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Praetorians

Fantasy

Historical

Warfare

Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Strategy

Indie

Your destiny awaits you on the battlefield. As a Roman General on a quest to forge an empire, you will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the frozen lands of the Gauls, and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy. Your quest will be no easy task as the lands you seek to conquer are heavily defended by thousands of powerful troops. Feed you insatiable hunger to rule the empire with this combat-heavy epic adventure Command the forces of 3 civilizations - the disciplined Romans, the ferocious Gauls, and the religiously fanatical Egyptians Different landscapes play an all-important role in battle. From snow-capped mountains to sandy beaches, the AI will understand varying terrain and its defensive and offensive possibilities Battle for supremacy online in an intense multiplayer match supporting up to 8 players Master the art of war in over 20 single player missions requiring vastly different strategies

4.1

External Ratings

22 ratings
Release Date:

28 Feb, 2003

Last Updated:

5 Jun, 2026

About this game

Your destiny awaits you on the battlefield. As a Roman General on a quest to forge an empire, you will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the frozen lands of the Gauls, and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy. Your quest will be no easy task as the lands you seek to conquer are heavily defended by thousands of powerful troops. Feed you insatiable hunger to rule the empire with this combat-heavy epic adventure Command the forces of 3 civilizations - the discipli...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

release date

Release Date:

28 Feb, 2003

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer

theme

Themes:

Fantasy, Historical, Warfare

genre

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Praetorians

IGDB Rating

4.1 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.1

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

20

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

82%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.1 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.1

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

22

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

82%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Pyro Studios

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Eidos Interactive

Kalypso Media

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