Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears! Expeditions: Rome is a game where your choices will matter, where your choices will shape the fate of Rome itself.

Take on the role of a young Legatus whose father was murdered by an unknown political opponent, forcing you to escape Rome and take refuge in the military campaign to subdue a Greek rebellion. Step by step, you increase your military prowess, strengthen yourself in the forge of combat, and become the Legatus everyone learns to both respect, and to fear.

In Expeditions: Rome, you exert the will of Rome through your actions across the world stage, from the bright blue coasts of Greece to the deep forests of Gaul. Decide how people will view you, and Rome. Will you strike with an iron fist, or speak with a silver tongue? Will you embrace the political heritage of the Republic, or carve your own path as you navigate the complex politics of the Roman Senate? Every choice matters as you decide the fate of your legion, your close companions, and of Rome itself.

The future of Rome is in your hands: what will your legacy be?

How did famous consul Cato the elder put it once? „Ceterum censeo Expeditionem esse demonstrandum!“ (By the way, I think Expeditions needs to be shown!“). And who are we, to mess with the opinion of such a wise man?

From December 17th, 2021 onwards, a playable demo for Expeditions: Rome will be available on Steam.

The demo will let you take command of conquering Lesbos at the start of the Greece campaign and offers about 4 hours of gameplay, to find out if you have what it takes to be a great Roman Legatus - and to find out if Expeditions: Rome has what it takes to be crowned your new favorite cRPG.

If watching is more your thing – we‘ve got you covered.

Starting in the early PST morning of Friday, December 17th, through Monday, December 20th, a selected group of streamers will be given special preview access to the first act of Expeditions: Rome, allowing them to play the entire Greece campaign while using the new Expeditions: Rome Twitch extension.

THQ Nordic partnered up with Muxy Inc. (developing the extension and managing Twitch integration) & Leviathan Core Inc. (securing streamers and content creators for this event weekend and for activations surrounding the game’s release on January 20, 2022) to deliver the most ambitious, expansive Twitch extension to ever exist for any game.

It will allow the streamer's audience to interact with the game and their favorite streamer like never before.

During Rome’s turn-based combat, audiences can direct AI targets, heal or knock-down both enemy and streamer combatants, re-name units with their TwitchID, set fire to the battlefield, and much much more. Streamers can ask for help or beg for mercy as the audience directly influences how challenging or easy each combat encounter can be at every step of the process. And even outside of combat, the audience can interact heavily with their favorite streamer: vote about choices in dialogues, check the stats of the streamers party, read the quest log to get caught up on the current goals, even send care packages – there is so much possible interactivity, Expeditions: Rome will move the border between single-player and multi-player experience. People will not only be watching and chatting with their streamers, they will play together.

Here’s the list of the participating streamers for this weekend. We hope to see a lot more for the timing around the release of the game so if you are a content creator and want to be onboard, please apply for the Twitch extension campaign.

• https://www.twitch.tv/burkeblack
• https://www.twitch.tv/classypax
• https://www.twitch.tv/cletusbueford
• https://www.twitch.tv/patrckstatic
• https://www.twitch.tv/deejayknight
• https://www.twitch.tv/cringer
• https://www.twitch.tv/helpinghans
• https://www.twitch.tv/heepoh
• https://www.twitch.tv/bikeman
• https://www.twitch.tv/tangent

… and Twitch Drops & persistent savegames

During the event, we will be running a special Twitch Drops campaign where viewers of these channels can unlock visual customization options for the game. For the first time ever, players who unlock these special visual drops will be able to use these drops both in the Demo, as well as the Full Game at launch. Players can download the free demo, experience the early moments of our story, and play with their earned drops right away. Players will also be able to migrate their demo save files to the full game at launch, keeping their story progress and choices.

Key Features

• Create your own Roman Legatus! Customize your character’s look, gender, class, and skills to match your playstyle and role-playing fantasy
• Engage in tactical turn-based combat powered by an extensive skill-based action system where every weapon changes your potency on the battlefield
• Adventure with 5 unique companions discovering their extensive backstories and unique personalities
• Explore a beautifully realized, colorful world across many different environments, including North Africa, Greece, Gaul, and Rome herself
• Experience a historically inspired story of political intrigue and personal drama through a fully voiced narrative where choices matter and consequences are far-reaching
• Level up each character and select from a variety of skills and passive abilities to explore a wide range of tactical options
• Loot, Craft, and Equip a variety of weapons, armors, and tactical items to customize your game even further, providing a tremendous range of tactical options for each character
• Lead your legion on 3 extensive war campaigns across Greece, North Africa, and Gaul. Recruit legionaries, improve your warcamp, conquer regions, exploit resources, and defend your territories as you lead your legion to victory

Expeditions: Rome is coming to PC (Steam) on January 20, 2022 at $44.99 | € 44.99 | £ 36.99.