# Roman Empire: Strategy Game — user reviews > 144 indexed App Store user reviews of Roman Empire by Hidden Lake Games LLC, rated 4.10/5 from 1,548 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roman-empire-strategy-game/id1638507464/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roman-empire-strategy-game/id1638507464.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,074 · 4★ 104 · 3★ 75 · 2★ 27 · 1★ 268 ## What do users think of Roman Empire? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great game with potential **Cons** - 💰 Heavily reliant on in-app purchases - 🔍 Excessive ads and monetization - 🤯 Impossible to progress without spending money - 🤔 Unrealistic business decisions required - 🙄 Repetitive and frustrating gameplay - 🐛 Bugs and glitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes and freezes - Progression-blocking bugs - Inconsistent gameplay and outcomes **Most requested features** - More realistic business simulation - Ability to earn in-game currency without ads/purchases - Better balance between free and paid content ## Newest reviews (16 of 144) ### 1/5 — Worst game ever played *2026-02-19, version 2.1.4* No incentive to play this game. It just wants shove ads in your face and you can’t even minimize the ads after you play. It’s just a cheap money grab of a game. ### 1/5 — Só joga se pagar ( pay to win ) *2026-02-16* 👎👎👎👎, jogo conduz o player para comprar a todo momento créditos , não tem a opção de remunerar créditos do jogo através de ads , obriga a avançar nas etapas diante de custos do “jogo “ elevadíssimos , e desestimula a continuidade de usar o app. Os criadores deveriam tirar a inflamação dos custos “do jogo “ dos lutadores , das benfeitorias e assim ser mais atrativo . Se não ajustarem , não terá longevidade **Developer response:** Rafael Ballista, agradecemos por compartilhar suas preocupações. Entendemos que os altos custos podem desestimular a experiência de jogo. Recentemente, lançamos um novo capítulo com um equilíbrio diferente e opções variadas. Se você estiver sem dinheiro, sugerimos tentar outros caminhos no jogo. Esperamos que você continue a explorar e encontre diversão! ### 1/5 — Cash grab *2026-01-28, version 2.1.2* Don’t waste your time you have to spend actual money to keep playing ### 1/5 — Gamer *2026-01-15, version 2.1.2* There’s no good Roman games. This game you have to pay for everything and you can’t earn gold or anything. This game is a joke ### 1/5 — Pluh *2025-12-14, version 2.0.1* Watching five ads to just get past the damn screen for premium like nah bro ### 1/5 — Waste *2025-12-11, version 2.0.1* Garbage. 30 seconds in then you have to watch 5 ads to continue. What a joke. ### 1/5 — Forced Ads *2025-12-05, version 2.0.1* The game requires gems/diamonds to progress AT ALL! You only get them from purchases or an AD ‘IF’ the ad is even ready. And choosing an action that doesn’t use gems, will cause you to get “fired” and you have to start entirely over. Couldn’t get past the first choice. Don’t waste your time. Oh and did I mention that when you start, they make you wait 45mins to even actually play? You could skip that by either purchasing a subscription, or watching 5 ads. No thanks. Don’t waste your time!!! ### 1/5 — Paid to play *2025-09-21, version 2.0.1* You have to watch way too many ads to continue playing this game. And they want you to pay for diamond or wait to watch ads for like 30 seconds. Just to get 1 diamond. ### 1/5 — Ads *2025-08-30, version 2.0.1* Bro I’ve played a lot of games in my time and never have I ever seen so many ads in such a short period of time ### 1/5 — This game sucks *2025-07-25, version 2.0.1* 5 ad to skip who going to do that ### 1/5 — Zero Progression Without Paying *2025-06-07, version 2.0.1* Do not buy this game unless you play on spending money or sitting through ads to purchase diamonds to choose the “correct options” in their story. Forces you to restart if you don’t have diamond to select the choice they want you to. Awful game. Find another way to make money you losers ### 1/5 — Scam of ad’s *2025-05-28* Scam ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-03-11, version 2.0.1* Game is unfathomably awful. You are unable to progress unless you spend money, unsure of how apple allows this on their App Store. I can’t imagine being that much of a lowlife you can’t even produce a product worth spending money on, instead just a scam. DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY GAME BY THIS DEV THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. ### 1/5 — Rip off *2025-03-09, version 2.0.1* Don’t waste your time it is a waste and such a cash grab ### 1/5 — Ads started not even 30 seconds into the game *2025-03-02, version 2.0.1* I didn’t get any farther than the questions about which candidate to hire for the starting jobs, when a mandatory ad started playing. Deleted the game immediately. ### 1/5 — Pay to win game *2025-01-29, version 2.0.1* Game is impossible to enjoy/play unless you pay up ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SO MUCH POTENTIAL *2026-08-01, version 2.2.1* This game