# Games like Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

> The closest matches to Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition: Rome: Total War™ - Collection, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition, Total War: ATTILA, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, and Crusader Kings III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rome: Total War™ - Collection](https://imho.run/games/4760/rome-total-war-collection) — Shares tactical positioning with Total War: ROME II. 8,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4760/)
2. [Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/4700/total-war-medieval-ii-definitive-edition) — Shares siege warfare and faction politics with Total War: ROME II. 16,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4700/)
3. [Total War: ATTILA](https://imho.run/games/325610/total-war-attila) — Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Total War: ROME II. 13,250 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325610/)
4. [Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI](https://imho.run/games/289070/sid-meier-s-civilization-vi) — Shares faction politics with Total War: ROME II. 105,864 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/)
5. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — Shares siege warfare with Total War: ROME II. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)
6. [Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord](https://imho.run/games/261550/mount-blade-ii-bannerlord) — Also War, like Total War: ROME II. 96,416 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/)
7. [Expeditions: Rome](https://imho.run/games/987840/expeditions-rome) — Also Rome and Historical, like Total War: ROME II. 2,978 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/987840/)
8. [Field of Glory: Empires](https://imho.run/games/1011390/field-of-glory-empires) — A frequent pick in Total War: ROME II players' libraries, and another Strategy. 484 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011390/)
9. [Men of War: Assault Squad 2](https://imho.run/games/244450/men-of-war-assault-squad-2) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like Total War: ROME II. 16,449 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244450/)
10. [Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/813780/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition) — Also RTS and Historical, like Total War: ROME II. 60,009 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/)
11. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Total War: ROME II. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
12. [Steel Division 2](https://imho.run/games/919640/steel-division-2) — Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like Total War: ROME II. 4,264 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919640/)
13. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — Shares unit customization and tactical positioning with Total War: ROME II. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
14. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — A frequent pick in Total War: ROME II players' libraries, and another Indie. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
15. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares tactical positioning with Total War: ROME II. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
16. [Grand Ages: Rome](https://imho.run/games/23450/grand-ages-rome) — Also Rome and RTS, like Total War: ROME II. 394 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23450/)
17. [Aggressors: Ancient Rome](https://imho.run/games/783210/aggressors-ancient-rome) — Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Total War: ROME II. 161 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/)
18. [Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar](https://imho.run/games/227060/hegemony-rome-the-rise-of-caesar) — A frequent pick in Total War: ROME II players' libraries, and another RPG. 231 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227060/)
19. [Imperator: Rome](https://imho.run/games/859580/imperator-rome) — A frequent pick in Total War: ROME II players' libraries, and another Simulation. 12,449 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/)
20. [Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"](https://imho.run/games/752580/imperivm-rtc-hd-edition-great-battles-of-rome) — Also Rome and RTS, like Total War: ROME II. 110 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/752580/)
21. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Total War: ROME II. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
22. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Shares unit customization and tactical positioning with Total War: ROME II. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
23. [Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion](https://imho.run/games/204880/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion) — A frequent pick in Total War: ROME II players' libraries, and another Action. 7,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/)
24. [Praetorians](https://imho.run/games/277460/praetorians) — Also Rome and RTS, like Total War: ROME II. 248 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277460/)

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## About Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is a grand strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA, released in 2013 at $59.99 USD. Players describe the experience as epic and immersive, navigating faction politics and commanding vast armies across historical Rome. The game features campaign replayability, siege warfare, tactical positioning, and extensive unit customization. Players highlight that battles present chaotic tactical puzzles requiring strategic thinking, while the extensive faction variety and mod support allow for endlessly replayable campaigns. Reviewers note that mods drastically reshape gameplay. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds an 85% positive rating from over 31,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 214950
- **Developer:** CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
- **Publisher:** SEGA, Feral Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 2, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

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