Summa Expeditionis

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Summa Expeditionis is a single player survival city builder game with a historical theme. It was developed by Lobico Games and was released on November 20, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Establish Rome’s frontier in untamed barbarian territory. Build a legionary camp, command your soldiers, and carve a Roman stronghold out of the wilderness.You are a Roman legionary sent to the edge of the Empire. In the wild north of Hispania, far from the safety of Rome, your mission is simple: establish a foothold, secure the territory, and survive whatever the frontier throws at you. Start …

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Audience ScoreBased on 117 reviews

story3 positive mentions

stability13 negative mentions

Unique and immersive game concept that puts you in the role of a Roman legionary managing camp and soldiers with detailed mechanics.
Strong historical accuracy and passion from the developers, with active community engagement and frequent updates.
Great foundation with deep and complex gameplay involving base building, survival, strategy, and exploration that offers potential for extensive future content.

The game currently suffers from poor optimization causing significant performance issues, including lag and stuttering even on capable hardware.
Numerous bugs and AI problems make combat, resource gathering, and troop management frustrating or dysfunctional at times.
Steep learning curve with a confusing, incomplete tutorial and unintuitive user interface that hinders new players' understanding and enjoyment of the game.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
Gameplay in the game is marked by a steep learning curve and initially confusing or poorly explained mechanics, making the tutorial and controls feel clunky and unintuitive. While bugs, imprecise combat, and ineffective AI hinder the experience at times, dedicated players find the core mechanics interesting with significant potential and replay value, especially as ongoing improvements and polishing are expected.
- “Full of interesting mechanics, and offering unlimited replay value, this is definitely one I'll keep putting hours into, and am excited to see evolve.”
- “I love how they've improved the mechanics and the overall look of the game.”
- “Gameplay steadily improved; not to mention the selection of legionnaires and things to do immerses you to feel like a proper centurion rising from the ashes of defeat.”
- “The tutorial / intro to the game doesn't meaningfully explain how the system mechanics work; I tried to brute-force my way through considering most people say it has a 'steep learning curve.'”
- “Too buggy, tutorial doesn't properly explain mechanics, soldier commands are nonsensical and nonfunctional.”
- “I know it's early access, but there should at least be a basic level of quality and the core mechanics should already somewhat work.”
stability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs and glitches affecting core mechanics such as combat, AI behavior, and building systems, leading to frequent crashes and poor optimization. While the concept shows great promise and has an addictive appeal, the overall stability is low, requiring significant polishing and updates before it becomes fully enjoyable.
- “Too buggy; tutorial doesn't properly explain mechanics, soldier commands are nonsensical and nonfunctional.”
- “Needs some heavy polishing and is buggy as all hell, making key points of the game unplayable, such as combat.”
- “Sadly, in its current state I can't recommend it. I was hoping for a Warlord Britannia cross with Valheim base building, but it is so buggy and rough at the moment that I just can't. I really want to like it, but I find myself done with this game after multiple restarts and crashes.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
37%
38%
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, resulting in poor performance, lag, and bugs even on low settings. Many users find the experience frustrating due to these technical problems and express hope for improvements in future updates.
- “For now the game is a bit hard because of the bugs and the unfinished optimization, but I am hopeful these are fixed soon.”
- “Great game, but fair warning it is so unoptimized even on low graphics settings.”
- “Great game, but fair warning it is very unoptimized even on low graphics settings.”
- “It urgently needs optimization and simplification to make the experience smooth and enjoyable.”
- “Everything feels poorly optimized and unpolished; the first impression was so bad it made me want to quit within 5 minutes of playing.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and excessive, particularly in crafting, building, and resource gathering. Combined with unbalanced survival mechanics and buggy AI, the overall experience can feel frustrating and repetitive despite some elements of tactical thinking.
- “Survival mode is unbalanced: days and nights are too short, the character gets tired far too quickly, and resource gathering becomes tedious.”
- “Nothing to do, AI is buggy, combat is jank, building system is incredibly grindy and to top it off it freezes and stutters nonstop.”
- “Imprecise combat, unintuitive controls and menus, tedious and unbalanced survival mechanics, and ineffective companion AI.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
The story in the game is engaging and offers strong potential, especially with its continuous mission-driven structure. However, some players feel that the missions often lack sufficient information, which can affect clarity and immersion.
- “This game has a lot of potential and I can't wait for an expansion on the quest line.”
- “The story and tasks are awesome.”
- “Your main guidelines are the missions that keep coming one after another.”
- “Your main guidelines are the missions that keep coming one after another, but I personally felt that these missions, most of the time, lacked information.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features an appealing and historically accurate art style that immerses players in a Roman legionary's experience, though it suffers from significant optimization issues even on low graphics settings.
- “With a unique camp and party system, and an appealing art style, this game puts you into the eyes of a dismayed legionarii after a brutal attack.”
- “I love the historical accuracy and graphics, and so far, I have enjoyed controlling every part of your and your men’s lives—it lets you live out the glory-for-Rome fantasy.”
- “Great game, but fair warning it is *soo* unoptimized even on low graphics settings.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features engaging mechanics that provide strong replay value, encouraging extended playtime. However, some users suggest waiting for further development to enhance overall playability before fully diving in.
- “Full of interesting mechanics, and offering unlimited replay value, this is definitely one I'll keep putting hours into, and am excited to see it evolve.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
Users find the menu music enjoyable and engaging, noting it sets a good vibe, while also appreciating that its volume lowers appropriately when navigating menus during gameplay.
- “So after vibing to the menu music for about 10 minutes, I finally started the campaign and so far it's pretty good.”
- “Menu music drops in volume every time you open it.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor aspect features a mix of amusing and less successful moments, but overall it has shown significant improvement in a short period.

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10h Median play time

49h Average play time

5-132h Spent by most gamers

*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs

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Summa Expeditionis is a survival city builder game with historical theme.

Summa Expeditionis is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 49 hours playing Summa Expeditionis.

Summa Expeditionis was released on November 20, 2024.

Summa Expeditionis was developed by Lobico Games.

Summa Expeditionis has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Summa Expeditionis for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Summa Expeditionis is a single player game.

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