Very good GS game. I started playing after they abandoned it, and it's a shame they did. The amount of gametime you can get out of it is immense. There's a lot of nice features and interesting quirks about the game, and even if you don't like something about it, there's bound to be a mod to solve your issue, as the modding community is still very active even though the game was abandoned 3 years ago at this point. Some of the mods add a massive amount of content to the game (such as Imperator Invictus, which is undoubtedly the most popular mod).

I came into Imperator VERY late, after the game had already been discontinued. I purchased it with all of the DLCs in mid-2024 through a Steam sale, and it has been MORE than worth it. The revamped 2.0 version of the game has a fairly intuitive UI, with the minor exception of the buttons not always looking like buttons, or being hard to tell if they are active or not. I believe a mod fixes the button issue. That aside, the game has been immense fun. If you are an EUIV, Victoria 3, or Cusader Kings 3 player (I love all three), there are elements of each in here. A pop system is used similar to Victoria 3 and the upcoming EU5. I've only played Rome so far. You are Rome, but are given one of two co-consuls as a sort of player while they are serving their term. You must build up your towns and cities, integrate diverse populations in various ways, and try to walk the tightrope of appointing talented enough and loyal enough people to do your research, form your government, and serve as governors, generals, and admirals. It appears as if each playthrough is going to be greatly different. In my first, when I didn't know what I was doing, I just let the different cultures do their own thing, and integrated them when my government asked me to. On my second playthough, I'm conquering more quickly and trying to Romanize everyone. It's led to way more rebellions but I think my core states will be stronger as a result. All in all, this game is well worth it to purchase on a Steam sale, and still worth it at normal price if you like the games I've mentioned here. Laslty, and I haven't even tried it yet, but the massive mod Imperator Invictus adds tons of mission trees for the non-major powers to give it even more replay value. Whatever was wrong with this game on launch has been fixed, and I'd love to see it come back from the grave and get supported again.

I created the good timeline by destroying Rome early on so the white incels of the future will have to find another subject to goon over.

10/10, genuinely my favorite paradox game.