Roadmap
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> <i>Edictum de Ludum </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
THE ROAD TO RELEASE A development update from your humble developer at Phantom Axis Studios
Citizens of the Empire, players of taste, and lovers of stories.
We stand at the midpoint of our campaign to bring you a visual novel set in the age of Ancient Rome. With your patience and support, we approach the final chapters of this journey. We have provided a roadmap of our plans below. Huge thank you for your patronage and your time!
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/1851c2d9130cc59dd961674399b3dcf1.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> Chapter I — THE FOUNDATIONS ARE LAID <i>(Completed) 2024 - Spring 2025 </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/3cf39150e048b9a98f567f07afc538e0.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
The early victories are already behind us:
•Historical research conducted with scholarly precision
•An original, cinematic score in production — evocative of Roman life
•Half the narrative already written, with dramatic arcs and authentic voices taking form
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/1851c2d9130cc59dd961674399b3dcf1.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> Chapter II — THE MIDDLE CAMPAIGN <i>(Late Summer) </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/3cf39150e048b9a98f567f07afc538e0.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
As summer burns, so does our focus:
•Complete the story The remaining chapters are being forged with attention to history, pacing, and emotional resonance.
•Finish the score We're currently crafting a unique soundscape classical and authentic with real ancient instruments.
•Gameplay systems integration Improving current mechanics.
•Polish the UI Dynamic UI that evolves as you play.
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/1851c2d9130cc59dd961674399b3dcf1.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> Chapter III — THE FINAL STRUCTURES <i>(Autumn) </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/3cf39150e048b9a98f567f07afc538e0.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
With the Colosseum of code nearly built:
•Closed testing. Balancing, bug-fixing, and refining.
•Voice acting Select scenes may come to life with voice, if the time and budget allows.
•Bonus features Watch this space.
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/1851c2d9130cc59dd961674399b3dcf1.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> Chapter IV — THE MARCH TO RELEASE <i>(Autumn-Winter) </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/3cf39150e048b9a98f567f07afc538e0.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
The campaign nears its end. All roads lead to…
•Final edits, final polish, final choices.
•Public demo to be released 2026.
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/1851c2d9130cc59dd961674399b3dcf1.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> Chapter V — THE TRIUMPH <i>(Launch) </i><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/3cf39150e048b9a98f567f07afc538e0.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
We aim to complete the FREE demo experience by January/Spring Equinox 2026. With the full game to follow.
Swords are tempered and forged in flame. So too are games shaped by time and vision.
We thank you for walking with us on this path from forum to battlefield, from manuscript to code. More updates to come!
– Vale, and may Fortuna smile on you. TrueRoman, SPQR
About the Game
TRUE ROMAN is - a cinematic interactive novel set in Ancient Rome Wishlist now for early access previews and launch discount! ════════════════════════════════════════════

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STEP INTO THE WORLD OF ANCIENT ROME
A NEVER BEFORE SEEN EPIC TALE OF MYSTERY MYTHOLOGY AND CONSEQUENCES
AN INTERACTIVE IMMERSIVE NOVEL UNPARALLELED
EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC THAT IS...
<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> TRUE ROMAN <span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
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•THOUSANDS OF LINES OF DIALOGUE AND WRITING - SHAPING A UNQUE AND EVOCATIVE STORY
•HOURS OF RECORDED SFX AND SOUNDTRACKS - COMPOSED WITH ANCIENT AND MODERN INSTRUMENTS LIVE AND SYNTHESIZED
•DEEP RPG MECHANICS AND SYSTEMS - REWARDING PLAYERS AND ENRICHING THEIR EXPERIENCE
•HUNDREDS OF DIGITAL ART ASSETS - DEVELOPED WITH MODERN TOOLS TO CREATE INCREDIBLE VISUALS BASED ON RENAISSANCE AND HISTORICAL ARTISTS LONG DECEASED
•EPIC BRANCHING STORY - RIFE WITH CONSEQUENCES AND IMPACTFUL CHOICES

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<span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span> HISTORICAL GAME <span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3484780/extras/4de8767a98813fe4c086512498f3068b.webp?t=1773420434" width=15 height=15 /></span>
ANCIENT ROME WAS A WORLD OF GREATNESS AND LIVELINESS - IN SO MANY WAYS THE PRECURSOR TO OUR OWN YET THE WEAVING OF GODS AND MORTALS, MYTH AND REALITY WERE OFTEN BLURRED TRUE ROMAN BRINGS THIS CHERISHED ERA TO LIFE FROM THE BUSTLING STREETS OF THE GREAT CITY TO THE GREAT LANDSCAPES OF THE COUNTRYSIDE EVERY MOMENT IS STEEPED IN THE CULTURE, BELIEFS, AND STRUGGLES OF THE TIME
THIS IS NOT A RETELLING OF ROME—IT IS A JOURNEY THROUGH ITS VERY SOUL

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The augurs read the sky, but the omens are all wrong. Birds move in twisting patterns that shouldn’t exist, casting shadows where no light should fall. I long to trace the lines in the dust, find a purer meaning, but these cursed shapes shift every time I blink.
Gods whisper everywhere, but not words. Flickers of sanguine torchlight, immense weights of unseen penetrating eyes, a name I do not remember knowing.. WHO CARVES THIS PATH!?
Sibyls once dined on speeches at the junctions of the Via Appia, but no roads remain here, only the faint and dappled echoes of feet that once did tread.
Reach forward will you? Steady yourself it's going to happen again, the beginning of all the endings the part where the world tilts.
Somewhere, somewhere else, the something reaches back...
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