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Games like Expeditions: Rome

If Expeditions: Rome is your kind of game, the closest matches are Expeditions: Viking, Humanity Echo: Cyberpunk Tactical RPG and The Age of Decadence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. 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.

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Expeditions: Rome is a turn-based tactical RPG developed by Logic Artists and published by THQ Nordic, set in ancient Rome and released in 2022 at $44.99. Players command Praetorian parties through challenging tactical combat where smart positioning matters more than raw power, while also directing legions in siege warfare for added strategic depth. The branching narrative presents meaningful choices that shape both gameplay outcomes and story paths, offering substantial replayability. Resource management and diverse character builds round out the strategic layer. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and contemplative, with reviewers highlighting the writing and voice acting for bringing historical Rome to life. The game holds an 87 percent positive rating from nearly 3,000 Steam reviews and runs in playable condition on Steam Deck.

About Expeditions: Rome: Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 80Windowsby Logic Artists
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Choices in dialog and gameplay actually matterCombat rewards smart positioning over power creepLegion battles add strategic depthAtmosphericContemplativeEpic

Players who liked Expeditions: Rome also play

Steam players who put hours into Expeditions: Rome also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Expeditions: Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Top pick for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Humanity Echo: Cyberpunk Tactical RPG

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Odesa, 2044. Your father’s disappearance drags you into a corporate shadow war. You are an Engineer - architect of combat, shaping the battlefield to your will. Command your squad in brutal turn-based tactical battles. Challenge the System before it erases you.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. The Age of Decadence

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Third-strongest match for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

    2015IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stolen Realm

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Ranked #4 for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Stolen Realm is a simultaneous turn-based tactical dungeon crawling looter with action RPG elements where you control up to 6 heroes, solo or through online co-op, venturing forth in adventures set in a high-fantasy, low-poly world.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Wasteland 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical positioning and an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Ranked #5 for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

    2020StrategyRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Iron Oath

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Ranked #6 for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Songs of Steel: Hispania

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Ranked #7 for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    Relive the conflict between the mighty Roman Republic and the brave Celtiberian people of Numantia! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, classic turn-based strategy mechanics, and combat tactics, with decision-making and side missions.

    2024Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Ranked #8 for Expeditions: Rome fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

    2017StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Expeditions: Rome

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Roman Empire vs. Barbarians

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    Barbarians keep expanding all over the place and you’ve been summoned as the hero who’s going to stop them. You’re provided with a Roman Empire tower that comes with a powerful catapult and a team of warriors. Will that be enough to stop the barbarian invasion?

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ryse: Son of Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    “Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

    2014Action3.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Expeditions: Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Total War: WARHAMMER II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. X-COM: UFO Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical positioning, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jagged Alliance 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

    2023ActionStrategy13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. BATTLETECH

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Reviewers of Expeditions: Rome cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Expeditions: Rome at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Expeditions: Rome.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Expeditions: Rome on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Logic Artists

Other recommendable Steam games by Logic Artists, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Expeditions: Viking

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Another title from Logic Artists, the studio behind Expeditions: Rome. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Expeditions: Conquistador

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Another title from Logic Artists, the studio behind Expeditions: Rome. Shares Strategy and RPG with Expeditions: Rome.

    Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Clandestine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Expeditions: Rome.

    Another title from Logic Artists, the studio behind Expeditions: Rome.

    Clandestine is a 2-player or singleplayer stealth/hacking game set in 1996. Asymmetrical co-op allows one player to take the role of the spy while a friend provides overwatch and assistance as the hacker, and unravel a post-Cold War espionage conspiracy.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Expeditions: Rome

Does Expeditions: Rome run on Steam Deck?
Expeditions: 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 Expeditions: Rome cost?
Expeditions: Rome is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Expeditions: Rome?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Expeditions: Rome are Expeditions: Viking, Humanity Echo: Cyberpunk Tactical RPG, The Age of Decadence.
Who developed Expeditions: Rome?
Expeditions: Rome was developed by Logic Artists and published by THQ Nordic.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Expeditions: Rome.

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