Engaging story with meaningful choices
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Your choices really matter in this game like, really matter.”
Steam review · 55.5 h played ↗
Expeditions: Rome
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Logic Artists2022Party-Based RPG · RPG · Strategy
$44.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A story-rich tactical CRPG in ancient Rome with strong turn-based combat and meaningful choices, but padded by tedious legion minigames. Skip it if you hate RNG and filler.
Great for
Fans of XCOM-style tactics and story-heavy CRPGs who love Roman history and choice-driven narratives
Main risk
Legion battles, pacification missions and filler make later acts feel like a repetitive slog
What changed in the last 30 days
26 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite repetitive gameplay, tedious legion battles, RNG and difficult combat design. No new patch or bug is evident, so confidence is moderate.
26 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying tactical turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The tactical combat is really good, super satisfying gameplay that kept me hooked for hours.”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
Roman setting with historical authenticity
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I've found myself googling a lot about Rome while playing it so I don't sound dumb in my responses to NPCs”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Great companions and full voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The companions in this game are absolutely stellar.”
Steam review · 48 h played ↗
Good value and long playtime
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“You get 50-60 hours for 12 € on sale, which in my opinion is a great deal.”
Steam review · 60.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, shallow legion battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The battles are simply card picking, not any sort of tactical game, and don't feel exciting at all”
Steam review · 48.1 h played ↗
Repetitive slog and padding after Act 1-2
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I had fun up until about mid-way through Act 2. Then it just becomes a repetitive slog.”
Steam review · 113.6 h played ↗
Random crafting and poor UI/explanations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The crafting system has decided to go with the Korean RPG idea of fun which is to say "RNG on EVERYTING!!!!"”
Steam review · 63.4 h played ↗
Punishing unfair combat with outnumbering and fire spam
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“you will always be outnumbered in fights”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Crashes during every other battle, and you cannot save the game during battles.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Pacification missions force random recruits
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“when you conquer a territory that the follow up mission you can only use one member of the main party and the rest of the slots can only be used by the randomly generated characters”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD FX-8350 X8 / Intel i5-4690K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD R9 380 4GB / GTX 960 4GB
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorRyzen 5 3600X / Intel Core i5-9500F
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX Vega 56 8GB / GTX 1070 8GB
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD FX-8350 X8 / Intel i5-4690K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD R9 380 4GB / GTX 960 4GB
Storage30 GB available space
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