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Nova Roma

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4.3/5

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Nova Roma
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From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse. As the once-great Roman Empire falls into decadence and decay, you lead a small band of citizens in search of new lands hoping to build Nova Roma – a bastion for all that was once good in...
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2026, Lion Shield, ...
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Windows® 10 (64-bit), Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core), 4 GB RAM...
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From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse.


 

As the once-great Roman Empire falls into decadence and decay, you lead a small band of citizens in search of new lands hoping to build Nova Roma – a bastion for all that was once good in the Empire. Starting from a humble village, you must appease the gods with grand temples, sate your citizens’ many needs, and build a society that will be the envy of the world for millennia to come.

 

 

A wise city planner knows how to harness the world around them. Erect massive dams and aqueducts to control the flow of water as you reshape the land into artificial watersheds and reservoirs, paying close attention to how your actions impact soil fertility, or how a particularly rainy season might flood your city. Seek distant resource deposits and build infrastructure to transport raw materials and processed goods across massive stretches of untamed territory. Will you strike a delicate balance between the growing urban sprawl of your city and the risks of rapid expansion? Or will your hubris risk the wrath of the gods and nature itself?

 

 

Contend with a growing list of needs and desires as more people flock to your city – from pottery and wine to bread and games, it is your responsibility to keep the people happy and safe. Watch them grow into artisans, gladiators and thespians, and guide them through life as they spend their days toiling, and their nights enjoying the fruits of their labor.

 

 

As you consider matters of taxation and technological advancement, do not forget the powers that stand above you - build grand temples to the gods, avoiding their wrath and seeking their blessings to bolster your capabilities and ensure the continued prosperity of Nova Roma.

 

 

Featuring intricate water and weather simulations and the ever-present threat of divine intervention, Nova Roma explores the cultural, and social trials of the era. Take charge of your small Roman town and grow it into a bustling metropolis that will stand the test of time!

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What operating systems is Nova Roma compatible with?

Nova Roma is officially supported on Windows, macOS.

Does Nova Roma have DRM?

No! GOG games have no DRM and can be played without an internet connection, totally offline. Some bonus content might require an internet connection to download, but we do our best to limit that need. Read more about DRM.

Do you need GOG Galaxy to play Nova Roma?

No! You do not need GOG Galaxy to play Nova Roma. GOG gives you the option to download a fully offline installer and install Nova Roma that way, without using GOG Galaxy. GOG Galaxy is used for synchronization of achievements and cloud saves, but its usage is totally optional. Read more about GOG Galaxy.

What are the system requirements for Nova Roma?

Minimum: System: Windows® 10 (64-bit), Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core), Memory: 4 GB RAM, Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 285 (2 GB), DirectX: Version 11, Storage: 2 GB available space. Recommended: System: Windows® 10 (64-bit), Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-12700K (octa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 7 2700X (octa-core), Memory: 8 GB RAM, Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 7600 (8 GB), DirectX: Version 12, Storage: 2 GB available space.

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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: March 28, 2026

Early Access review

eryngo

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Games: 1604 Reviews: 61

Caesar x kingdoms & castles

This is fantastic! This is Caesar blended with Kingdoms and Castles. Just like Caesar; you are building up your empire, trying to keep your citizens happy. Over time they will have more demands regards their happiness. Like Kingdoms and Castle; you will encounter (some serious) challanges; keeping the (jealous) gods at ease, or fighting off militia trying to invade your empire. Some criticism: Aqueducts are somewhat fiddly to get flowing at times. Seasons don't add anything to the gameplay yet? (Except for some extensive usage of charcoal). Game pace somewhat "fast", which means you have everything unlocked pretty quickly. The game is in EA, so things can change. besides of above criticism, I absolutely love this game!


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Posted on: March 28, 2026

Early Access review

Dalmolax

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Games: 108 Reviews: 2

Peak game!

As chill as Kingdoms and Castles. In fact, this is Kingdoms and Castles 2.0. If you liked that game, but wanted more town management, this is it!


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Posted on: April 26, 2026

Early Access review

ileanoth

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Games: 95 Reviews: 1

Still needs some work

The gameplay is not overly intuitive and a little more help would be good for the easiest levels. It would be nice to have additional ways to earn technology points. I found that it stalled in that regard for me.


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Posted on: April 1, 2026

Early Access review

Verianno

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Games: 79 Reviews: 2

Very promising game!

The game is fun and has a lot of mechanics and content to play around from the beginning of its early access. There a lot of things to fix and add but the game developers are active and often release patches. I think that mid-stage of the game require a lot of attention right now. First of all, it's hard to generate a map where you have all resources relatively close to a good starting position. Most of the time you will have most of resource types on one side of your island, and one type (iron, for example) on the opposite end which I find very frustrating. Logistics is also a mechanic I'd like to have a dedicated tutorial about. I don't understand the specific reason why I have stockpiles of food but my distant citizens are arguing about starvation. I understand that distance has its impact but how far is too far and how do I solve the problem are the questions without specific answers in the game. I'm sure that the system will produce a lot of problems in combination with distant resource spawns. Water system and aqueducts are also promising but tedious to manage. What breaks the fun, in my opinion, is that the system doesn't allow you to build freely. With wells you can build at any height and on any place. But if you want to build better houses, they must be placed near aqueducts, and the aqueducts must be placed in a specific way to deliver water. The word "must" ruins a desired way to plan and develop, severely increases resource requirements, and pushes you to plan way more than you actually build. Overall, I like the game and already invested dozen hours in it. But, unfortunately, I think I wasted a lot of hours restarting my islands from scratch because their development in mid-game was not appealing to me. Better map generation and less restrictive water supply will definitely improve the experience from the game.


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Posted on: April 15, 2026

Early Access review

Homnavatar

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Games: 341 Reviews: 47

Very relaxing charming game

I enjoyed the building, and that I can adjust the type of game I wish to play. The only thing that I didn't care for was the music. Kinda whatever. So, I simply turned it off.


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