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Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

Release DateApr 25, 2019
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.8% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 59.9%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.3% Bottom 30% / 59.5%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)17K  Top 2% / 23.6K  Top 2%
Curators140 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time57.1 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.4 hour  Top 15%
Followers94.9K  Top 2%
Owners± 934K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 463.3K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 13.3M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Imperator: Rome steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Imperator: Rome's Steam rating and reviews between April 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 44.6% (May 2019) to 59.9% (December 2023).

With its 23.6K reviews Top 2%, Imperator: Rome is indisputably a major AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Imperator: Rome and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Imperator: Rome's review languages. The most popular language is English (60%), followed by Simplified Chinese (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Imperator: Rome percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Imperator: Rome, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 190 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (89 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Imperator: Rome's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Naval unit types
  • Overhauled pops
  • Removal of mana
  • Overhauled religion
  • Overhauled culture
  • Resource expansion
  • Different unit types
  • Small technology breakthroughs
  • Front, back and flank units in military
  • Lots of different resources
  • Lack of options
  • Buggy and bland
  • UI/X is weak
  • Tribal nations are trash
  • Military tactics are poor
  • AI cheats
  • Empty game
  • Boring and shallow gameplay
  • No unique units
  • Same set of buildings for every nation

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 59.8%  Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Imperator: Rome's review data that Steam provides. 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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