Caesar III 1998

Is it still worth playing?

You are a provincial governor who builds thriving cities across the Roman Empire, makes sure citizens have what they need and deals with disasters, angry gods and hostile enemies. It is a city building game released in September 1998 for Windows and Mac OS. There are two modes: Career, a progression of branching assignments of increasing difficulty, and the City Construction Kit, which is open-ended with no victory conditions. Assignments are set in historical Roman cities such as Brundisium and Londinium, on a peaceful or military map picked at the start. Military assignments risk enemy invasion, while peaceful ones bring stricter requirements for victory and hazards such as earthquakes and fires. A governor's job of keeping a city thriving is still on offer today.