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Never Second in Rome

Alessandro Roberti · 2026-05-05

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Feb 18, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Never Second in Rome is a 2026 Indie, RPG, and Simulation game priced at $12.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (81% of 641 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners.

8
playing now
81%
positive of 641 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

In a Republic dominating the Mediterranean World and yet shaken by internal strife, still traumatized by the horrors of the civil war that marked the previous generation, the arrival of a new governor in your province will initiate a succession of events that will ultimately define the future of Rome and its empire.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 641 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-02-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 1 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12612620252026Week of 2025-02-18: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2982026-09-15 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 21 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 20 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 21 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 28 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 16 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1037Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 103 · peak 216Mar 2025 — avg 32 · peak 90Apr 2025 — avg 13 · peak 35May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 20Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 20Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 30 · peak 91Oct 2025 — avg 19 · peak 52Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2025 — avg 9 · peak 25Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18Mar 2026 — avg 38 · peak 112Apr 2026 — avg 17 · peak 37May 2026 — avg 49 · peak 116Jun 2026 — avg 27 · peak 64Jul 2026 — avg 26 · peak 54Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 37
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$9.992025-02-182026-07-092025-02-18 — best price $9.992026-03-09 — best price $12.992026-05-05 — best price $11.692026-05-12 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $11.042026-07-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
80.8%
earned "Hold Your Ground"
21.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1591%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGWarRomeLore-RichNarrationHistoricalManagementOld SchoolSimulationText-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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