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Imperium Romanum Gold Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

Should you play it?

The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.

What works

  • Historical roman city-building setting
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay
  • Detailed graphics and animations
  • Varied scenarios and campaigns
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Simplistic and limited combat system
  • Some repetitive gameplay elements
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Interface and controls can be unintuitive
  • No official localization in some languages

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pompeii: The Legacy

  • CivCity: Rome

  • Sumerians

  • Pax Augusta

  • Chinese Frontiers: Prologue

  • New Cycle

More fantastical

Games that feels like Imperium Romanum Gold Edition but with more imaginative fiction

  • Zeus + Poseidon

  • Fabledom

  • King's Bounty: Dark Side

  • Caesar™ 3

  • HammerHelm

  • Kainga: Seeds of Civilization

More social

Games that feels like Imperium Romanum Gold Edition but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Sengoku Dynasty

  • Majesty 2 Collection

  • Anno 1404 - History Edition

  • Airborne Kingdom

  • The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

  • Cliff Empire

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Grand Ages: Rome

  • Surviving Mars

  • Tropico 4

  • Tropico 3

  • Stranded: Alien Dawn

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Imperium Romanum Gold Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026