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Expeditions: Rome

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

What works

  • Engaging tactical combat
  • Meaningful story and choices
  • Rich historical setting
  • Character and gear customization
  • High replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Strategic legion battles feel shallow
  • Some repetitive mission design
  • Minor bugs and ui quirks
  • Combat animations can be slow
  • Crafting randomness can be tedious

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Expeditions: Conquistador

  • Expeditions: Viking

  • Jagged Alliance 3

  • Commandos: Origins

  • Broken Lines

  • OCTOPATH TRAVELER II

More fantastical

Games that feels like Expeditions: Rome but with more imaginative fiction

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

  • King's Bounty: The Legend

Less intimate

Games that feels like Expeditions: Rome but with less focus on close relationships

  • King's Bounty: Crossworlds

  • The Hand of Merlin

  • Darfall

  • Hard West 2

  • Sumerian Six

  • Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

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Expeditions: Rome: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026