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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition cover art

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · SEGA · 2013-09-02

SteamGOG

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 02, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 02, 2013 (Mac)

Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is a 2013 Strategy game priced at $11.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (88% of 88275 reviews) sentiment.

3,431
playing now
88%
positive of 89k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
93h
to beat · rushed 47h · completionist 267h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

3,431 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Total War: Rome II is a strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega. It was released on 3 September 2013, for Microsoft Windows as the eighth standalone game in the Total War series of video games and the successor to the 2004 game Rome: Total War.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,431 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,257 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~282/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 14,027 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 3.5M–7.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 88,715 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at AllYouPlay (2020-03-17) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 50 of 95 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2,162 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,329 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,037 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 809 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 608 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6.9k2.2k2026-09-14 20:00 — 5,586 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 2,378 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 3,681 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 5,714 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 3,356 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 3,426 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 5,557 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 2,974 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 3,096 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 6,094 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 3,513 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 2,311 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 4,315 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 3,660 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 2,897 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 6,394 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 4,421 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 2,361 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 3,976 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 6,082 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 3,454 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 3,731 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 5,969 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 3,431 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35k3.9kSep 2013Aug 2026Sep 2013 — avg 34,934 · peak 118,240Jan 2014 — avg 13,829 · peak 27,944May 2014 — avg 9,613 · peak 18,135Sep 2014 — avg 13,169 · peak 37,680Jan 2015 — avg 13,541 · peak 26,122May 2015 — avg 7,421 · peak 13,583Sep 2015 — avg 7,683 · peak 14,179Jan 2016 — avg 8,297 · peak 15,490May 2016 — avg 6,971 · peak 13,493Sep 2016 — avg 5,585 · peak 10,454Jan 2017 — avg 6,517 · peak 12,012May 2017 — avg 5,191 · peak 9,370Sep 2017 — avg 6,090 · peak 12,366Jan 2018 — avg 6,288 · peak 11,222May 2018 — avg 5,227 · peak 9,434Sep 2018 — avg 6,346 · peak 12,165Jan 2019 — avg 5,921 · peak 10,529May 2019 — avg 5,329 · peak 10,085Sep 2019 — avg 4,786 · peak 10,713Jan 2020 — avg 5,540 · peak 9,836May 2020 — avg 7,216 · peak 14,805Sep 2020 — avg 4,790 · peak 8,342Jan 2021 — avg 6,163 · peak 10,547May 2021 — avg 5,947 · peak 11,447Sep 2021 — avg 4,681 · peak 8,310Jan 2022 — avg 5,618 · peak 9,352May 2022 — avg 4,618 · peak 8,186Sep 2022 — avg 4,319 · peak 7,541Jan 2023 — avg 4,635 · peak 7,726May 2023 — avg 4,343 · peak 7,606Sep 2023 — avg 4,351 · peak 7,833Jan 2024 — avg 4,771 · peak 8,415May 2024 — avg 4,120 · peak 7,200Sep 2024 — avg 3,913 · peak 6,712Jan 2025 — avg 5,268 · peak 9,519May 2025 — avg 4,303 · peak 7,660Sep 2025 — avg 4,652 · peak 8,024Jan 2026 — avg 4,721 · peak 8,348May 2026 — avg 4,603 · peak 7,967Aug 2026 — avg 4,586 · peak 7,852
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
22222026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 14 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 15 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 17 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 11 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 8 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 5 new positive2026-10-04: 18 new positive2026-10-05: 18 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 15 new positive2026-10-07: 12 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 14 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 9 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new negative2026-10-11: 22 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 9 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 18 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 20 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$8.322015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $14.982015-03-30 — best price $59.952015-06-11 — best price $29.972015-09-04 — best price $29.972016-01-04 — best price $11.062016-03-28 — best price $14.502016-07-04 — best price $53.952016-09-26 — best price $59.952016-12-28 — best price $59.952017-04-19 — best price $14.992017-07-17 — best price $14.982017-10-02 — best price $19.992017-12-22 — best price $20.392018-03-25 — best price $59.952018-06-21 — best price $20.382018-11-21 — best price $12.992019-03-11 — best price $12.992019-09-28 — best price $43.752020-01-30 — best price $44.042020-05-25 — best price $59.952020-07-17 — best price $50.862020-08-24 — best price $46.992020-10-03 — best price $59.952020-11-13 — best price $50.862021-01-06 — best price $47.842021-02-17 — best price $50.862021-04-01 — best price $59.952021-05-11 — best price $50.862021-10-03 — best price $59.952022-06-23 — best price $12.492024-03-14 — best price $14.992025-01-25 — best price $15.002025-05-19 — best price $13.792025-10-06 — best price $59.992026-01-23 — best price $10.792026-04-03 — best price $59.992026-06-11 — best price $59.992026-08-25 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2221112026-05-30 — 140 pageviews2026-06-03 — 151 pageviews2026-06-07 — 185 pageviews2026-06-11 — 170 pageviews2026-06-15 — 141 pageviews2026-06-19 — 111 pageviews2026-06-23 — 144 pageviews2026-06-27 — 176 pageviews2026-07-01 — 143 pageviews2026-07-05 — 179 pageviews2026-07-09 — 183 pageviews2026-07-13 — 165 pageviews2026-07-17 — 167 pageviews2026-07-21 — 162 pageviews2026-07-25 — 181 pageviews2026-07-29 — 180 pageviews2026-08-02 — 169 pageviews2026-08-06 — 173 pageviews2026-08-10 — 156 pageviews2026-08-14 — 183 pageviews2026-08-18 — 216 pageviews2026-08-22 — 173 pageviews2026-08-26 — 189 pageviews2026-08-30 — 175 pageviews2026-09-03 — 175 pageviews2026-09-07 — 179 pageviews2026-09-11 — 160 pageviews2026-09-15 — 196 pageviews2026-09-19 — 164 pageviews2026-09-23 — 155 pageviews2026-09-27 — 159 pageviews2026-10-01 — 131 pageviews2026-10-05 — 151 pageviews2026-10-09 — 146 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83.9%
earned "Auxilia"
27.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam Trading CardsCamera Comfort14 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Czech

Post-launch support: 14 DLC released, first 2013-09-03, latest 2018-08-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)35,0770%188

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

RTSWarRomeCo-opStrategyTacticalHistoricalSimulationTurn-BasedMultiplayer

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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