Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition
2013 · The Creative Assembly
Has it aged?Why ↓
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.
The publisher’s description, from its Steam store page.
What it looks like
the trailer, then the store's own shots
Common questions
What everyone else said
we link, we don't reprintHas it aged?
How does it hold up today? Based on recent reviews, how opinions have changed since launch, player activity and updates.
5 / 5
Recent reviews
90%positive (86% all-time)
1,665reviews in the last 6 months
% positive each month, last 4 years.
Reviews via Steam ↗Player activity
4.4kplaying at once, on average
−4%fewer than a year ago
Peak: 35k in Sept 2013.
Player counts via SteamCharts ↗Since launch
75%positive in its first year
90%positive in the last 6 months
Better liked than at launch.
Last updated
Oct 2026 last update from the developer
Updated within the last year, so still looked after.