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Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
By Longbow Games, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- real-time strategy
- real-time tactics
- historical video game
What it is
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar is a historical real-time strategy game from Longbow Games, released for Windows in 2014. It follows Caesar's campaign in ancient Gaul, with seasonal changes and shifting military conditions shaping the conflict. Players manage armies and can pursue the Roman campaign across objectives, or choose a sandbox mode that lets them play as one of more than 20 factions, including Gallic tribes seeking to resist Roman rule. The game uses a map spanning from the Mediterranean coast to Britannia, with zooming between broad strategic views and battlefields. Its listed features include single-player, Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, captions, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. Longbow Games is both developer and publisher. The listed release date is May 15, 2014, and Windows is the only listed platform. Steam categorizes it as indie, RPG, simulation and strategy.
What players like, and what they don't
- Campaign follows Caesar's conquests.
- Sandbox offers over 20 factions.
- Map spans Mediterranean coast to Britannia.
- Steam Cloud is listed.
- Listed only for Windows.
- Single-player is the only listed mode.
Who it suits
It suits players interested in historical strategy, Caesar's campaigns, or a faction-based sandbox. Its listed mode is single-player, with Steam Cloud and Family Sharing among its features.
Hegemony Rome combines a campaign based on Caesar's conquests with a large-map sandbox. It is a single-player strategy game listed for Windows.
