2025 · Bad Rule Games
Shape a City. Share a Fate
Step into ancient Pompeii - a thriving Roman city known for its wealthy inhabitants and luxurious villas. In Pompeii, players lead their citizens to grow the city through smart planning, resourceful trading, and meaningful choices. Oh mighty player, set your subjects to work and and carve your legacy in the history of Pompeii.
However, in Pompeii it was ambition, greed and envy that angered the gods ... and buried the city beneath a smoldering layer of volcanic ash! Together players must share sufficient offerings to appease Vesuvius. If you fixate on your own wealth, you may also find yourselves buried under layers of suffocating and toxic ash.
Pompeii is a game of thoughtful strategy and shared responsibility. Can you guide the city to prosperity - and keep it standing? Or would you risk pursuing power, even if it brings downfall upon all?
Gameplay
Pompeii is a develoment game with a twist. A light-to-medium strategy game: easy to learn, full of meaningful choices. Each round, your workers can perform 1 of the following standard worker actions: