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Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder
Developer Coreffect Interactive
At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph! From the Steam store page
190 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 1, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
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141 positive · 45 negative
95% range 69–81%
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| Steam reviews | 141 | 45 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
654 of 777 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 190 · most liked firsti bought this game right after it released into early access. and im ngl, im pretty disappointed how it turned out. the additions from then till now are pretty minimal, the gameplay loop is seriously lacking purpose (it's basically just a sandbox still), and the developer jumped from v0.4 straight to version 1.0... and although there is still missing content labeled as "coming soon" in game, this is now apparently a full release somehow.. so yeah, im kinda bummed, i was expecting a little…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Around when I first caught wind of this game I played a rather decent bit of it before I decided to sit back and wait. I liked the gameplay, but the game had plenty of features that still needed to be implemented. So I continued to watch updates, and at first I was quite pleased. Over the months, features kept coming every so often. The 1.0 update was sudden, and odd, but I thought nothing of it at the time. It was made clear that while the game was considered done there was still plenty of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sure this product will improve given enough input by the developers, but at the moment the food and production systems seem just..well..broken. I am producing meat from 2 Hunting Lodges, Wheat from 8 farms and cabbages from 4 farms for 58 citizens in Summer, and yet my citizens keep starving and I can't improve my standing with the Gods or raise enough Legions to defend the city. Advice from the developers include "saving and restarting", but that really shouldn't be necessary (and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game just isn't fun. I keep trying to force myself to play it because I really like base builders / city builders. But it's really just mundane, and they have stupid requirements like having to build 4 wheat fields before you can build a cabbage field even though you know how to build a cabbage field AND they've let you expend the resources to research it ... but oh, aren't you an idiot!! And yes, that was just the straw that broke the camel's back in a game that has all kinds of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I purchased this game to help the developer (one man/woman?) with no intention of playing the game. However, this old man, a baby boomer, decided to open it one thunder stricken day. To my delight I found that the developer realized that there are folks out there who do not like mythological games or, for that matter,, fighting games. So he gives multi choices of game play. Huzza. I have given the fighting game a chance and I love it. What's more I can play it. Great Buildings, good graphics.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playabilty is almost null, you v¡can leav the game for hours un attended and nothin has changed, it is so slow it is really annoying
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just awful. I feel nothing but rage and malice when I play this thing called a "game". their idea of difficulty is wiping out 30% of your entire population in a plague or "accident". Btw, if you lose a big portion of your colony, the entire thing will fall somehow. the game is very poorly optimized. seems like it was heavily rushed and released early to make money. whether its 30 people or 300, it takes hours to make up the difference. this game is a massive waste of time. it makes you feel…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the old Zeus game, gods monsters and heroes strutting around town was an average Tuesday, and that felt normal - after all, that's how Ancient Greece was like, according to Homer anyway. Rome meanwhile has always been a much more grounded setting - with religion present yet commonly handled in a realistic manner. The author deviates from what's customary, and makes hydra and dragon attacks one of the key points of the game, with plans to add more. This immediately apparent feature is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Honest review about this game. I have seen city builders come and go which is why this game is quite unique from others. However there are things in the game so far I have noticed which I will gradually edit this review to add. The button to exit the game is non-functional on the main menu. I press it, and nothing occurs, so I can't leave the game; I need to use Alt + F4. If you remain idle for roughly 3 or 4 minutes, a trailer will play in the main menu. Even with the volume lowered, it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea of the gameplay sounded fun, but unfortunately it is not as deep as you would expect from a city builder and turns repetitive quite fast. Finale Nail in the coffin is that all the Artwork is AI slob, which ones you realise it you simply cannot unsee...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is just not it. I played the demo a while back, and I am not sure what changed. But now it is over complicated with too many menus, too many options, and nothing really seems to do anything. It needs to be streamlined. There is also no campaign, its just sandbox.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are a million city builders out there that are all pretty similar. There are also plenty of really poor ones. Honestly, this one is nothing special except to say that it not one of the countless low-quality city builders flooding the landscape. If you like Age of Empires and similar, but have played those games to death, this game will not disappoint. It is more of that same level of game play, but with a different theme. The AI is well above average for the genre and overall the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →around year 23, the game starts to get unstable by 1-3sec screen freezes. but around year 30+ the game is crashing so many times. had to restart the game 200+ times and saving the game each 2 months to even progress and get the "survive years 50" achievement
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, but definitely has flaws. Like: The game telling me I'm making 400+ food per month, but I always end up losing. I'm assuming soldier food consumption is not calculated into net food gain. I've had multiple famines because of false information. Really enjoy the combination of tower defense, base building and city planning though!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally, a city-builder where my citizens don’t complain about traffic—they complain about hydras eating their neighbors. Balance food, faith, and fortifications while bribing the gods not to smite your crops. Rome wasn’t built in a day, but mine burned in two. 🐍🔥🏛️ Follow my curator page for more cities raised, gods appeased, and barbarians displeased! ⚔️✨ https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42602807-Osiris-Reviews/[bg
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad game, building is fun, UI is fine and its a good game overall. But the enemy spawn is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and makes it pretty much unplayable. I've found a nice valley, one chokepoint, secured it and played a couple of hours building up. Now a horde spawns in my valley and there's no way to come back from that. No way to predict it. Last 10 attacks came frome somewhere outside, this simply should not happen. ♥♥♥♥ this game, life's too short for this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No all repair Stupid AI, running from other side of the map to get into tower over complified system with assigning builders Can't rebind keys Units have no added value than defending, so most of the time it just cost money. leaks incentive. Just spam towers trading is bugged or maybe strangly intended (ez abuse) everything in the green, but can't pas 79 citizens this is no 1.0 also game feels abandoned quick 1.0 launch and vanish
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm about 30 hours in and have more or less completed my first city. This is a solid game and I'm glad I picked it up. It is well balanced and the supply chains work well which is really refreshing. I do enjoy the way this game tackles religion and mythology as well as there are tangible benefits to appeasing the gods and several ways to do that beyond just "build a temple." I do wish that the tutorial was a little more gentle. If you're a fan of city builders, the mechanics will be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is an overall fun builder/strategy game. HOWEVER, once you hit a certain population and density the game becomes very very chopping and becomes unresponsive, virtually unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a conditional recommendation. The game itself is fun. That's what matters. Yeah it's a little janky sometimes, but it's like a tower defense game combined with a Roman survival city builder. In that light it makes more sense. Is it super polished, no, but is it fun? Yeah. Now, my hesitation comes from the release, then total lack of updates. There are features that are still "work in progress" ... but it's a 1.0 release? Not a fan of that. No updates for 4 months now? Not a fan of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sort of up and down about which way to go here. It's not, bad, per say. It's just not good either. The graphics, responsiveness and general game play feel dated. It reminds me of Empire Earth quite a lot. The pace is VERY slow, and I know you can speed it up, but the amount of micro the game needs; mainly because of the insane worker management system means your constantly slowing it back down. Seriously, I utterly despise the worker management mechanic. It was designed, approved and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoy playing this game however I really dislike the graphics. I recognize that the person, developer making this is working extremely hard, perhaps they should hire a graphics professional cause the graphics are really shabby. The contrast is off, the levels of colors are way too extreme, it's harsh. One would expect this game to be soft and mellow at least in appearance, but that is not the case. The game play is OK. On a scale from one to 10 about a 7, the incoming attacks could be a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To many mythical attacks that spoil the game, you build, they destroy. The game could be so much better. I got this game at the sale price, in it's current form, it's NOT worth the full price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just Broken..... Things in this game make no sense.... I can only man an Archer Tower with a worker... I can't have a fully trained Archer man the Archer Tower....ridiculous. The sizing layouts of buildings make no sense. If you like grid planning, its broken from the hop. The main building size does not even align with starting house size. You end up with uneven gaps immediately from the outset which just is frustrating in a grid layout game.... sloppy sloppy sloppy mess! Tried it a year ago…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DEVELOPER HAS GHOSTED USERS, LAUNCH ON STEAM AND BOASTA ABOUT FURTHER UPDATES ALL A LIE - THEY TOOK THE MONEY AND RAN. I WILL BE CONSUTING A LAWYER OVER THIS NOW! #SHAME 1.0 Launch: The game officially left Early Access on September 16, 2025. