Rank 01Why this
Shares turn based combat with Never Second in Rome.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2019
Games like Never Second in Rome
- 26 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Never Second in Rome also play
The closest matches to Never Second in Rome: A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Field of Glory II, and Rome: Total War™ - Collection. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares resource management with Never Second in Rome.
- $11.24 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Shares faction politics with Never Second in Rome.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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Field of Glory II
Why this: Also Rome and Turn-Based, like Never Second in Rome.
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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Why this: Shares turn based tactics and tactical combat with Never Second in Rome.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Never Second in Rome
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- 3Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Shares faction politics with Never Second in Rome.
- 85% of 31,620 reviews
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- 8Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Shares turn based tactics and tactical combat with Never Second in Rome.
- 89% of 18,291 reviews
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- 13Shadow Empire
Shares tactical combat and faction politics with Never Second in Rome.
- 82% of 1,123 reviews
- 14Dead in Antares
Shares tactical combat and turn based combat with Never Second in Rome.
- 78% of 116 reviews
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Shares turn based tactics and equipment upgrades with Never Second in Rome.
- 81% of 227 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Alessandro Roberti
- Price: $12.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 81% of 439 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Branching narrative with missable content
- Century level strategy feels epic
- Dual combat systems duels and formation tactics
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Shares faction politics with Never Second in Rome.
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Why this: Also War and Turn-Based Combat, like Never Second in Rome.
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About Never Second in Rome
The closest matches to Never Second in Rome: A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Field of Glory II, and Rome: Total War™ - Collection. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Never Second in Rome is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its camp training and century management. 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 Never Second in Rome: Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Is Never Second in Rome worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 439 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 37 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 16 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Branching narrative with missable content
- Century level strategy feels epic
- Dual combat systems duels and formation tactics
- Dual combat systems reward deep tactics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Unsatisfying game. Army combat is just random rolls within rolls within rolls. Single combat is either very 1 sided or ends before you can even do anything. You don't kill enemies in this game, you stare at them for 5 turns and disengage…”
“BIG fan of the first game but this one ... meh. For me the combat in the first one was ''better'', i don't need to see all the numbers rolling 6 times, just give me a % of chance i can hit. You probbably worked hard on on the new combat…”
People who play it also play: A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Frequently asked about Never Second in Rome
Can I run it?
Does Never Second in Rome run on Steam Deck?
Never Second in 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 Never Second in Rome cost?
Never Second in Rome is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Never Second in Rome?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Never Second in Rome are A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition.
Who developed Never Second in Rome?
Never Second in Rome was developed by Alessandro Roberti.