Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Live player count and Steam charts
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 4,337 | +211 | +5.1% | 7,004 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,126 | -477 | -10.4% | 7,164 |
| May 2026 | 4,603 | +271 | +6.3% | 7,967 |
| Apr 2026 | 4,332 | +92 | +2.2% | 7,664 |
| Mar 2026 | 4,240 | -288 | -6.4% | 7,538 |
| Feb 2026 | 4,528 | -193 | -4.1% | 8,232 |
| Jan 2026 | 4,721 | -59 | -1.2% | 8,348 |
| Dec 2025 | 4,780 | +504 | +11.8% | 8,439 |
| Nov 2025 | 4,276 | -196 | -4.4% | 7,301 |
| Oct 2025 | 4,472 | -180 | -3.9% | 7,823 |
| Sep 2025 | 4,652 | -81 | -1.7% | 8,024 |
| Aug 2025 | 4,733 | +126 | +2.7% | 8,466 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Apr 24, 2026Thursday 30th April: Show & Tell Livestream
- Dec 4, 2025Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase
- Dec 1, 202525th Anniversary Showcase Timings
- Jun 12, 2025Join us for the Total War 25th anniversary celebrations
- Jul 20, 2023Total War Historic Sale now on until July 27th!
- Jun 22, 2023Total War: ROME 2 Game Update
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 9 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
