Released May 5, 2026 $12.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Never Second in Rome

By Alessandro Roberti

RomeHistorical Turn-Based RPG Simulation Turn-Based Combat Text-Based Old School WarManagementTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics

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Reviews 653 Very Positive

Players now 15 Peak today 15

Owners 20K–50K estimated

Never Second in Rome is a game tagged Rome, Historical and Turn-Based by Alessandro Roberti, released May 5, 2026. It has 653 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 20K–50K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include A Legionary's Life, Imperionis and Age of Gladiators II: Rome.

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.

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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Never Second in Rome · record updated 13 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3169580

Release dateMay 5, 2026

Last change number39567172

Last record update13 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Alessandro Roberti
Publisher: Alessandro Roberti
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: arobertigames.com

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$12.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$12.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked11 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25724239	public	Oct 7, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3169581	—	Windows	171.9 MB	75.8 MB	8209932109497515253

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25724239	Oct 7, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Never Second in Rome

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Never Second in Rome.exe		All

Space per player953.7 MB

Filesup to 2,000

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/saves	*	Windows
WinAppDataLocalLow	ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/archived	*	Windows
WinAppDataLocalLow	ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/imrun	*	Windows

Achievements

Achievements450 hidden

Most unlocked81.2%Hold Your Ground

Rarest2.6%Precious

Hold Your Ground Meet the Primary Goal for a battle. 81.2%
Artisan Successfully complete a construction work with even just a little bit of Superior Quality. 77.2%
Rout Reduce the Cohesion of a non-flanked enemy formation to 0. 64.6%
Pious Build an altar. 60.7%
Climb The Ladder Get your first promotion. 56.9%
Torquatus - Silver Win a pair of Silver Torques. 56%
Armillatus - Silver Win a pair of Silver Armillae. 54.4%
Collector Buy a piece of art. 49.6%
Armillatus - Gold Win a pair of Gold Armillae. 45.5%
Torquatus - Gold Win a pair of Gold Torques. 45%
Following The Footsteps One of your subordinates wins a pair of Armillae. 36.8%
Counter Mining Neutralize the enemy's siege mining without risking the lives of your soldiers. 36.1%
Heroic Deed Win a Gold Crown. 34.6%
Gift One of your subordinates is rewarded with a silver inlaid sword. 29.3%
Pupil One of your subordinates wins a pair of Torques. 28.6%
Primus Inter Pares Reach the rank of Pilus Prior. 27.2%
Ob Civem Servatum I Win a Civic Crown during the Gallic Campaign. 25.1%
Rubicon Let the die be cast. 24.6%

All 45 achievements

Omen Be the first to discover why a certain enemy is hesitant to commit to battle. 24.3%
Water Clock Add more insight into an interesting discovery on a remote island. 23.5%
Trespasser Win a Vallary Crown. 23.3%
Pantheon Dedicate altars to all the available deities in one game. 23%
Primus Ordo Be promoted to the first cohort of a legion. 22.5%
Rationem Pontis Hanc Instituit Have your men take on difficult tasks during the construction of the bridge over the Rhine, and succeed both times. 20.5%
Gift II Receive a gold inlaid sword as a reward. 18.2%
Light At The End Of The Tunnel Either you or one of your legionaries finds a secret message from Caesar. 17.7%
Triumph Finish the game. 17.3%
T. Pullo Win 12 pairs of Armillae in one game. 16.8%
Battering Ram Win 2 Mural or Vallary Crowns in one game. 16%
Marksman Accomplish full success over 15 Artillery checks in one game. Partial successes do not count. 15.9%
Grandmaster Win all the games of Latrunculi available. 15.8%
First Man Over The Wall Win a Mural Crown. 15.6%
Manumissio Vindicta Liberate a person from slavery. 14.9%
Full Set Win a Crown of each type in one game. 14.2%
L. Vorenus Win 15 pairs of Torques in one game. 13.7%
Seedlings Your subordinates win a combined total of at least 9 awards in one game. 13.4%
Primipilus Reach the rank of Primus Pilus. 12.3%
Ob Civem Servatum II Win a Civic Crown during the Greek Campaign. 12%
Ob Civem Servatum III Win a Civic Crown in Baetica. 11.9%
Prisoner Capture one of the rebel commanders before Alesia. 10.4%
Sea Battle Be pivotal in the capture of a quadrireme. 9.7%
Star Win 5 Gold Crowns in one game. 9.3%
Eyewitness Attend the Senate session at the Curia of Pompey. 9.2%
Minerva's Favorite Win all three Civic Crowns in one game. 7.7%
Precious Find a ring near a famous river and get the best price for it. 2.6%