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864880/Roman_Triumph_Survival_City_Builder/), (https://steamcommunity.com/app/1864880/allnews/) Post-Launch Activity: Community discussions and player reviews on the Steam Community Hub note that major content…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunate that performance is so bad after 600 citizens ryzen 5 5600x 3070ti 32GB ram
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While it is a modestly enjoyable game the lack of polish makes it a mediocre game at best and honestly, there also seems to be a lot of 'theft' from other games and I'm really not down with it. For instance, a lot of the games sound track is obviously ripped right out of children of the nile. Combat is a little half assed too. You're basically just chasing around dragons or phoenix's while they fly around and destroy your ♥♥♥♥. It's kinda funny at first but just plain annoying after a while.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun. Good for ~20 hours of gameplay before you run out of content. Its a solo dev job and it shows, but definitely entertained me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roman Triumph - The Big Winner Bought RT to wet my appetite for Pax Romana - Although Pax has fantastic graphic splendor, RT is the big winner - Infinitely superior. the game play is uncomplicated, intuitive and captivating. And the tutorial - highly superior. The artwork - cool, classy, gritty. Superb. Last but by no means least - the music - fantastic! The building music - Cool, smooth and catchy. So easy to listen to over and over. In fact I find myself singing and grooving to it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Low quality overall. Expected more for the price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is great and very addictive, it does seem to have some stability issues once you get over about the 700 mark population wise. checked it on a couple different rigs to make sure it wasn't my set up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A successfully delivered game for a ~20yo CS student. The future is bright!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roman Triumph Survival City Builder Coreffect Interactive. Steam disclosure -y
unlabelledView post →Kind of regret buying this game. I know my hours aren't long in the game at only about 4 hours, but I haven't touched it since. Not as great as I thought it was going to be, RTS elements are very lackluster, not enough variety in the buildings themselves, aqueduct system was bugged out for me, and it ends up feeling like any other city builder but with a roman skin attached to it. Ended up feeling like a cash grab, even if it was just a solo dev.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly it feels like I am playing a remastered Caesar IV most the time but that's not a bad thing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thumbs down because I do not like playing games in early access. The 1.0 version of this game should still be in early access. Two items stood out to me. 1. There are numerous things in the rather small tech tree that have a banner saying "Coming Soon". 2. The Phoenix enemy is insane overpowered and can destroy your entire settlement in about 2 minutes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Firm foundations of a great game with a solid road map and an active developer. Developer appears to be solo so don't expect rapid changes, however new features are brought in regularly and the developer has shown that he brings in changes recommended by the player base. Latest update has made improvements in game stability when at larger scales though massive scale cities will require high end hardware on the current patch. For reference my current largest city pop is 3100 achieving 13-18…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointing. The maps are too small and overly cluttered with mountains and lakes and areas you cannot build on, I tried all sorts of combinations. The research system is bland and basic .... I've played a lot of these sorts of city builders and while there's nothing wrong with this one per say I just found it boring. I fell asleep playing it that's the only reason I went over two hours and cannot refund. Hope the devs can make this game more engaging 3/10 from me on this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, though it does need a few more features for better replay-value. 1. Better unit descriptions or an encylopedia-type thing that says what units counter other units. 2. Multiple Settlements. Though this is quite ambitious it would add almost infinite replay value. Like if you finish a settlement then you can leave it and start a new one somewhere else on the map, and you could trade with your old settlement. 3. More low-cost decorative buildings. 