Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 3,474 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: Mars Beta: Update #1 (Oct 1, 2026).
Latest official update
Mars Beta: Update #1
Hey folks, We've just rolled out an update to the Total War: ROME II Pantheon Updates MARS Beta. Check out the release notes below for the full details of what's included. Bug Fixes Corrected model for iron javelin for all units that have it Celtic Light Horse now use the…
See update details ↓Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 15, 2026 · Refreshed daily
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- 3,474
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- 2026-10-15
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Latest updates & patch notes
3 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.
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Patch Steam · Official
Mars Beta: Update #1
Hey folks, We've just rolled out an update to the Total War: ROME II Pantheon Updates MARS Beta. Check out the release notes below for the full details of what's included. Bug Fixes Corrected model for iron javelin for all units that have it Celtic Light Horse now use the…
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Patch Steam · Official
Crossplay Update
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…
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Release Steam · Official
Pantheon Updates - First MARS Beta Now Available
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…
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News Steam · Official
Thursday 30th April: Show & Tell Livestream
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…
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Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase
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…
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25th Anniversary Showcase Timings
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…
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Join us for the Total War 25th anniversary celebrations
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Total War Historic Sale now on until July 27th!
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…
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Patch Steam · Official
Total War: ROME 2 Game Update
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…
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Release Steam · Official
Total War: ROME REMASTERED is OUT NOW!
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? Make those Gauls and Romans even shinier in glorious 4K with the free…
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED - Announcement
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…
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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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…
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Popular Total War: Rome 2 mod Divide et Impera gets major update
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Re-enact Avatar: The Last Airbender's wars in this upcoming Rome: Total War mod
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The best Total War: Rome 2 mods
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PCGamesN
Total War: Rome 2 DLC guide
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Sega Europe start using recyclable packaging for all PC games
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Game overview
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.
- Genre
- Strategy
- Developer
- CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
- Released
- Sep 2, 2013
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 76
- Recommendations
- 58K
View Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition on Steam →
Steam sources & verification dates
- Steam store data · verified
- Official Steam announcement feed · verified
- Steam player count · verified
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About Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
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 battle Emperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.tv integration, touchscreen, and Mac compatibility. In addition, a free DLC campaign pack ‘The Imperator Augustus’ is included , which follows the aftermath of Caesar’s demise. The Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack and all Emperor Edition updates are free, via automatic update, to all existing ROME II owners. If you’re new to Total War…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum OS *: XP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor Memory: 2GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support). DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 35 GB HD space Additional: Screen Resolution - 1024x768 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions
- Languages
- English * , German * , French * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Czech, Turkish * languages with full audio support
- DLC
- 14 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.totalwar.com/rome2
Frequently asked questions
- Is Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition free to play?
- Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is listed at $29.99 on Steam.
- What is the latest Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "Mars Beta: Update #1" (Oct 1, 2026), categorized as Patch. Hey folks, We've just rolled out an update to the Total War: ROME II Pantheon Updates MARS Beta. Check out the release notes below for the full details of what's included. Bug Fixes Corrected model for iron javelin for all units that have it Celtic Light Horse now use the…
- When was Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition released?
- Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition was released on Sep 2, 2013 by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive.
- What kind of game is Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition?
- Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is a Strategy game, featuring single-player, multi-player, pvp.
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