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Never Second in Rome

80% positive of 647 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Alessandro Roberti.

About the game

Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.

Tagged by players

  • Rome
  • Turn-Based
  • Historical
  • War
  • Text-Based
  • Tactical RPG
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Old School
  • Turn-Based Tactics
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Management
  • Lore-Rich

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What players say

  • Recommended
    A ballbuster with absolutely exceptional stylized historiography. Though I really love the strategy and RPG elements, my favorite part is just this blending/personalization of well-researched quasi-historical tone-setting. Playing Never Second in Rome is sometimes deeply unpleasant, bleak, or exhausting in a way that I can't fully explain. I feel like it just doesn't get enough credit for its writing and…

    66 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Good game, significantly easier if you played the previous game and understand the fatigue mechanic

    13 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    RNG is fucked up... His 1st game was tough but way better imho

    24 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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