Game overview
Rome: Total War
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
- Last tracked players
- 849
- All-time peak
- 1,200
- 24-hour change
- Unavailable
- Steam reviews
- 94.6% positive 16,177 reviews · via SteamSpy
Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.
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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.
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Minimum: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP, Pentium III 1.0GHz or Athlon 1.0GHz processor or higher, 256MB RAM, 2.9GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file), 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers, 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers, DirectX® 9.0b, 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible, 1024 x 768 Display Resolution, Internet (TCP / IP) play supported;Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers; LAN play requires Network card (Multiplayer)Important Note: Some cards may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Medieval II: Total War. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatibility. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- SEGA
- USK rating
- 12
- Brazilian rating
- 14
- Steam Germany rating
- 16
- Content warning
- There are frequent depictions of realistic looking violence towards human characters and sometimes animal characters. The player can command and attack many different types of military units against A.I. controlled characters. The player issues orders that influence the actions that these units carry out. When the player plays a real-time battle they will witness combat animations with swords, axes, spears, arrows and some missile units.
- Metacritic
- 92
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 50th percentile.
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