Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition Steam news

• Latest observed players3.2K · 22 September 2026 - 00:37:09 UTC
• SteamPulse tracked peak118,240
• Units sold (VGI)No data available
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• Review score85% positive
• Total reviews47,343
• Release dateSep 2, 2013
• DeveloperCREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
• PublisherSEGA, Feral Interactive

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral InteractivePublisher: SEGA, Feral Interactive

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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition Steam news

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• Crossplay Update - 17 September 2026

  Hello everyone! We just deployed a small update to ensure that Total War: ROME II cross-play works correctly across various platforms. —The Total War Team ⚠ IMPORTANT If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article. If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.

• Авторы Total War: ROME 2 готовят масштабную переработку боёв - первая бета уже стартовала - 11 September 2026

  Creative Assembly запустила первый этап тестирования обновлений PANTHEON для Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition. Первая бета получила название MARS и посвящена боевой системе — разработчики хотят сделать сражения более тактическими, тяжёлыми и зависимыми от условий на поле боя. Одним из главных нововведений станут критические удары: теперь солдат может погибнуть от одного попадания. Одновременно переработают систему брони и урона. Защита будет влиять на получаемый урон более линейно, базовый урон станет стабильнее, а бронебойные атаки больше не смогут полностью игнорировать броню. Изменится и взаимодействие подразделений. Все копья теперь будут заставлять кавалерию отказываться от лобовых атак, а Expert Charge Defence получит новую механику: способность снизит урон атакующего и одновременно усилит защищающегося. Отдельное внимание уделили морали, усталости и физике. Фланговые атаки и…

• Pantheon Updates - First MARS Beta Now Available - 10 September 2026

  Hey folks,The first MARS Beta for the Rome II - Pantheon Updates is now available to download and dive into.Get the full details on everything that's changed in this Beta at the links below:FIRST MARS BETA BLOGMARS BETA PATCH NOTESHere's how to opt-in:How do I opt-in to a Beta and download it?Once the Beta is live, you can opt-in and download the Beta branch on Steam by following the instructions below:Open your Steam client and go to your Library.Right-click on Total War: ROME II and select 'Properties'.Navigate to the ‘Game Versions & Betas’ tab.In the list, select ‘pantheon’Steam will then download the necessary files and begin the patching process to install the betaThe download is relatively small at 19.6 MB.Please note that the use of mods with the Beta can and will lead to unexpected results.How do I share feedback?Download and play the pantheon beta on Steam using the steps abov…

• Thursday 30th April: Show & Tell Livestream - 24 April 2026

  Hello everyone,You’ve maybe heard me mention that we’re working on a new stream for the end of this month. As it’s the first of its kind, I wanted to give some context about what we’ll be showing. On April 30th at 3pm BST, we’ll be going live on Twitch, YouTube and Bilibili with our first ever Total War: Show & Tell. Show and Tells are something we regularly do internally, where different development teams come together to share snippets of the cool things they’re working on, and we wanted to try and extend an invitation to one of these publicly. Before we get into it – I just want to highlight that we’ll be showing you in-development footage, mostly running without UI. Nothing seen in this stream will be final quality, so you’ll see placeholders and broken textures all over the place. This is something that we’ve been doing over on our Medieval III streams – and you’ve told us that you…

• Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase - 4 December 2025

  Total War Community, That’s a wrap on our 25th Anniversary Showcase – we hope you enjoyed it. A huge thank you to everyone who tuned in from around the globe to witness this small piece of history and to welcome this exciting new era for the franchise. Below, you will find all the information you need to know about the new announcements, including an FAQ at the bottom to help answer any pressing questions. TOTAL WAR: MEDIEVAL III We’ve been waiting a long time to say this: Total War is going back to the medieval era. We’re in the opening stages of Total War: MEDIEVAL III’s development – pre-production, to be precise, meaning we’re still years from release. But this isn’t just another game for us, it’s the realisation of something we’ve dreamed about for almost 20 years. The Medieval series is one of the most cherished chapters in Total War’s history, and creating a true successor is a g…

• 25th Anniversary Showcase Timings - 1 December 2025

  Total War Community, An exciting new era is upon us. Join us on December 4th, 4pm GMT for the Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase – a special video presentation celebrating exciting new projects across historical and fantasy Total war. This showcase will be your front seat to see what we’ve been eagerly building behind the scenes. Across the franchise, we’re working on a variety of projects that span different settings and stages of development and now we finally get to share some of them with you. Wherever you are in the world, we can’t wait for you to tune in and be part of it. You can watch the 25th Anniversary Showcase on our official channels: Total War Official YouTube Channel Total War Official Twitch Channel Total War Official BiliBili Channel Or alternatively, tune in for the excitement of live reactions with your favourite creators and media sites who will be co-streaming the…

