Rank 01Why this
Shares tactical positioning with Rome: Total War.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Games like Rome: Total War™ - Collection
- 28 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Rome: Total War™ - Collection also play
The closest matches to Rome: Total War™ - Collection: Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander, Imperator: Rome, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, and Field of Glory II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Rome: Total War.
- Deck Playable
- 2007
Rank 03- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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Field of Glory II
Why this: Also Rome and Turn-Based, like Rome: Total War.
Rank 06 
Grand Ages: Rome
Why this: Also Rome and RTS, like Rome: Total War.
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Expeditions: Rome
Why this: Also Rome and Historical, like Rome: Total War.
Rank 08 
Panzer Corps 2
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Rome: Total War.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Shares tactical positioning with Rome: Total War.
- 85% of 31,620 reviews
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- 21NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like Rome: Total War.
- 82% of 446 reviews
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 95% of 8,718 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Metacritic 92
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Battles feel dynamic and varied
- Campaign map has legendary scale
- Generals feel like real historical figures
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Epic
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Rome: Total War.
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares campaign management with Rome: Total War.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Why this: Also RTS and War, like Rome: Total War.
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Rome: Total War.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Rome: Total War™ - Collection, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Historical, like Rome: Total War.
Crusader Kings II
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Rome: Total War.
World of Warships
Why this: Shares tactical positioning with Rome: Total War.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, like Rome: Total War.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Rome: Total War.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also War and Turn-Based Strategy, like Rome: Total War.
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Why this: Same epic mood as Rome: Total War.
Girls' Frontline
Why this: Also Turn-Based Strategy and Tactical, like Rome: Total War.
More from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
Other recommendable Steam games by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like Rome: Total War.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Rome: Total War.
About Rome: Total War™ - Collection
The closest matches to Rome: Total War™ - Collection: Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander, Imperator: Rome, Aggressors: Ancient Rome, and Field of Glory II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Rome: Total War™ - Collection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander and Imperator: Rome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and epic, and single out its campaign management and emergent storytelling. 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.
Rome: Total War Collection is a historical strategy game released in 2007 by Creative Assembly, combining campaign-map management with real-time tactical battles across the ancient world. Players control faction politics, manage settlements, and command armies in combat scenarios where tactical positioning matters. Reviewers highlight that the faction diversity creates distinctly different gameplay experiences across campaigns, and battles feel dynamic and varied. The modding community has extended the experience significantly, unlocking additional factions and content beyond the base game. Players describe the campaign scale as legendary and find the experience both challenging and contemplative, with emergent storytelling arising from strategic decisions. The collection holds a 95% positive rating from over 8,700 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Rome: Total War™ - Collection: Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Is Rome: Total War™ - Collection worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 8,718 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 82 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Battles feel dynamic and varied
- Campaign map has legendary scale
- Generals feel like real historical figures
- Mods unlock non playable factions
People who play it also play: Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander, Imperator: Rome
Mobile version
Rome: Total War™ - Collection is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Can I run it?
Does Rome: Total War™ - Collection run on Steam Deck?
Rome: Total War™ - Collection is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Does Rome: Total War™ - Collection have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Rome: Total War™ - Collection supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Rome: Total War™ - Collection?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rome: Total War™ - Collection are Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander, Imperator: Rome.
Who developed Rome: Total War™ - Collection?
Rome: Total War™ - Collection was developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY and published by SEGA.