# ROME: Total War - BI

> Fight for Rome or destroy it

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1183898700](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1183898700)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1183898700`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Feral Interactive Ltd
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (4,230 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-19
- **First published:** 2017-03-28
- **Size:** 3.54 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rome-total-war-bi/id1183898700)
- **Website:** [https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/games/rometw-ios/?utm\_source=ios&utm\_medium=link&utm\_campaign=ios\_rometw\_minisite](https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/games/rometw-ios/?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ios_rometw_minisite)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/about/privacy/](https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/about/privacy/)

## Description

Menaced by Barbarian hordes, the Roman Empire faces a day of reckoning. As one of 18 factions, you can defend Rome or spearhead its destruction. Classic Total War gameplay returns in a new setting, blending turn-based strategy with real-time battles to decide Rome's fate.

Lead barbarian factions across the map in a campaign on the move, and command enormous 3D battles with thousands of troops. Built for mobile with intuitive touch controls and optional mouse/keyboard support on iPadOS for a desktop-like experience.

## Rankings

- #27,816 — Overall

## Review summary

Players praise RTW BI for deep strategy, spectacular battles, and strong mobile portability, with remastered visuals and diverse factions. However, recurring criticisms center on input and UI responsiveness (especially touch controls), stability issues and crashes, imbalanced horde mechanics and siege dynamics, a confusing learning curve, and problematic in-game economics.

### Pros

- Deep, engaging Total War strategy with strong tactics and mechanics.
- Spectacular battles and a standout Custom Battles feature.
- Remastered visuals that look better than the PC original.
- Mobile-friendly and smooth performance on devices like iPad Pro, enabling Total War on the go.
- Strong campaign variety and historical factions (Romano-British, Goths, Anglo-Saxons, Slavs) with long-awaited campaigns.

### Cons

- Touch controls are frustratingly unreliable on mobile (mis-taps, incorrect selections) and the UI can be unresponsive.
- Frequent crashes and stability issues requiring crash reports; not fixed promptly.
- Horde/doomstack balance after conquering factions leads to unrealistic, overpowered enemy armies.
- Campaign onboarding is confusing at the start and the game can feel hard to pick up.
- Economic balance can make the game unwinnable for some players.

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