The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
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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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Turned it off. It's hideous and my citizens were kind of on the surface and kind of underneath it. I can tolerate old graphics and unique art styles in indie games but this was just bad. I doubt I'll play it ever again.
This game is extremely charming and a very fun game to just grind. I like that the easy mode isn't unbearable like some games have it and allows me to just chill with my fires every 3 seconds. The game was pretty easy to figure out after a while, although it did take me a second to get used to everything. Overall, a very good game for being in early release. Can't wait for more content :p
I got this game to play as a light city builder on my Macbook while travelling. As the game was advertised as compatible I was quite surprised to find the game running at a literal 8 fps right from the start. Quite a surprise as it manages to crush out games like Civ 7 on max settings at a respectable enough 45 fps. My intention was to write a 'do not recommend' for this game for that reason alone, but I played the game a bit on my PC and found it quite fun. Regardless, a bit annoying to be advertising it for Mac when surely any experience attempting to run it would find that that's only technically true. I think that it should not be advertised as Mac compatible until a time that it is playable.
Muito bom. Vicia fácil.
Bravo
awesome city builder which has been scratching my itch for fun, chill games, with a rewarding feedback loop and good depth of system. Really looking forward to the future content
kingdoms and castle but NO!!!! its ROMAN!!!! @zachzoo2 hello
ROME at its finest
10/10 so excited to see where this goes
The late game is a bit frustrating when it comes to planning expansion, but they're still in early access so I give 'em a pass. I finally understand why the Romans couldn't stop building aqueducts and dams and complex infrsatructure. Conquering nature and no longer losing everything to seasonal flood is the best!!! It scratches the itch that I tried to get from the nation building aspect of Imperator Rome.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian +6 more
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