The 3D real-time action is uniquely different from most standard RTS games in that tactical maneuvering is critical to success whereas most RTS games take no account for the direction units are facing, flanking movements, breaking of lines, etc. Gameplay consists of a combination of turn-based strategy and 3D computer graphics real-time tactical battles. After a winning campaign as Romans (or using a simple mod) it is possible to play with other factions and take on a role similar to that of Hannibal, Commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies during the Second Punic War or the Gallic warlord Vercingetorix. Each of these factions has a different set of attributes and initial objectives.

The player takes a role equivalent to the head of one the three great Roman houses at the time the Julii, the Brutii, or the Scipii. The updated version featured new, updated graphics, 4K support, an improved camera, more markers and options during a battle, merchants from Medieval II: Total War, 16 previously unplayable factions made playable as well as all the DLC bundled in to name a few additions. Ī remaster of the game was released on the 29th of April, 2021 titled Total War: Rome Remastered. Feral Interactive also released the game for iPad on November 10, 2016, and for iPhone on August 23, 2018. A version for OS X was developed and published by Feral Interactive and released on February 5, 2010. It is the third game of The Creative Assembly's Total War series. The game was developed by The Creative Assembly and released for Windows on September 22, 2004.

Rome: Total War (often abbreviated to RTW or Rome) is a critically acclaimed strategy game composed of both turn-based strategy and real-time tactics, in which the player fights historical and fictitious battles set during late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire (270 BC–AD 14).

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