Choose Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Choose Rome: Total War™ - Collection if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.9% positive across 8,718 reviews.
Rome: Total War™ - Collection vs Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Rome: Total War™ - Collection and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Rome: Total War™ - Collection (2007) is 6 years older than Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (2013). Rome: Total War™ - Collection scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (85.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Choose Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 31,620 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Rome: Total War™ - Collection and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Rome: Total War™ - Collection |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2013 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (8,718 reviews) | 85.3% positive (31,620 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Rome: Total War™ - Collection (2007) is 6 years older than Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (2013).
- Rome: Total War™ - Collection scores higher on Steam reviews (94.9% positive) than Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (85.3% positive).
- Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition has co-op; Rome: Total War™ - Collection does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Rome: Total War™ - Collection vs Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Rome: Total War™ - Collection or Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition?
- On Steam reviews Rome: Total War™ - Collection scores higher (94.9% positive) than Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (85.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Rome: Total War™ - Collection is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Rome: Total War™ - Collection or Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Rome: Total War™ - Collection (2007) came out before Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition (2013). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Rome: Total War™ - Collection and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.