Total War: Rome Remastered (stylized as Total War: ROME REMASTERED) is a remaster of the much acclaimed turn-based strategy game Rome: Total War. The game is developed by The Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive and published by Sega. The game was released on the 29th of April, 2021.
The game comes bundled with both the Alexander and Barbarian Invasion DLCs and also includes a copy of the original Rome: Total War and DLCs.
Gameplay[]
Gameplay will include full text for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, and simplified Chinese. The game will support full voiceover for English, German, French and Russian, and partial voiceover for Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese.
A new mod support feature has been added and will be available from launch.
The remaster also introduced steam achievements, something present in all new Total War games but lacking in the old ones.
New features[]
- Visuals
Rome remastered includes a host of modern features and improvements to existing mechanics. The in-game camera has been enhanced, including map rotation and wider zoom level in Campaign mode. Heat maps and new icon overlays have been added for gameplay mechanics such as diplomacy and security. In Battle, the new tactical map, unit displays and range markers give you greater command over Rome’s battlefields.
- Features
Rome remastered brings the classic Rome visuals up to date, with 4K optimization, ultra-widescreen and native UHD resolution support. This visual upgrade extends across a multitude of features, including re-modelled buildings and objects, and environmental effects like dust clouds and heat haze. The refreshed campaign maps also boast new high-resolution models, and units have been remodelled and retextured to look their very best on the battlefield.
- Gameplay Mechanics
Players can now expand their armies and experience 16 additional factions that were previously locked, giving a grand total of 38 playable factions. In a first for Total War, you can now take your favourite faction to battle against friends in cross-platform multiplayer between Windows, macOS and Linux. A whole new agent type has also been added to the fray; Merchants can be sent all over the world to create trade links, access resources and buy out rivals to increase your income and assert your faction’s economic power. World wonders were also added to the game, which provide buffs to the holding nation depending on the wonder. There's a total of 7, covering all of the wonders of the ancient world, and the buffs each one gives is very powerful, making them highly sought after.
- User interface
- Redesigned UI and tooltips
- Optional classic versus remastered rules
- Improved sound mix
- Added UI scaling
- Enhanced iconography
- Improved support for colour blindness
- Help system
- Fully integrated game manual
- Enhanced advisor messages
- New first-time player advice
- Redesigned campaign tutorial
Playable factions[]
Base game
Barbarian Invasion
Alexander
System Requirements[]
Windows[]
| Minimum | Recomended | Enchanced edition minimum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (version 1809) | Windows 10 64-bit (version 20H2) | Windows 10 64-bit (version 1809) |
| Processor | • Intel i3 series • AMD FX-4000 series |
• Intel Core i5-4570 • Ryzen 5 1600 |
• Intel Core i5-4570 • Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Memory | 6GB RAM | 8GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Graphics | • NVIDIA GTX 600 series (1GB VRAM) • AMD HD 7000 series (1GB VRAM) • Intel UHD 620 |
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB • AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB |
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB • AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 45GB available space | 45GB available space | 75GB available space |
Linux[]
| Minimum | Recomended | Enchanced edition minimum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit | Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit | Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit |
| Processor | • Intel Core i3-4130 • AMD FX-6300 |
• Intel Core i7-4770K • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
• Intel Core i7-4770K • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
| Memory | 6GB RAM | 8GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Graphics | • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB • AMD R9 285 2GB |
• NVIDIA 970 4GB • AMD RX 480 4GB |
• NVIDIA 970 4GB • AMD RX 480 4GB |
| Storage | 45GB available space | 45GB available space | 75GB available space |
MacOS[]
| Minimum | Macs | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | macOS 11 Big Sur |
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| Processor | • Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz | |
| Memory | 8GB RAM | |
| Graphics | • AMD Radeon R9 M290 2GB • Intel Iris Graphics 540 1.5GB • Apple M1 (requires Rosetta 2) | |
| Storage | 45GB available space |
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