Choose Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
Choose Rome: Total War™ - Alexander if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Rome: Total War™ - Alexander launched in 2007.
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander vs Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander and Total War: ROME REMASTERED 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™ - Alexander (2007) is 14 years older than Total War: ROME REMASTERED (2021). Total War: ROME REMASTERED scores higher on Steam reviews (77.9% positive) than Rome: Total War™ - Alexander (73.8% 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 REMASTERED
Choose Total War: ROME REMASTERED if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.9% positive across 7,975 reviews.
Both Rome: Total War™ - Alexander and Total War: ROME REMASTERED 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™ - Alexander |  Total War: ROME REMASTERED | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.8% positive (485 reviews) | 77.9% positive (7,975 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | The Creative Assembly | Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Rome: Total War™ - Alexander (2007) is 14 years older than Total War: ROME REMASTERED (2021).
- Total War: ROME REMASTERED scores higher on Steam reviews (77.9% positive) than Rome: Total War™ - Alexander (73.8% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Rome: Total War™ - Alexander vs Total War: ROME REMASTERED — FAQ
- Which is better, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander or Total War: ROME REMASTERED?
- On Steam reviews Total War: ROME REMASTERED scores higher (77.9% positive) than Rome: Total War™ - Alexander (73.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Total War: ROME REMASTERED 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™ - Alexander or Total War: ROME REMASTERED first?
- If you want chronology, Rome: Total War™ - Alexander (2007) came out before Total War: ROME REMASTERED (2021). 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™ - Alexander and Total War: ROME REMASTERED 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.