Press release
ROME: Total War Major free update now available for iOS and Android
The ‘Imperium Update’ also heading to Barbarian Invasion and Alexander
London, England – March 20, 2025 – Feral Interactive has released the Imperium Update for ROME: Total War on iOS and Android, a major free update adding significant gameplay and quality of life improvements, which will also arrive next week for standalone expansions Barbarian Invasion and Alexander.
The Imperium Update takes new control options and notable improvements from Feral’s more recent mobile releases of Total War: MEDIEVAL II and EMPIRE and deploys them into ROME. Positioning Mode, Melee Mode and Automatic Deselection give commanders greater ease of control on the battlefield, while Command Slowdown automatically slows down gameplay when issuing complex orders, ensuring players have greater tactical precision. Keyboard and mouse support has been included with the update, now available for the first time to players on iPad and Android.
The Imperium Update also introduces a wide array of gameplay, balance and quality of life improvements across all areas of the game. With this update, Feral has made full use of its extensive experience of designing, developing, and supporting an unmatched selection of AAA games for iOS and Android, and brought the original 2016 release of ROME: Total War in line with its modern counterparts.
The full list of Imperium Update improvements to the mobile versions of all three ROME: Total War games can be found on the Feral Interactive website. The Imperium Update is now available to install for all owners of ROME: Total War via the App Store and Google Play Store, with updates for Barbarian Invasion and Alexander to follow next week.
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About Feral Interactive
Feral Interactive is a leading developer and publisher of games for macOS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest and Windows platforms, founded in 1996 and based in London, England. It is responsible for such hits as The Lara Croft® Collection for Nintendo Switch, Alien: Isolation™ for iOS, Android, macOS and Nintendo Switch, Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal and GRID™ Autosport for iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch, ROME: Total War™, Tropico™, Company of Heroes™, XCOM® 2 Collection, Total War™: MEDIEVAL II, Total War™: EMPIRE, Sid Meier’s Railroads and Lara Croft® and the Guardian of Light for iOS and Android, GRID Legends for macOS, iOS and Android, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider®, Company of Heroes™ 2 and Total War: Warhammer I, II and III for macOS. Feral Interactive also developed the Windows, macOS and Linux versions of Total War: ROME REMASTERED, and released Tropico as their first VR title on Meta Quest in 2024. Visit the Feral Interactive website and find us on X or Facebook.
About Creative Assembly
Founded in 1987, Creative Assembly is a European games developer, creator of the multi-million selling Total War franchise which spans history and fantasy, and the critically acclaimed tension and thrill of Alien: Isolation. www.creative-assembly.com
About Total War™
With more than 42.5 million copies sold, Total War is one of the most established and critically acclaimed series in gaming. A drive for historical authenticity and superb gaming quality has helped establish the franchise as one of the most successful PC games of all time. Alongside the core historical-based games, the Total War series has expanded to include free-to-play mobile (Total War Battles™: KINGDOM), fantasy epics (Total War™: WARHAMMER®), and historical snapshots (Total War Saga™: THRONES OF BRITANNIA). www.totalwar.com
About SEGA Europe Limited
SEGA Europe Limited is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. SEGA wholly owns the video game development studios Two Point Studios, Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive and HARDlight. SEGA Europe’s website is located at www.sega.co.uk