Games like Annals of Rome
If Annals of Rome is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rogue State Revolution, Age of History II and Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Annals of Rome: The 1986 classic DOS title is back. It's 237 B.C. and all of Italy has been united under the same Senate power of Rome. You are the ruler of the Republic, deploying armies and defending against the 13 independent hostile lands which constantly plot to destroy Rome.
Players who liked Annals of Rome also play
Steam players who put hours into Annals of Rome also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Rogue State Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Annals of Rome.
Top pick for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Age of History II
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Annals of Rome.
Second-strongest match for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Annals of Rome.
Third-strongest match for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Annals of Rome.
Ranked #4 for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Annals of Rome.
Ranked #5 for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Annals of Rome.
Ranked #6 for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.
Panzer Corps 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Annals of Rome.
Ranked #7 for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Old World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Annals of Rome.
Ranked #8 for Annals of Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Annals of Rome at current Steam store prices.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Majesty Gold HD
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!
Bomber Crew
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Turmoil
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Party Hard
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Annals of Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Card Hunter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
Battle for Wesnoth
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
Star Realms
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
Age of Conquest IV
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue is the proof of concept for the upcoming procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s Southeast Asia. In this prologue chapter, you'll get to experience combat, exploration, and the opening story of the game.
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Frequently asked about Annals of Rome
- Does Annals of Rome run on Steam Deck?
- Annals of Rome is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Annals of Rome cost?
- Annals of Rome is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Annals of Rome?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Annals of Rome are Rogue State Revolution, Age of History II, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
- Who developed Annals of Rome?
- Annals of Rome was developed by Level 9 Computing, PSS and published by MIRROR Soft.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Annals of Rome.
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