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Never Second in Rome

81% positive · 610 Steam reviews · released May 5, 2026 · by Alessandro Roberti

RomeHistoricalTurn-BasedRPGSimulationTurn-Based CombatText-BasedOld School

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~20,130 (P10–P90: 8,052 – 44,286)

Gross revenue: ~$214,421 ($85,768 – $471,726)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 79% positive across 77 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2612 games).

Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 120 mentions
“I saw the negative reviews for the game but played the demo and like it. I bought the game and I am looking forward to the update for the rest of the campaign. This game is significantly different from a Legionary's Life since the focus is…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 24 h played
Story & writing84% positive · 97 mentions
“I saw the negative reviews for the game but played the demo and like it. I bought the game and I am looking forward to the update for the rest of the campaign. This game is significantly different from a Legionary's Life since the focus is…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 24 h played
Difficulty & balance79% positive · 48 mentions
“Certainly scratches that itch A Legionary's Life left, I like some of the design changes like assigning points at the start instead of rolling for them, or the new stances in individual combat Needs more events in between chapters, I keep…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 11 h played
Content & longevity82% positive · 45 mentions
“I want to recommend the game. I am giving a positive review because I enjoyed the game. But I do feel as if the mythic quality of his first game is somewhat lost in this "not a sequel". In Legionary life you could eventually become a…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 22 h played
Price & value81% positive · 21 mentions
“The game is good. Very good. Especially good if you like strategy-simulations that border on autistic detail. If you liked A Legionary's Life, you'll probably enjoy it. It's hard to avoid comparisons with the previous title, so I'll share…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 25 h played
Controls & UI62% positive · 21 mentions
“Certainly scratches that itch A Legionary's Life left, I like some of the design changes like assigning points at the start instead of rolling for them, or the new stances in individual combat Needs more events in between chapters, I keep…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 11 h played
Visuals & audio75% positive · 20 mentions
“Brilliantly written, impeccably thematic, and thoroughly well-researched, designer and producer Alessandro Roberti delivers yet again another outstanding historical roleplaying game equal to, and perhaps even surpassing, his previous title…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 26 h played

300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

Historical

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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