-era Total War that grew from a broken launch into a fan favorite. Skip it if you run a modern Windows 11 PC, or hate civil wars, dumb AI and DLC pricing.
Great for
Roman-history fans who want huge battles, deep campaigns and modding such as Divide et Impera
Main risk
Crashes or freezes on modern hardware and Windows 11, plus frustrating civil wars and AI
What players love
Roman and ancient setting with historical feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Very fun historical game that makes you feel like you are a roman sergeant leading his soldiers on the battlefield!”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Many diverse factions, campaigns and deep politics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“There are plenty of factions, quite a few campaigns (some in DLC), the political aspect is well developed”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Huge replayability and addictive campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“dangerously addictive. I reccommend playing as Egypt”
Steam review · 319.9 h played ↗
Epic large-scale battles and tactics
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Battles are epic, with thousands of units fighting on detailed and immersive battlefields.”
Steam review · 256.9 h played ↗
Improved massively since its rough launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“over time, with consistent updates and the release of multiple DLCs, the game improved massively.”
Steam review · 1124.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and freezes on modern PCs / Windows 11
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This crashes so hard on modern systems.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Poor, cheating AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“AI armies have double the movement points than the player and they can recruit far more than you can too.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Buggy sieges, naval combat and unit behavior
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“abysmal naval combat. completely ruins this game since its unavoidable”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Overpriced DLC, including paid blood
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“They seriously expect people to pay extra for gore animations and blood splatter textures.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Civil wars and political system frustrate
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“all of a sudden a part of your empire is going to go to a civil war with you even if you do everything right with that political party.”
Steam review · 289.4 h played ↗
Updates break saves and mods
NEW · LAST 30 DAYSMentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Latest update broke my 160 hour long DEI campaign.. I can't load up any save.. I'm done with CA”
Steam review · 268.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable35 GB
Minimum
OSXP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor
Memory2GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
Storage35 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8
Processor2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
Memory4GB RAM
Graphics1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
Storage35 GB HD space
OSXP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor
Memory2GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
Storage35 GB HD space
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