# Games like Imperator: Rome

> The closest matches to Imperator: Rome: Victoria II, Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings II, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, 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. [Victoria II](https://imho.run/games/42960/victoria-ii) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Politics, like Imperator: Rome. 9,038 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/)
2. [Europa Universalis IV](https://imho.run/games/236850/europa-universalis-iv) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 47,407 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/)
3. [Crusader Kings II](https://imho.run/games/203770/crusader-kings-ii) — A frequent pick in Imperator: Rome players' libraries, and another RPG. 47,614 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203770/)
4. [Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition](https://imho.run/games/214950/total-war-rome-ii-emperor-edition) — Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 31,620 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/)
5. [Rome: Total War™ - Collection](https://imho.run/games/4760/rome-total-war-collection) — A frequent pick in Imperator: Rome players' libraries, and another Strategy. 8,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4760/)
6. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
7. [Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients](https://imho.run/games/308173/hegemony-iii-clash-of-the-ancients) — Also Rome and Real-Time with Pause, like Imperator: Rome. 392 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/308173/)
8. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
9. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
10. [Aggressors: Ancient Rome](https://imho.run/games/783210/aggressors-ancient-rome) — Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 161 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/)
11. [Age of History II](https://imho.run/games/603850/age-of-history-ii) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 9,188 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/603850/)
12. [Realpolitiks](https://imho.run/games/553260/realpolitiks) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 405 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553260/)
13. [Tropico 6](https://imho.run/games/492720/tropico-6) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 9,768 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/)
14. [Grand Ages: Rome](https://imho.run/games/23450/grand-ages-rome) — Also Rome and Historical, like Imperator: Rome. 394 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23450/)
15. [SuperPower 2 Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/282400/superpower-2-steam-edition) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 988 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282400/)
16. [Field of Glory: Empires](https://imho.run/games/1011390/field-of-glory-empires) — Also Rome and Grand Strategy, like Imperator: Rome. 484 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011390/)
17. [Supreme Ruler Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/314980/supreme-ruler-ultimate) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Politics, like Imperator: Rome. 833 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314980/)
18. [East India Company](https://imho.run/games/25930/east-india-company) — Also Political Sim, like Imperator: Rome. 119 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25930/)
19. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Shares population management with Imperator: Rome. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
20. [Democracy 3](https://imho.run/games/245470/democracy-3) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 4,686 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/)
21. [Caesar™ IV](https://imho.run/games/517810/caesar-iv) — Also Rome and Historical, like Imperator: Rome. 444 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/517810/)
22. [Imperium Romanum Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/23400/imperium-romanum-gold-edition) — Also Rome and Historical, like Imperator: Rome. 156 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23400/)
23. [Solium Infernum](https://imho.run/games/1893810/solium-infernum) — Also Politics and Political, like Imperator: Rome. 1,067 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/)
24. [Expeditions: Rome](https://imho.run/games/987840/expeditions-rome) — Also Rome and Historical, like Imperator: Rome. 2,978 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/987840/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Imperator: Rome

Imperator: Rome is a strategy-simulation game released in 2019 by Paradox Development Studio, set across the ancient Mediterranean world. The game challenges players to manage culture, religion, families and dynasties, political factions, and populations while overseeing province culture conversion and resource extraction across vast territories. Players describe the experience as challenging, contemplative, epic, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting how characters and families create emergent storytelling, and how population and politics feel deeply intertwined. The urbanization and resource management systems are noted as satisfying, while the modding community has contributed to reviving and expanding the game's core systems. Priced at 11.99 USD, the game holds a 67% positive rating from over 12,000 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 859580
- **Developer:** Paradox Development Studio
- **Publisher:** Paradox Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 25, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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