Imperator: Rome

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Imperator: Rome

Short description

Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Price
$39.99
Reviews
19,497
Positive
65%
Followers
95,292
Owners (estimated)
1M – 2M
Concurrent players
164
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop
Tags
Strategy Grand Strategy Simulation Rome Historical Political Sim Singleplayer Management Multiplayer Economy War Moddable Real-Time with Pause Sandbox Open World Choices Matter Alternate History Early Access RTS 4X
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$37.6msomewhere between $37.6m and $58.6m · roughly 1M–1.6M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $37.57, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $39.99 launch price. That is 6% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

83 data points since Aug 16, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$37.1m → ~$37.6m
See data from Apr 2019 with a Plus account
Reviews 19,467 → 19,497
Followers 95,251 → 95,292
Concurrent players 547 → 164
Price $39.99 → $39.99
Positive reviews 65.7% → 65.5%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 203 further data points reach back to Feb 5, 2019 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $7.59 on Apr 24, 2025.

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