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Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Release DateDec 18, 2008
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.1% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 66.8%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)62% Bottom 35% / 63.5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)192  Top 30% / 226  Top 30%
Curators15 reviews
Median Play Time12.3 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 80.1K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 17.4K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 80.9K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and November 2023. Steam's rating varies between 100% (July 2012) and 62.3% (September 2015).

With 226 reviews Top 30%, Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition could be a decent indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (66%), followed by Russian (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 22 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 52 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 42 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Generals: Units loyal to better generals fight better
  • Senate: Fun to manage factions, bonuses and punishments
  • Barbarians: Unpredictable and provide challenge
  • Less Mana: No instant conversions makes management important
  • Chance: Battles come down to luck of the dice
  • Challenge: Even Rome has a hard time in early game
  • Geo-political drama: Drama of EUIII
  • Personal politics: Some CK aspects
  • Loyalty system: Balancing act for effective leaders
  • Late game: Fun, not a boring slog
  • Terrible treaty AI: Leads to border gore and occupying larger countries
  • Civil Wars: Rebel faction gets random provinces for rebellion
  • Populists: Can win elections despite low popularity
  • Casus Belli: Hard to find excuses for war
  • Lack of factions: Northern tribes unplayable, monarchies boring
  • Buggy: Game crashes often and installing mods is difficult
  • UI issues: Lack of quality of life improvements
  • Inundated with events: Too many constant events
  • Second-class nations: Not as interesting as Rome
  • Potato-human hybrids: Characters are all hideous

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 65.1%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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