Steam app 2426530 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:53 UTC
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
7 months, March 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Nova Roma was released on 26 Mar, 2026.
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36 achievements in total.
35 developer announcements, Jun 2023 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
Avē, fellow Romans! While you have continued impressing all your friends with your perfect aqueduct system, Lion Shield has been hard at work with two updates since the last roundup. These updates focus on logistics, terrain tools, and the…
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Nova Roma is currently 25% off during the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale. The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the…
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Hey folks, there's currently a bigger update that we're doing internal testing on right now and will be in public beta soon. In the meantime, we've got a quick hotpatch. Here's the notes: Fixed erroneous sound effect playing on placement…
Patch notesHi Everyone!Hope you're all enjoying the new stuff from the last update. For our next bigger update, we're working on improvements to the aqueduct UI and water flow control system, which should help distribute water better across larger…
petey123567Nova Roma is currently 20% off during the Hooded Horse July Publisher Sale. The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs…
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Nova Roma is currently 20% off during the Hooded Horse Summer Sale. The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your…
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Hi Everyone!We've got a big update for you today, but first thanks for all the testing and feedback folks provided during the beta. We've done a lot of work on the logistics system, incorporated your feedback for the terrain editing, and…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We've been working on a big new update and we're happy to say it's available for beta testing! We'll post an announcement with the final in-depth changelist and when the update is ready for final release, but here's the big…
petey123567Avē, fellow Romans! While you've been busy building your glorious empires in Nova Roma, the Lion Shield team has been hard at work behind the scenes. In their latest patches, they've implemented logistical improvements, fixed troop…
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Nova Roma is currently 20% off. The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Patrick (HoodedHorse)Hi Everyone!This patch has a whole bunch of fixes across many part of the game. Thanks again for the bug reports and save games, it's been very helpful in finding and fixing issues!Here are the changes for the latest build:Version…
petey123567Hi Everyone!This patch has a whole bunch of fixes across many part of the game. Thanks again for the bug reports and save games, it's been very helpful in finding and fixing issues!Here are the changes for the latest build:Version…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We did some more work on unit pathfinding for this patch, plus some optimizations and other fixes. Thanks again for the bug reports and save games, it's been very helpful in finding and fixing issues!Here are the changes for the…
petey123567Hi Everyone!Another patch, this time with a bit of focus on troop pathfinding over bridges and around water (we're looking at troops getting stuck on marble deposits next). Thanks again for the bug reports and save games, it's been very…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We're continuing to make progress on the existing bugs, with more still to go. We also got some important tuning fixes in, including for the mason. Thanks again for all your help with the bug reports and save games - it's also…
petey123567Hi Everyone!Another update is ready with some important fixes. Here are the changes for the latest build:Version 0.7.1866ImprovementsAdded magnifying glass button on health tooltip to show you where dead bodies causing health impacts are…
petey123567Hi Everyone!After reading your comments yesterday we prioritized fixing some unit pathfinding issues (if you have any more send us your save games). We also made a change to the carts and ships that's been much requested in our discord.…
petey123567Hi Everyone!In the comments of Update 4 there were a few people mentioning how the sleepiness mechanic needs improvement. So, today we spent some time working on that using a few of the save games you sent to us. We've made some progress…
petey123567Hi Everyone!Another day, another set of bugs fixed - wouldn't be possible without your help! Here are the notes for the latest build - these cover all the hot-patches we did today.Version 0.7.1829ImprovementsRubble is now red when using the…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We've knocked out another batch of bugs, and are already working on the next. Keep the bug reports and feedback coming! Here are the notes for the latest build - these cover all the hot-patches we did today.Version…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We're appreciating all the bug reports and feedback and working hard on knocking those out! Here are the notes for the latest build - these cover all the hot-patches we did today.Version 0.7.1802ImprovementsMade it so gods don't…
petey123567Hi Everyone!What a day it's been! Hope you're enjoying the game so far. Thanks for all the bug reports and feedback. We are working on getting those fixed as fast as possible. Here are the notes for the latest build - these cover all the…
petey123567Hi everyone,We're excited to announce that Nova Roma is now available in Early Access on Steam! We've been working on this game for quite a while and we're happy to finally be able to share it with you all.Here's the launch trailer: What's…
petey123567Hi Everyone,We're feeling excited and nervous - Early Access launch is just a few days away! In the meantime, we've got a little demo update for you. GovernorsOnce you reach a large enough population, you'll need to choose a governor for…
petey123567Hey Everyone,First, thanks for your patience with the new March 26th release date. To help tide you over we’ve got an update for the demo which is live right now! Here’s what’s been added to the demo:Villa RusticaHouses 20 people and…
petey123567Hey Everyone, First off, thanks for all your feedback on the Nova Roma demo! It's been great to see the cities everyone's creating, and we've definitely been impressed and surprised with the things you're all doing with the dams and…
petey123567Hi everyone, We're excited to announce the demo for Nova Roma is now available on Steam! We've been working on this game for quite a while and we're happy to finally be able to share a preview of it with you all. Here's a quick trailer for…
Auverin (Hooded Horse)Hi everyone, We're excited to announce that Nova Roma has an official Early Access release date: January 22, 2026. We had originally hoped to release this year, but it turns out the three of us need some extra time to polish the game and…
petey123567Hi Everyone!We’ve put a full day/night cycle in Nova Roma, and it has an important gameplay effect on your citizens' lives. All buildings begin and end work at different times: workers at shops and theaters sleep in a bit but work later…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We wanted to give another quick update on some of the cool things coming in Nova Roma, mainly how the water and terrain system affects soil fertility. Crops need fertile soil to grow, and the more fertile the better the yield.…
petey123567Hi Everyone! We’ve always found ancient Rome fascinating, especially the daily life and housing. In first hand accounts, original texts, and letters you can find they were very much like us. They had similar complaints about their apartment…
petey123567Hi Everyone! We’ve been working away on all aspects of Nova Roma, from the internal systems, map generation, water mechanics, and more. Last blog post we highlighted the dynamic, physically simulated water system. Today we want to show how…
petey123567Hi everyone! Nova Roma and other games published by Hooded Horse are all featured at the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale. Come check it out! Hooded Horse Strategy Publisher Sale
Hooded Horse (Eliot)Hi everyone! We wanted to give you a quick update on some of the things we’ve been working on for Nova Roma. 3D Terrain One of the biggest requests from our previous game Kingdoms and Castles was for terrain with hills and mountains. For…
petey123567Nova Roma has been announced at the PC Gaming Show! Thank you to everyone checking out the game, we'll have more to share soon.
Hooded HorseWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | NovaRoma.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Nova Roma.app | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocalLow | LionShield/Nova Roma/Saves | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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