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The closest matches to Praetorians: Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Imperial Glory, Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome", and Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Rank 03Why this
Also RTS and Historical, like Praetorians.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2014
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Why this: Shares faction specialization with Praetorians.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Pyro Studios
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 79% of 248 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Metacritic 78
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Campaign teaches history alongside strategy
- Each faction plays fundamentally differently
- No base building keeps focus on army control
- Challenging
- Epic
- Immersive
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About Praetorians
The closest matches to Praetorians: Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Imperial Glory, Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome", and Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Praetorians is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition and Imperial Glory — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, epic and immersive, and single out its campaign historical education and faction specialization. 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.
About Praetorians: Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Is Praetorians worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 248 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Campaign teaches history alongside strategy
- Each faction plays fundamentally differently
- No base building keeps focus on army control
- Skirmish mode delivers pure tactical fun
People who play it also play: Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Imperial Glory
Frequently asked about Praetorians
Can I run it?
Does Praetorians run on Steam Deck?
Praetorians 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 Praetorians cost?
Praetorians is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Praetorians have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Praetorians supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Praetorians?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Praetorians are Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Imperial Glory.
Who developed Praetorians?
Praetorians was developed by Pyro Studios and published by Kalypso Media Digital.