CivCity: Rome

Firefly Studios

Rank: #6 / 10
Released: 2006
Studio: Firefly Studios
Genre: city-building game, historical video game

At a glance

CivCity: Rome is a city-building strategy game from Firefly Studios, developed with Firaxis Games. Rather than managing a multi-city empire, you build and care for individual cities of the Roman Empire, progressing toward Rome itself through dozens of missions. The game asks you to manage decisions involving research, production, culture and city happiness. Its features include looking inside buildings such as villas, forums and baths, and following a Roman family as it rises from a hut toward a palace across generations. More than 70 technologies can be developed through a research tree. Building placement and visual feedback are central to its approach. CivCity: Rome is listed for Windows, and its Steam features include single-player and Family Sharing.

Who it is for

This suits players interested in building and managing Roman cities, developing technologies and following everyday life in a community. Its single-player format fits players looking for a solo city-building experience.

What is good

Dozens of city-building missions.
More than 70 technologies to develop.
Look inside villas, forums and baths.
Follow a Roman family across generations.

What to know first

Listed platform is Windows only.
Steam features list single-player only.

Verdict

CivCity: Rome combines city management with research and details about residents’ lives. Its focus is on individual Roman cities and a sequence of missions rather than a multi-city empire.