was really fun until you realize that you would need the income of a small Caribbean island country to play this game. ### 1/5 — Terrible game *2026-06-16, version 2.2.1* 0 star ### 1/5 — You want me to play or watch adverts *2026-04-30* Total time waste.Only by watching advertisements or real money spending grants access. **Developer response:** P@cm@n123, we hear your concerns about the reliance on ads and spending. You can disable ads through an in-app purchase for a smoother experience. We’ve just released a new chapter with a different balance, so if you're running low on money, consider exploring other in-game paths for more options. Your feedback is important to us! ### 1/5 — Can’t progress *2026-04-30, version 2.1.8* Just use ads ### 1/5 — Good content, bad balance *2026-04-17, version 2.1.6* You spent money to deploy troops but never pillage enough from winning battle. Sooner than you expected, you are left with no possible movement as no Denarii left. Honestly, if the financial balance is fixed, this game would be legendary. Like other reviews, money suckers ### 1/5 — Trop de dépense d’argent *2026-03-17* Impossible de progresser si on ne dépense pas d’argent car la recrutement de l’armée comme les constructions sont chères et les rentrées faibles, dommage c’était un jeu qui aurait pu être intéressant **Developer response:** Sdeb11, merci pour votre retour. Nous comprenons vos préoccupations sur les dépenses dans le jeu. Nous venons de sortir un nouveau chapitre avec un meilleur équilibre et plus d'options. Si vous manquez d'argent, essayez d'autres chemins dans le jeu. Votre avis est précieux et nous espérons que vous continuerez à explorer ! ### 1/5 — Money Grab *2026-03-06, version 2.1.4* You have to spend money to get coins and gems to progress. Strongly advise against this game ### 1/5 — Pay to play *2026-02-22, version 2.1.4* Could be a fun game if they didn’t mole you watch (5) ads or buy gems and diamonds to make choices. If you got free money to throw away at a iPhone game, then this game for you. Be ready to open up your pocketbook. ### 1/5 — Rip off!!! *2026-02-22, version 2.1.4* Rip off!!! Cannot advance very far into the game at all WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY!! Total Scam, avoid at all costs!! ### 1/5 — Jeu avec du potentiel *2026-02-19* Ce jeux a du potentiel mais y a trop de pubs. Ça nous oblige à prendre le pass sans pub mais le soucis c’est que le pass est super chère et en plus pas définitif… un abonnement à l’année ou au mois c’est de l’abus … dommage **Developer response:** Bonjour SmokeAmnesia, Merci pour votre retour. Nous comprenons que les publicités peuvent perturber votre expérience. Sachez qu'il est possible de désactiver les pubs via un achat in-app. Nous avons également récemment lancé un nouveau chapitre avec un meilleur équilibre. N'hésitez pas à explorer d'autres chemins dans le jeu. Votre avis est précieux pour nous ! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 한글화 해 줘요 *2026-03-09* 해보고 싶음 ㅠㅠ **Developer response:** 알럽민윤기님, 즐거운 게임을 원하는 마음이 전해지네요. 소중한 피드백 감사합니다. 한글화 작업이 진행되고 있으니, 곧 더 많은 분들이 게임을 즐길 수 있게 될 것입니다. 앞으로도 많은 관심 부탁드립니다. ### 5/5 — Ce jeu est super *2026-01-15* Ce jeu est super **Developer response:** Ce jeu est super cool. Nous sommes heureux que ce jeu vous plaise autant. ### 5/5 — Bb *2023-08-08, version 1.9.2* Bb ### 5/5 — Games *2023-05-14, version 1.8.3* Cool ### 5/5 — Langues *2023-02-23* En langue français saurait était génial pour les joueurs francophones. ### 5/5 — Great game *2023-02-03, version 1.6.5* You will learn not everything doesn’t need to be top level to start. Work hard! ### 3/5 — Obligé de payer *2026-07-05* Le jeu est sympa. Vous devez faire des choix et répondre aux questions MAIS les bonnes réponses deviennent payantes et vous êtes vite bloqués si vous ne payez pas. Exemple : combat ou j’ai 75% de chance de gagner et bien sûr je perds ce qui oblige de racheter une armée ce qui réduit vos pièces d’or au fur et à mesure et pour avoir des pièces d’or dans le jeu et bien…. Il faut payer en vrai euros… donc jeu sans intérêt si ce n’est de dépenser votre argent. ### 3/5 — Complete Money Grab *2025-01-01, version 2.0.1* The game seems fun but it’s a money grab. ### 2/5 — Bad *2024-09-27, version 2.0.1* You have to watch lots of ads just so that you don’t have to pay actual money!!! ### 2/5 — Diamonds are overkill *2023-04-15, version 1.8.3* Although I do see a point in the diamonds to give pay players more options. But limiting your ability to do a quest all together without having diamonds is kinda pointless. At the end of the day regardless of how many times you play and money you stockpile, you can’t get around the diamonds which is a major flaw. Or an alternative option to making more options money rather than diamonds is make it to where when you watch a video you get like 2-4 diamonds. Not 1 for a 40 second video. It’s all profit for the ads anyways for the developers so why be so stingy with the diamonds and money. It would make the game actually playable and would make more popular. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*