• Join us for the Total War 25th anniversary celebrations - 12 June 2025

  Hey Total War fans, 25 years ago, in a small one room office just down the road from where I write this message, Total War was born. The vision was rooted in a love for both history and strategy gaming, with the aim of seamlessly mixing the best parts of grand strategy and real-time tactical battles into a single experience where you truly felt like the commander of a vast empire. During those early years Total War’s identity formed. The team were focused on authentic recreations of the most pivotal moments in human history from the Age of Antiquity through to the emergence of the great naval empires. As the genre evolved and our teams changed, we expanded into new territory by leaping into the fantastical; meticulously recreating Games Workshop’s iconic Warhammer World as a truly unique strategy experience. There have been triumphs and tribulations throughout the years, and we’re honou…

• Former Total War dev accuses Creative Assembly of "mismanagement" and says strategy series AI is "limited by design" - 24 June 2024

  A former developer at Total War studio Creative Assembly has written a lengthy personal account of his time at the studio, in which he details development troubles on strategy game Total War: Rome 2 and Total War: Attila , and alleges that these issues were exacerbated by an inflexible and counterproductive leadership structure and “chronic mismanagement,” sometimes resulting in what he calls a “toxic work environment.” Read more

• Wage Total War with huge Steam sale ahead of TW Pharaoh - 21 July 2023

  With Total War Pharaoh on the horizon, what better way to get ready for the next installment in Creative Assembly's masterful historical series - featuring some of the best strategy games of all time - than a massive Total War sale? With everything from the series' earliest games, all the way up to the most recent historical entries prior to Total War Pharaoh , you won't want to miss out. So, move fast to grab these bargains. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Medieval 2: Total War cheats and console commands A Witcher mod is in the works for Medieval 2: Total War The Witcher becomes a strategy game in this Total War mod

• Total War Historic Sale now on until July 27th! - 20 July 2023

  TOTAL WAR HISTORIC SALE NOW ON! From now until July 27th you can grab up to 75% off a bunch of Total War historical titles, including the brand new Total War: ROME II Ultimate Edition! Click here to check out the rest of the deals! 🕙 Sale ends Thursday, 27th July @ 10AM PT/6PM BST For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions Twitter Facebook Instagram Discord

• Total War: ROME 2 Game Update - 22 June 2023

  We've released a game update for Total War: ROME 2 which includes, ↗️ Compiler upgrade - This is an update for the game to better use modern architecture and improve performance. 🖥️ Fixed game crashing when running on CPUs with more than 32 logical processors Alongside this, as the current chat systems in our game are both antiquated and limited in the modern online era, it is necessary for us to remove those services from Total War: ROME 2 and our other legacy titles. We are, however, continuing to investigate ways to implement and support chat in our future projects properly and will keep you updated on any future changes or developments. Thanks for your understanding; if you're looking for a free chat option, you can also visit the official Total War Discord server to chat with your friends.

• Total War: ROME REMASTERED is OUT NOW! - 29 April 2021

  Total War: ROME REMASTERED is out now! Soldiers of Rome! Grab your pilum and tighten your armour, it's time to take back your Empire! ⚔️ 🛡 Will you make the Senate proud or will you crush the eternal city? https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970 Make those Gauls and Romans even shinier in glorious 4K with the free Enhanced Graphics pack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419050/Total_War_ROME_REMASTERED__Enhanced_Graphics_Pack/

• Total War: ROME REMASTERED - Announcement - 25 March 2021

  The glowing light of a new dawn shines on the Roman Empire. Conquer Ancient Rome like never before... Send merchants on trade missions, command ferocious battles and build your empire in Total War: ROME REMASTERED on 29 April 2021 - developed by Feral Interactive. Take back your empire with improved visuals such as updated 3D unit models and textures, new campaign map overlays, 16 additional playable factions, a redesigned UI, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more... Any questions? Check out the FAQ Choose your faction and join the fray in the Total War Discord server Pre-purchase on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970

• Popular Total War: Rome 2 mod Divide et Impera gets major update - 1 March 2021

  Out of all the historical Total War games , Rome II still commands a solid core of loyal fans even though the ancients-era strategy game has been around for nearly eight years now. It's safe to say, a large part of the game's enduring appeal is the mod scene. Rome 2 mods helped uplift the game when it wasn't at its best, and as the game matured these same creations helped keep things interesting with various overhauls, realism projects, and other quality of life changes. Divide et Impera is a long-running project that's currently the second most popular mod on the Steam workshop, and it's just got a new major update. You can read the full patch notes , but in summary this update brings new and improved units to a number of actions, new UI features for population and supply mechanics, new buildings, and some fixes for some long-running bugs that have been previously reported. This update…

