Praetorians

Buy81%

Very Positive · 707 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Pyro Studios · Strategy · Apr 11, 2014

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Praetorians?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 707 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 275 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise10% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
This sense of progression keeps battles engaging throughout the campaign while reinforcing the importance of tactical flexibility.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
14 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
However, when you start to play Praetorians online in multiplayer mode, the game seems to be a totally new game!
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
13 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
The story mode is actually quite long, with like 30 or more chapters, all of them with voices and it's own story, all of it, based on real battles.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
Unit visibility stays clear during combat, environmental layouts communicate important tactical information effectively, and the overall atmosphere successfully captures the feeling of commanding armies during ancient warfare.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
The audio is fairly good with full voice acting that is fairly respectable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay17 reviews
Multiplayer14 reviews
Story13 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
30% still recommend
Graphics
67% still recommend
Interface
86% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

8 points recordedtoday · $4.99