Rome: Total War - Collection

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About the Game Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.

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Developer:
The Creative Assembly
Publisher:
Feral Interactive
Engine:
TW Engine 2
Release date:
28 August 2007
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (35)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (8762)

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About the Game

Once the Roman Empire is under your command, don't lay down your sword just yet - the Barbarians are coming. With two award-winning titles from the esteemed Total War series, you'll have twice as many obstacles and opportunities to control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
The Collection Edition includes:
Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire.
Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion
(official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions.
  • Voted 2004 Best Strategy game by IGN, GameSpy and GameSpot.
  • Fight alongside or against history's greatest leaders such as Julius Caesar, Spartacus, and Hannibal to expand or destroy the Roman Empire.
  • Lay siege against the Romans as Attila the Hun, fearful Saxons, or other savage factions using signature weapons and abilities.
  • Command warrior-tested legions in cinematic epic battles with thousands of soldiers on-screen at once.
  • A century-spanning campaign charges players with strategically managing the economic, civil, religious and military arms of their empire.

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Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP, Pentium III 1.0GHz or Athlon 1.0GHz processor or higher, 256MB RAM, 2.9GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file), 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers, 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers, DirectX® 9.0b, 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible, 1024 x 768 Display Resolution, Internet (TCP / IP) play supported;Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers; LAN play requires Network card (Multiplayer) Important Note: Some cards may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Medieval II: Total War. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatibility. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

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Will
Recommended | 16 Jun 2026
4159h played

One of my best childhood games. In my opinion one of the greatest strategy games of all time. It has OP units and a few bugs. However I recommend people try on very hard battle/campaign and auto resolve only for real

Helpful: 4
meldanorama
Not recommended | 08 Jul 2026
180h played

7 years and half the game (Barbarian invasion) still wont launch. Steam of CA robbing people by only delivering half of what was paid for. Same issue has been here since at least 2019. Go to GOG if you want older games,

Helpful: 0
Cigarette Lobster
Recommended | 23 Jun 2026
1081h played

10/10 is one of the best games ever made. To this day I occasionally come back to it decades later and conquer the world. It's a cult classic for many reasons - give it a go!

Helpful: 2
Rutsah
Not recommended | 13 Jun 2026
42.8h played

After years of having it in my backlog, I decided to give the original Rome Total War a go. While at times it does make you feel badass, ultimately the annoyances pile on. Flows It's a big chaotic world (until

Helpful: 0
Joebear
Recommended | 11 Jul 2026
373h played

One of the greatest games of all times. Had it on disk as a kid so I have way more hours, have been playing over half my life and will probably play till I'm old. It's just so good. The experience overall, even with the

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imabustya
Recommended | 19 Jun 2026
234h played

Greatest total war game of all time and the oldest game I've consistently returned to since it's release. I have hundreds of hours prior to it being on steam and no other game scratches the itch from playing this game.

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