Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Released May 2019
Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant launched on May 16, 2019 and has been continuously updated ever since. The developer has shipped four major content releases: v1.4.0 (March 19, 2021, adding modding support and a warfare system), v1.5.0 (December 9, 2021, adding multiple save slots, playable female heirs, and more), v1.6.0 (September 5, 2023, a major overhaul adding military ranks, household pets, and a marriage deals system), plus a steady stream of feature patches throughout. The most recent updates include new features such as family trees (March 6, 2025), a built-in automation tool (April 17, 2026), and the latest bug-fix patch on June 11, 2026. The developer has not announced any specific upcoming content by name, but the game has maintained an active and consistent update cadence across seven years with no indication from the developer that updates are ending. No future content has been formally announced, but the sustained history of improvements strongly suggests development is ongoing.
Evidence
Major release v1.6.0 added military ranks, household pets, a marriage deals system, and a major balance overhaul.
Major release v1.5.0 added multiple save slots, playable female heirs, matrilineal marriages, and twins/triplets.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Citizen of Life Games
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant is a family/Dynasty life sim set in the Roman Republic.
You get to see how life was in the Ancient Republic, participate in their various customs, festivals and Ludi / sporting competitions, while raising a family and moving up in the social and economic hierarchy in the Republic.
You can educate your children, marry them off, sponsor their elections and much more. You'll usually play as the eldest of your sons once your character dies.
The game is open-ended without a set endgame just like in real life, but a grand goal for any ambitious Roman family was to land a Consulship of the republic. This could be your goal in the game as well, climbing the Cursus Honorum and becoming a "New Man" - "Novus Homo"
WARNING: The game just like fate will beat you down from time to time and you might find all that you worked for being taken away from you in an instant, but the way things are set up you'll almost certainly end up growing wealthy and reach the Senatorial class at some point despite various setbacks. There is no game-over and life goes on no matter what
A core philosophy of the game is that just like in real life, there's no winning or losing, just experiencing life and having fun at it no matter where it takes you. The game should be fun in its own way at every level, no matter if you're a prole or a senator, but with things just playing differently and with different goals and challenges
Long live the Republic!
Join us on Discord -
You get to see how life was in the Ancient Republic, participate in their various customs, festivals and Ludi / sporting competitions, while raising a family and moving up in the social and economic hierarchy in the Republic.
You can educate your children, marry them off, sponsor their elections and much more. You'll usually play as the eldest of your sons once your character dies.
The game is open-ended without a set endgame just like in real life, but a grand goal for any ambitious Roman family was to land a Consulship of the republic. This could be your goal in the game as well, climbing the Cursus Honorum and becoming a "New Man" - "Novus Homo"
WARNING: The game just like fate will beat you down from time to time and you might find all that you worked for being taken away from you in an instant, but the way things are set up you'll almost certainly end up growing wealthy and reach the Senatorial class at some point despite various setbacks. There is no game-over and life goes on no matter what
A core philosophy of the game is that just like in real life, there's no winning or losing, just experiencing life and having fun at it no matter where it takes you. The game should be fun in its own way at every level, no matter if you're a prole or a senator, but with things just playing differently and with different goals and challenges
Gameplay features:
- Fully offline, no ads, no in-app purchases
- Marriage, Birth, Death, and Succession
- Property and economy
- Several key Roman festivals
- Traits and Skills
- Education
- Apprenticeships and employment
- Elections and Class progression
- Random interactions and events
- Achievements
- Dark Mode
- Modding Support ( )
Long live the Republic!
Join us on Discord -
Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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