Praetorians (2014)

Developer: Pyro Studios
Publisher: Kalypso Media Digital
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 704 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 10 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A methodical real-time strategy game where you command diverse Roman units across dusty battlefields, focusing on tactical unit positioning and exploiting enemy weaknesses.

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What players say

Players praise Praetorians for scrapping traditional resource gathering in favor of tactical positioning and unit coordination. Many call back to childhood memories, though a minority report the first campaign crashes and the inability to rebind keys or enable widescreen.

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