Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War is a strategy video game developed by The Creative Assembly and originally published by Activision; its publishing rights have since passed to Sega. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in 2004. The Mac OS X version was released on February 5, 2010, by Feral Interactive, who also released the iPad version on November 10, 2016, the iPhone version on August 23, 2018, and the Android version on December 19, 2018. The game is the third title in The Creative Assembly's Total War series, following Shogun: Total War, and Medieval: Total War.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2004
- Developer
- Feral Interactive
- Platforms
- 6 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 22 September 2004 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly |
| Publisher | Feral Interactive |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Strategy |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q471803, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Rome: Total War? How long to beat it
Total play time for Rome: Total War is about 127.2 hours to do everything, and around 34.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 34.1h | 64 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 52.8h | 38 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 127.2h | 22 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Rome: Total War sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Rome: Total War lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 66ahead of 18% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 65ahead of 97% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Rome: Total War
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Common questions about Rome: Total War
What platforms is Rome: Total War on?
Rome: Total War is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, Steam Deck. It first released in 2004.
Who made Rome: Total War?
Rome: Total War was developed by Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly and published by Feral Interactive.
How long does it take to beat Rome: Total War?
about 34.1 hours for the main story, 52.8 hours with the main extras, 127.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.