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Caesar™ IV

Hail Caesar! Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar. As governor, you will have total control over your province: including city planning, finances, and defenses. As you succeed you will be given new challenges in other provinces within the Roman Empire ultimately ending in the heart of the empire: Rome. Caesar™ IV represents the culmination of more than a decade of development experience in the city builder genre making it the definitive ancient city builder. Plebs need not app

Release date
May 27, 2016
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Tilted Mill Entertainment
Publisher
Activision
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Hail Caesar! Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar. As governor, you will have total control over your province: including city planning, finances, and defenses. As you succeed you will be given new challenges in other provinces within the Roman Empire ultimately ending in the heart of the empire: Rome. Caesar™ IV represents the culmination of more than a decade of development experience in the city builder genre making it the definitive ancient city builder.

Plebs need not apply. Build Your Rome: Build your city in any imaginable combination. Bask in the awe-inspiring glory of more than 100 unique structures. Economic Control: With over 30 tradable goods, 10 industries, 4 markets and foreign trade routes the economic possibilities are vast. Experience Life in Ancient Rome: Interact with more than 75 unique characters within your city. Combat Functionality: Take direct control over your legions, who gain experience through combat and training, as you ward off barbaric invasions.

Over 100 Hours of Gameplay: Including career mode, standalone competitive scenarios, and sandbox mode. Build Your Rome: Build your city in any imaginable combination. Bask in the awe-inspiring glory of more than 100 unique structures. Economic Control: With over 30 tradable goods, 10 industries, 4 markets and foreign trade routes the economic possibilities are vast.…

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 211 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
Caesar IV solves the main problem of Caesar III (stupid walker mechanics) and lets you be much more creative.... to a certain extent. This is…
★ 5 / 5
Firstly, don't be put off by the cramped and somewhat difficult tutorial maps. The main campaign gives much more room to breath. Technically the GOG…
★ 5 / 5
I was among those begging Gog to bring Caesar IV to the line-up, and I'm so pleased they listened! Anyone who had to give up…
★ 5 / 5
This game is the best of it's genre that I've played. Graphically it's dated - especially compared to the beautiful, but less enjoyable Anno series.…
★ 5 / 5
First thing: I read the review about small map size and found that somewhat true for the initial tutorial maps. When you start the actual…
★ 4 / 5
I was somewhat suspicious initially, but I think I like Caesar IV better than III. The thing I absolutely hated about Caesar III and its…
★ 4 / 5
In Caesar 3, because of the walker system, you cannot make your city the way you want to. You have to build housing blocks and…
★ 4 / 5
This game improves on quite a bit from Caesar III. Gone are the days of service-centered suburbs; instead of employees having to walk to houses,…

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★ 5 / 5
game seems to be capped at 30 fps but it was no issue. ui felt a little bit broken at 4k. hopefully these issues are…
★ 5 / 5
Missed playing for years. Glad I have it back! Wished I had known sooner.
★ 5 / 5
Get tired of all the pay to play games and appreciate the old days when you can pay one price and can enjoy playing at…
★ 1 / 5
I have been playing this game since I was 10 years old. What sets this game apart from the Caesar/Zeus/Emperor is the artificial difficulty. The…
★ 4 / 5
Enjoyed playing very much... it was shorter then i remembered.
★ 5 / 5
Always loved to play Caesar games, Caesar III was top of the shelf. This one is also a delight :)

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