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Lead Roman, Gallic, or Egyptian forces in battles for imperial power, using formations and positioning to outmaneuver rivals.
Released 11 Apr 2014
Command Three Armies
Deploy Unit Formations
Exploit Unit Weaknesses
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Developed by Pyro Studios · Published by Kalypso Media Digital
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
Set during the rise of the Roman Empire, Praetorians casts you as a military commander fighting across Egypt, Gaul, and Italy on a campaign for power.
Its real-time battles center on directing armies rather than building settlements or gathering resources. Command Roman, Gallic, and Egyptian forces, combine units with different strengths, and use their abilities and formations to counter opponents.
Victory depends on battlefield decisions: position troops, coordinate maneuvers, and adapt to each engagement instead of relying on numbers alone. Campaign missions introduce new objectives and challenges, with the struggle eventually bringing you against the Emperor’s Praetorian Guard.
Players who praise Praetorians often point to its tactical, battle-focused strategy, varied units, and the importance of positioning and maneuvering. Several also enjoy its campaign or revisit it for childhood nostalgia. Some reviews find the controls dated or rigid, note difficulty spikes, or report compatibility problems, so the experience is not uniformly smooth.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 78/100 View on Metacritic |
