Steam app 3169580 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:28 UTC
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
470 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
20 months, February 2025 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, 272 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, 198 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Never Second in Rome was released on 5 May, 2026.
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45 achievements in total.
23 developer announcements, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Each of the enemy units you face in battle is accompanied by a brief descriptive text now. It will appear in the detail screen, which can be opened by clicking on a unit's panel in the battle UI.Because the color introduced in version 1.3.2…
SertoriusColors have been added to the battle and combat logs to help identify information more quickly.In the battle log, some elements have been revised and changed.Quick fade-out messages have been added to the battle UI in correspondence of the…
SertoriusThe most important changes of this update concern four Attributes: Strength, Constitution, Quickness and Coordination. Experienced players already know the importance and effectiveness of Endurance, to the point that the other four physical…
SertoriusToday's update introduces a few QoL improvements, the most important of which is an option to increase the speed of the battle rolls. Just like other similar settings, you can find it in the Gameplay tab of the Options.I have also revised…
SertoriusBefore getting into the details of this update, I want to thank all the players who have expressed and shown their support during these years. Without you, a solo developer such as myself would never be able to create and publish…
SertoriusI'm happy to announce that Never Second in Rome will leave Early Access on May 5, 2026.Since the first playable version of the game came out, there has been a demand for the introduction of some form of meta-progression, following on the…
SertoriusI'm reposting an old announcement, since the original is no longer visible on the store page.It is impossible not to notice that most of the negative feedback that Never Second in Rome is getting comes from players who enjoyed my first…
SertoriusThe final chapters of Never Second in Rome have been released! With this update, the content is fully done. You may have noticed that I have not taken the game out of Early Access yet. Before I do that, I'd like to launch a discussion in…
SertoriusSince last update, as many of you already know, I've been working relentlessly on the final chapters of the game. The finish line is approaching, and if there are no delays, I should be able to release them about two weeks from now.As soon…
SertoriusFixed Unity's CVE-2025-59489.Fixed typos and other errors in the text.I have also updated the free demo.
Patch notesI'm currently working on the final chapters of the game, which I hope to publish in Q1 2026.In the meantime, I've released a small patch.Several typos and grammar errors have been fixed. Special thanks to the people who helped in this…
Patch notesChapters 11 to 15 are out! This update also includes a lot of changes and tweaks, which you will find detailed below.I've also updated the free demo.ContentFive new chapters, bringing the total to fifteen.Battle MechanicsImbalance causes no…
SertoriusIt is impossible not to notice that most of the negative feedback that Never Second in Rome is getting comes from players who enjoyed my first game, A Legionary's Life, and who are let down by the differences between the two.I want to be as…
SertoriusI have decided to release a handful of minor changes I made as I worked on parts 11 to 15, mostly because there was a mistake in the text that bothered me. I won't hazard a guess on the release date of the five new chapters, but it's still…
Patch notesI have made several changes to the building mini-game, in order to make it less simplistic and somewhat more challenging. I have also added a couple of unrelated options that some of you should like, especially the first. Changes Added an…
SertoriusToday's minor update is mainly about a couple of fixes. Counters related to a specific type of mini-event should not be carried over when abandoning the current game and starting a new one. Fortunately, this did not affect any positive…
Patch notesBefore diving into the details of this update, I'd like to take the chance to thank all those of you who have been supporting me. The resources of a solo developer are very limited, and this activity is possible only with the backing and…
SertoriusChanges Two new special orders have been added to formation combat. The Direct commission background comes with an additional 5,000 sestertii to your starting money. The initial Sword/Shield/Javelin Skills are now 47/47/33 instead of…
SertoriusChanges When your Formation Attack Support is negative, you are now allowed to skip the individual fights of your legionaries during battles. These fights will be auto-resolved. This comes at a cost: you will miss the opportunity to gain…
SertoriusIn preparation for the Early Access release, I have implemented several small changes and improvements. Changes In addition to its previous effects, a positive Supervision score offers a small bonus to the efficiency of your century's…
SertoriusI'm thrilled to announce that Never Second in Rome is entering Early Access on February 18 at 17:00 CET (08:00 PST). The initial version will contain 10 fully playable chapters extending from the beginning of Caesar's Gallic campaign to the…
SertoriusThis is a small update dealing with a couple of bugs. Fix: Strain for extra workload should be calculated correctly when an old game is abandoned and a new one is created. Fix: the Valor level of fallen legionaries should be saved…
Patch notesOver the last few weeks, the demo of Never Second in Rome has proven to be very stable and I have decided that it is time to make it available here on Steam. As for my future plans, the present top priority is to create enough content for…
SertoriusWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Never Second in Rome.exe | any |
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 | ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/saves | * |
WinAppDataLocalLow | ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/archived | * |
WinAppDataLocalLow | ARoberti/Never Second in Rome/imrun | * |
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