• The Avatar: The Last Airbender Rome: Total War mod has hit beta - 26 February 2021

  I don't know what I found more surprising, the fact that someone had made an Avatar: The Last Airbender mod for a Total War game , or that the game they chose is the original Rome: Total War. In case you missed it, The Last Airbender: Total War is a total conversion mod that offers a custom campaign map and custom battle maps based on the popular Nickelodeon show. It has portraits and models for the five major characters, including Avatar Aang, as well as for some of the primary antagonists. Unique unit skins for each of the nations have also been rendered. The mod reached its beta milestone earlier this week, after a concerted nine-month development effort by the mod team. They're keeping things restrained for now, and will develop the mod depending on player feedback. The main campaign is set at the start of Book 1: Water, although there is another campaign that's set just after the g…

• Re-enact Avatar: The Last Airbender's wars in this upcoming Rome: Total War mod - 2 January 2021

  If the peaceful resolution of Avatar: The Last Airbender wasn't what you had in mind, this Rome: Total War mod will let you change that. The modification turns the strategy game into a battle between the four elemental nations of the world, Aang and Zuko right at the forefront. The Last Airbender: Total War will be a top-to-bottom transformation, turning all the available families and factions into the element-based kingdoms of the popular animated series, and replacing the models with the Avatar's beloved cast of characters. The plan is to have as many aspects of the animation as possible, letting you just straight up go to war, or play out your favourite pivotal scenes and moments of battle. The mod is unfinished, but according to the latest update from creator KurdishNomad on ModDB, a 2021 release date is on the cards. Two campaigns will be available: an open-ended one featuring Sozi…

• SEGA's 60th Anniversary Celebration - 13 October 2020

  Come Celebrate SEGA's 60th Anniversary with us on Steam! Get Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for FREE from October 9th-18th! While you're around, check out some of our new HIGHEST DISCOUNTS. Grab our EXCLUSIVE FREE MINI-GAMES that we’re giving away every day from October 15th – 18th. These brand new games were created just for SEGA’s 60th and are available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to come back every day to claim the daily mini-game! We look forward to seeing you there and hope you enjoy celebrating 60 years of SEGA with us!

• The best Total War: Rome 2 mods - 29 September 2020

  Ah, Total War: Rome 2 mods. Since launch this game has struggled to forge its own path and find a way out of the shadow of its critically acclaimed namesake. Granted, following up one of the seminal strategy games of the early 2000s is no easy task, and so it's understandable that the sequel does not totally succeed in accomplishing such a lofty goal. Lacking either the epic civil war of the original Rome, the climactic endgame of Shogun II, or the looming narrative weight of Attila, the grand campaign of Rome II has always been a little flat around the edges. That being said, it did manage to grab fourth place in our list of best Total War games , and still commands a respectable player count, even after all these years and the newer games that have released since. Regardless, the Total War modding community is here to help. Boasting some of the most exciting player-created content of…

• Total War: Rome 2 DLC guide - 29 September 2020

  It may not be the most played historical Total War game anymore, but Total War: Rome II still wants to be your friend. It still pulls in a respectable 5,000 players on average a day , which is about a third of what Three Kingdoms manages at the moment. We imagine that Rome 2 mods help with that, as does the decent DLC library. This is a comprehensive list of every faction, unit, and campaign pack ever sold for Rome II in order of release. Our goal here is to summarise the key points, along with details on what makes it stand-out as an expansion along with our general impression as to whether or not it's worth picking up. The golden rule here is that a decent sale can forgive most things, and Rome 2 old enough to benefit from high discount events now, but we still hope you find it useful. Also remember; Total War DLC's have become fairly factional/thematic, so your mileage can and will v…

• The Best Total War: Rome 2 Mods - 24 August 2020

  Ah, Total War: Rome II. Since launch it has struggled to forge its own path and find a way out of the shadow of its critically acclaimed namesake. Granted, following up on the seminal strategy game of the early 2000s is no easy task, and so it's understandable that Rome II does not totally succeed in accomplishing such a lofty goal. Lacking either the epic civil war of the original Rome, the climactic endgame of Shogun II, or the looming narrative weight of Attila, the Grand Campaign of Rome II has always been a little flat around the edges. Luckily, the Total War mod scene is here to help. Boasting some of the most exciting player-created content of the series, the mods listed here help push Rome II from a good, but lacklustre sequel to a genuinely great strategy title worthy of its revered lineage. What are the best Total War: Rome 2 Mods? Radious Total War Mod Divide et Impera Traits…

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