Pointless Wars vs The Roman Conquest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pointless Wars
Engage in strategic battles against friends or AI in this multiplayer and single-player war game. Choose your troops and defend your castle across 20 unique levels, or compete in an 8-player tournament. The objective is to have fun battling for no reason.
- Two-player mode
- Single-player campaign
- 20 unique levels
- 8-player tournament mode
- Troop selection
- Castle defense
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Welcome, and join the battle by declaring war.... for no reason whatsoever. Play against your friends and family in two-player mode, where you each get to choose your arsenal of troops to take each other down! In the single-player campaign, you fight against an enemy AI whose only purpose is to destroy your castle. There are 20 fun-packed levels, each a little different than the one before. If one is too hard, just skip to the next one! Defend against the onslaught by sending out troops, but you don't get to choose your arsenal..... The fun doesn't stop there! You can play up to 8 players in tournament mode. Battle to the top of the bracket in individual battles, and see who will come out on top! With so many Pointless Wars happening, we hope you have fun battling your opponents for no reason! Good luck out there!
The Roman Conquest
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IMPERIVM - The Roman Conquest Ave, commander! Take control of Rome's legions and lead your centuries to conquer territories and provinces in a turn-based strategy game set in antiquity. TURN-BASED STRATEGY Each turn unfolds in phases: Reinforce, Income, Cards, Attack, Move. Plan your moves, manage your sesterces and strike your enemies before they strike you. DICE BATTLES Combat is tactical: the attacker rolls up to 3 dice, the defender up to 2 (3 if fortified). Win three battles and a century becomes a veteran, able to reroll a die. EVENT CARDS Build your strategy with a deck of event cards: fortify territories, boost your assaults and turn the tide of war at the right moment. CONQUER THE PROVINCES Control entire provinces to earn bonuses and push your advance across original, hand-drawn maps. PLAY YOUR WAY - Challenge the Artificial Intelligence in single-player. - Face other commanders in online multiplayer. No two games are ever the same: adapt your tactics, use the terrain and pay tribute to the glory of Rome. Alea iacta est - the die is cast! Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://theromanconquest.com/terms Privacy: https://theromanconquest.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Roman Conquest at every 9 days against Pointless Wars's every 22 months. Pointless Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Roman Conquest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, The Roman Conquest every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointless Wars | The Roman Conquest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 249 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Brumbach | Massimo Plaja |
In-app purchases
Pointless Wars
- Remove Ads$1.99
The Roman Conquest
- Patron — 3 Months$6.993 Months
- Patron — 6 Months$12.996 Months
- Patron — 12 Months$17.991 Year
Questions
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