# Nova Roma

> 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Lion Shield
- Publisher: Hooded Horse
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 27, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: 4X, CityBuilder, ColonySim, GrandStrategy, Management, Simulation, Strategy
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 3, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2426530/)
- Playtime: Main story 7 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 3, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/nova-roma)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), European Spanish, Hungarian (Hungary), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (China), Turkish (Türkiye), German (Germany), Czech (Czechia), Japanese (Japan), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia), Chinese (Taiwan), Ukrainian (Ukraine), European Portuguese; Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), European Spanish, Hungarian (Hungary), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (China), Turkish (Türkiye), German (Germany), Czech (Czechia), Japanese (Japan), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia), Chinese (Taiwan), Ukrainian (Ukraine), European Portuguese; Audio: American English (IGDB, checked Nov 3, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/nova-roma)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Managing supply chains that connect production, transportation, and warehouses provides the game's core fun and depth.
- Expanding the city and managing resources is highly satisfying and addictive.
- The physics system involving aqueducts, dams, and elevation differences is unique and makes designing them enjoyable.

### Weaknesses

- The current content is limited and repetitive, leading some players to feel that there is less to do after around 10–12 hours.
- The water systems involving dams, aqueducts, and elevation differences are unintuitive, and flooding and aqueduct glitches can occur.
- Basic construction conveniences and quality-of-life features, such as snapping, rotation, and tilt control, are lacking.

## Links

- [Nova Roma on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/2388)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/2388/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T02:20:54.876Z