While Paradox the publisher has expanded its reach and remit over the past decade - from the hooded spell-splashing of Magicka, through the civic-minded megalomania of Cities: Skylines, to the ...

The systems run as deep as ever in Paradox's latest effort, though the personality isn't quite there. What is it about the Roman empire that makes it so enduringly fascinating, when other historical ...

Tackling the tumultuous years of the Roman Republic’s rise to power in a grand strategy game is no easy task, but Imperator: Rome proves Paradox is definitely up to it. This is a game built on columns ...

In Imperator Rome, you lead a nation of people, and you have a startling amount of freedom in how you go about achieving your own ambitions. There are restrictions, however, and these usually stem ...

Imperator Rome is a grand strategy game all about reshaping history and leading your nation to victory over all others. This can be done militarily, economically or diplomatically, and even on the ...

Imperator: Rome feels like a synthesis of all of Paradox Development Studio's previous work. It mixes the setting and certain concepts - such as barbarians - of its spiritual predecessor, Europa ...

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Paradox’s Imperator: Rome feels like an obligation, a necessary addition of an ancient world strategy game to add to its stable of medieval, renaissance, Victorian, and World War-era historical works.