4. Conquest system, and this is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Giving the game a positive review because I do feel like I got my money's worth. However, there's a lot to be desired in terms of systems. I last played a couple weeks ago, after 1.0 was released, and there was no grave/burial system, there were no female citizens, and no particularly engaging specialty good production.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just wanted to thank the devs! I bought this game on a whim this week when I saw a review that said, "Reminds me of Caesar IV" or something similar. I still play my elderly Caesar 3, thousands of hours in Banished, AoE, etc. so had to get it. Glad I did - very engrossing. I do find the attacks a bit over-the-top no matter what level I play - and it's not my first city builder/survival game. I'm still new and trying to figure out how to manage soldiers suddenly dying/disappearing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's fun and i want to love it but over 1000 population and the damn thing is almost unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, I just wanted to leave a positive review because the negative ones really don’t make sense. The base building is well done, the research system is a cool concept, and the combat depends on how well you’ve set up your defenses. Sure, it’s not overly complex, but that’s not the point of the game. Just relax, enjoy playing and make a great looking city.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good and fun game, but could use some balancing - Gold is collected at a too slow a rate - In the early game, it seems like you need to dedicate almost all of your workers towards food
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →definetly great at this stage of game especially by single developer but there is definetly a lot that could be inproved
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty cool Indie game. Its basically a mix of the old Caesar games and Diplomacy is Not an Option. You build a city and try to keep its citizens alive. It sounds easy but in this game mythology exists meaning that if you piss off any of the gods they will sabotage you. Also there are mythological beasts like Dragons, Hydras and Phoenixes. Also occasionally you will be visited by the locals that want to have a nice vacation trip into your city, plundering it and destroying stuff because what…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can certainly feel that the person who wrote this has played a lot of these kinds of games. I can feel the Pharaoh/Caesar influences, but also there's influences from Children of the Nile (the music takes me _straight_ back to that game), Banished and Age of Mythology. It's a city-builder made in the style of all the City-Builders the author liked, at least that's what it feels like, and it works really well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It wasn't bad, it killed a few hours over a weekend. I doubt there is much, if ANY replay value, mark my words!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you like games like diplomancy or they are billions , this is your type of game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not great. Wish I refunded when I had the chance. Nowhere near worth 25$
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a 85% thumbs up. The normal level should be challenging but winnable. I had a full grown hydra sent to attack just about every six months toward the middle if the discovery’s. 20000 hit points and it destroys 1/2 the city. Another came back 6 months later and finished it off. The god's are so stupid that they curse you because you cannot build back temples fast enough. The standard enemies are easy but it’s the ridiculous monsters that need to be reappraised. Not much fun to put…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roma Aeterna, Aeterna, VICTRIX!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit - Also, late game speed grinds to a crawl because of a memory leak. Good game, but it becomes a micromanagement nightmare later on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is very, very bare bones. Only buy it if you want to support the developer. I mastered the current version in about 12 hours.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game! If you like civ & you enjoyed games like Warcraft, you will like this, a lot!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too A-Historical
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had high hopes... But I don't anymore
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent city builder, well designed and with a deep and captivating ambience. The game has immense potential for future development, and I sincerely hope the developer gets the recognition deserved for designing such a gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played for a while but once u get ur city quite well built and up and running ♥♥♥♥ me the game takes a massive hit lags every 10 secs for a 3-4 sec it makes the game unplayable and really really annoying the facts it keeps stalling unless this is fixed it is not even worth playing cause ur stuck with small citys
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a great game ! I have spent years playing games like Caesar III, through Banished, Endzone, more recently Farthest Frontier and I forgot some others. I can say Roman Triumph is a real triumph, a perfect blend of different game mechanics. The game is precise, creative and complete while avoiding unnecessary complications. It is a real joy to pursue once more an emperor career. I highly recommend.
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