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Ryse: Son of Rome cover art

Ryse: Son of Rome

Crytek · Crytek · 2014-10-10

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 27, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 04, 2014 (Xbox One)

“Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

297
playing now
87%
positive of 45k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6
twitch viewers (latest)
66/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (326 ratings)
7.7h
to beat · completionist 6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

297 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Ryse: Son of Rome is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crytek and published by Microsoft Studios. Set in an alternate version of Ancient Rome, Ryse follows the life of the Roman centurion Marius Titus as he becomes one of the leaders in the Roman Legion. Gameplay revolves around Marius using his sword to strike enemies and shield to deflect attacks. Execution sequences are featured in the game, which are quick-time events that serve as an extension to combat. The game features a cooperative multiplayer mode, which tasks players to fight against waves of enemies in maps that are changing dynamically.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 297 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,598 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~325/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 44,921 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.15-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2021-05-20) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 51 of 85 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
68368320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62902026-08-06 21:00 — 116 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 74 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 102 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 115 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 54 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 126 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 112 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 54 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 74 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 77 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 72 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 41 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 96 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 133 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 50 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 56 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 102 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 53 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 128 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 545 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 325 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 482 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 297 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$53.16$2.492015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $25.992015-04-13 — best price $34.992015-05-25 — best price $39.992015-08-04 — best price $26.352015-09-27 — best price $29.992015-12-17 — best price $6.802016-01-23 — best price $19.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-06-09 — best price $4.992016-10-13 — best price $19.992017-01-12 — best price $4.992017-05-01 — best price $19.992017-09-14 — best price $4.992017-12-08 — best price $19.992018-03-06 — best price $4.992018-06-21 — best price $4.492018-11-01 — best price $14.992019-01-24 — best price $14.992019-03-09 — best price $14.992019-05-27 — best price $14.992019-09-28 — best price $14.762020-01-23 — best price $3.992020-06-10 — best price $9.992021-03-29 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-10-07 — best price $2.492024-02-11 — best price $10.792024-11-27 — best price $3.492025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-01-27 — best price $3.502026-04-02 — best price $3.492026-06-06 — best price $7.192026-08-13 — best price $3.492026-08-20 — best price $3.15
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8801582026-05-31 — 205 pageviews2026-06-03 — 261 pageviews2026-06-06 — 237 pageviews2026-06-09 — 217 pageviews2026-06-12 — 404 pageviews2026-06-15 — 313 pageviews2026-06-18 — 251 pageviews2026-06-21 — 224 pageviews2026-06-24 — 218 pageviews2026-06-27 — 195 pageviews2026-06-30 — 158 pageviews2026-07-03 — 207 pageviews2026-07-06 — 196 pageviews2026-07-09 — 218 pageviews2026-07-12 — 880 pageviews2026-07-15 — 253 pageviews2026-07-18 — 285 pageviews2026-07-21 — 261 pageviews2026-07-24 — 282 pageviews2026-07-27 — 285 pageviews2026-07-30 — 334 pageviews2026-08-02 — 244 pageviews2026-08-05 — 236 pageviews2026-08-08 — 250 pageviews2026-08-11 — 220 pageviews2026-08-14 — 193 pageviews2026-08-17 — 219 pageviews2026-08-20 — 252 pageviews2026-08-23 — 216 pageviews2026-08-26 — 303 pageviews2026-08-28 — 259 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3302026-08-26 19:15 — 3 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 6 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
94.7%
earned "First Blood"
16.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)136,9712%76
Steam (Steam)47,8023%73

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGWarGoreRomeActionLinearNudityAdventureHistoricalAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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