20BANG SCORE
Imperator: Rome
skip · strategy · 2019
Light on value at this price: about 15.7h, $39.99 (~$2.55/hr), 66% positive.
Better value than 10% of strategy games
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.
BANGER threshold
No price makes this a value pick.
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Real value
$2.55/hr over the 15.7h main story, $0.06/hr if you 100% it (695.4h).
1% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
0.7%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
15.7h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
695.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$2.55/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$39.99
Reviews
66%
26,823 reviews
Metacritic
76
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2019
What drives the score
Value$2.55/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews66% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate0.7%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Genrestrategy
Achievements72
Trailer & screenshots
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