Nostalgic timeless classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“It is great and eternal, just like the Rome herself.”
Steam review · 91.2 h played ↗
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%CREATIVE ASSEMBLY2007Turn-Based Strategy · RTS · Strategy
The verdict
A timeless 2004 strategy classic with deep campaigns, great battles and music. On modern PCs the Steam build crashes or runs poorly, so skip it if you want a polished, trouble-free experience.
Great for
Strategy fans and Roman history buffs who want a nostalgic campaign and don't mind tinkering or mods like REX
Main risk
The Steam build crashes, lags or won't launch on modern systems, and the original is delisted.
What players love
Deep, replayable campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the overall depth of strategy in Rome seems unmatched.”
Steam review · 38.1 h played ↗
Satisfying large-scale battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“when cavalry charges smash into infantry, the go flying.”
Steam review · 46 h played ↗
REX patch and mods make it shine
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The mod makes the game basically what the remaster was supposed to be.”
Steam review · 661.2 h played ↗
Great music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The music carries the game, the atmosphere of the ancient world!”
Steam review · translated · 10.4 h played ↗
Barbarian Invasion expansion
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the real standout was going back and fully completing the Barbarian Invasion DLC.”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and won't launch on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Now, it crashes after every second managed battle.”
Steam review · 370.7 h played ↗
Terrible performance on modern hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“larger battles I was at 10-15fps tops, and my system can handle Medieval II max graphics huge battles at 60fps constant”
Steam review · 100.7 h played ↗
Removed from store, forced remaster
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Greedy thing to remove the ability to buy the classic game and then force people to buy the remaster for 30$”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Bad unit pathfinding and AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“every single time I give a direct order to do something during a siege, my men will completely disobey what I have told them too”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗
No Russian localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Why only English, where is the Russian localization?!”
Steam review · translated · 0.7 h played ↗
Missing expansions in the Collection
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Supposed to come with Barbarian Invasion but I didn't get it.”
Steam review · 61 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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