# Games like Never Second in Rome

> The closest matches to Never Second in Rome: A Legionary's Life, Expeditions: Rome, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Field of Glory II, and Rome: Total War™ - Collection. 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. [A Legionary's Life](https://imho.run/games/1058430/a-legionary-s-life) — Shares turn based combat with Never Second in Rome. 2,156 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058430/)
2. [Expeditions: Rome](https://imho.run/games/987840/expeditions-rome) — Shares resource management with Never Second in Rome. 2,978 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/987840/)
3. [Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition](https://imho.run/games/214950/total-war-rome-ii-emperor-edition) — Shares faction politics with Never Second in Rome. 31,620 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/)
4. [Field of Glory II](https://imho.run/games/660160/field-of-glory-ii) — Also Rome and Turn-Based, like Never Second in Rome. 517 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/660160/)
5. [Rome: Total War™ - Collection](https://imho.run/games/4760/rome-total-war-collection) — A frequent pick in Never Second in Rome players' libraries, and another Strategy. 8,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4760/)
6. [Aggressors: Ancient Rome](https://imho.run/games/783210/aggressors-ancient-rome) — Also Rome and Turn-Based, like Never Second in Rome. 161 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/)
7. [Qvadriga](https://imho.run/games/297760/qvadriga) — A frequent pick in Never Second in Rome players' libraries, and another Sports. 202 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297760/)
8. [Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era](https://imho.run/games/3105440/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era) — Shares turn based tactics and tactical combat with Never Second in Rome. 18,291 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/)
9. [Strategos](https://imho.run/games/3064810/strategos) — Also Rome and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 140 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3064810/)
10. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
11. [Age of Gladiators II: Rome](https://imho.run/games/783590/age-of-gladiators-ii-rome) — A frequent pick in Never Second in Rome players' libraries, and another RPG. 192 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783590/)
12. [Praetorians](https://imho.run/games/277460/praetorians) — Also Rome and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 248 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277460/)
13. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Shares tactical combat and faction politics with Never Second in Rome. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
14. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares tactical combat and turn based combat with Never Second in Rome. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
15. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
16. [Bloodgrounds](https://imho.run/games/2507820/bloodgrounds) — Shares turn based tactics and equipment upgrades with Never Second in Rome. 227 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2507820/)
17. [Master of Command](https://imho.run/games/2878450/master-of-command) — Also Historical and War, like Never Second in Rome. 2,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878450/)
18. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — Shares faction politics with Never Second in Rome. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
19. [Imperator: Rome](https://imho.run/games/859580/imperator-rome) — Also Rome and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 12,449 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/)
20. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
21. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
22. [MENACE](https://imho.run/games/2432860/menace) — Shares tactical combat and equipment upgrades with Never Second in Rome. 6,904 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432860/)
23. [Expeditions: Conquistador](https://imho.run/games/237430/expeditions-conquistador) — Also Turn-Based and Historical, like Never Second in Rome. 731 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237430/)
24. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — Shares turn based tactics with Never Second in Rome. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3169580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3169580
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## About Never Second in Rome

Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3169580
- **Developer:** Alessandro Roberti
- **Publisher:** Alessandro Roberti
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Feb 18, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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