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Blocks!: Julius Caesar
Developer Avalon Digital
Blocks!: Julius Caesar is an epic two-player wargame that brings the drama of the Roman Civil War (49-45 BC) to life. Take control of the legions of Caesar or Pompey against AI or in online Multiplayer. Fight to determine the future of Rome: Republic or Empire. From the Steam store page
123 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
45
Mixed
21 positive · 26 negative
95% range 31–59%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 11 | 0 | 58 |
| Steam reviews | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
21 of 47 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
45% recommend · 21 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 47 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (38 of 73 positive).
Players appreciate the faithful adaptation of the board game and find it fun and replayable. [1][2][3] Many reviewers criticize the weak AI and numerous bugs, especially in multiplayer. [4][5][6] Some players feel the game has been abandoned by the developers without necessary fixes. [7][8][9]
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- [1]
Been a fan of these tabletop games for years, very nice to see them come to digital. Played my fair share of Julius Caesar at the table, I don't consider myself the greatest player. Played first game as Pompeii on easiest level and destroyed the AI handily. Played second game as Caesar on medium difficulty and won fairly easily. Will play my next game on the hardest level, hopefully more challenging. Regardless, i'm …
- [4]
Very fun game, I can't stop playing it. Always a different outcome, so very replayable. AI is as dumb as a rock, though, so you can grab a beer and expect a win. If you're playing Pompey the Great, expect to win in the first or second campaign (out of 5), if you're Caesar it will take the full game. But you'll win, trust me. I always enjoy, but it would be a more fulfilling experience if the AI didn't commit ritual …
- [5]
Julius Caesar is one of my favourite board games. I even splashed out on the deluxe neoprene map. So I was happy to Kickstarter the digital version. Unfortunately, the game is full of bugs. I am particularly disappointed that multiplayer is essentially unplayable. As soon as you enter your first battle there are a host of problems, including on occasion, being able to control the opposing sides blocks! If you do …
- [7]
Developer appears to have given up on the block games (or at least gone silent for far too long). Was waiting for fixes that will apparently never happen.
- [14]
To start off with, "Julius Caesar" is an amazing game from Columbia Games. It ranks high in my game collection. When it was released by Avalon Digital, I had to have it. I have played six games, three first as Pompey and three playing Caesar. I played the games in all AI settings. I am quite sad to tell you that I beat the AI six times in a row. It wasn't bad enough that I won the six games, I won the six games …
Summarised from 34 of the 88 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Blocks!: Julius Caesar talk about great adaptation of a classic board game; those who didn't talk about aI is weak and provides little challenge. Which matters more to you?
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60 of 123 · most liked firstI have a new game. It's called AHHHH! AI THUMBNAIL! DIE DIE DIE! *Blocks channel* It's surprisingly fun.
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positive · AI labelView post →10 BLOCKS FOR VICTOR WEMBANYAMA 🚨 HE TIES THE RECORD FOR MOST BLOCKS IN A POSTSEASON GAME!
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neutral · AI labelView post →Veronica Burton became the 2nd guard in WNBA history to record 4 blocks in a Finals game. • Points: 13 • Rebounds: 8 (7 defensive, 1 offensive) • Blocks: 4 (postseason career high) • Assists: 3 • Steals: 1 Diana Taurasi was the 1st in 2009. #GSV #Valkyries
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders at the end of 2025-26 regular season.
neutral · AI labelView post →Julius Caesar is one of my favourite board games. I even splashed out on the deluxe neoprene map. So I was happy to Kickstarter the digital version. Unfortunately, the game is full of bugs. I am particularly disappointed that multiplayer is essentially unplayable. As soon as you enter your first battle there are a host of problems, including on occasion, being able to control the opposing sides blocks! If you do manage to complete a battle the game will crash and be unplayable immediately…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 1 of the 2025-26 NBA Season.
neutral · AI labelView post →The D'POY's leading the league in Blocks Per Game btw 🫣
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 16 of the 2025-26 NBA season.
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 23 of the 2025-26 NBA season. 📊: smart.link/tx9xr1242665z
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 18 of the 2025-26 NBA season.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok quick thread on Game Mechanic Museum-like resources 1. Geoffrey Engelstein & Isaac Shalev's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, genuinely changed my brain chemistry www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 22 of the 2025-26 NBA season. 📊: smart.link/tx9xr1242665z
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 15 of the 2025-26 NBA season.
neutral · AI labelView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Week 14 of the 2025-26 NBA season.
neutral · AI labelView post →The bugs in this game continue to plague this game. I LOVE this game on my tabletop (by Columbia Games) but this Avalon Company continues to not address major flaws that keep the game from being enjoyable. I have 2-3 other friends who want to buy this game, and I cannot in good conscience recommend it as the Teach support of this company is a complete joke.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam Next Fest starts today, and my game Fakutori is taking part! 🧊 Combine blocks to discover new elements 🏭 Place machines to automate production ✨ Discover the Legendary Blocks 💬 Chat with the wakas! Perfect time to try the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3618770/... #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Been a fan of these tabletop games for years, very nice to see them come to digital. Played my fair share of Julius Caesar at the table, I don't consider myself the greatest player. Played first game as Pompeii on easiest level and destroyed the AI handily. Played second game as Caesar on medium difficulty and won fairly easily. Will play my next game on the hardest level, hopefully more challenging. Regardless, i'm more interested in online play and don't mind the easier games vs AI to keep…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The TOTAL BLOCKS and BLOCKS PER GAME leaders through Feb. 3 among NBA rookies.
neutral · AI labelView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! Take control of Julius Caesar’s army as the Roman Civil War breaks out against or lead Pompey against Caesar, the winner will take control of Rome and the Roman Empire. Starting a New Game will offer you one of three choice to play: The Complete Roman Civil War, Second Phase of the Roman Civil War and the Last Phase of the Roman War. You can choose to play as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please don't waste your money, the game is incomplete and abandoned by the developers and publishers. Check out the discussions
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are bugs to this game and they don't seem to be fixing them. I stopped buying "Blocks" games because of this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developer appears to have given up on the block games (or at least gone silent for far too long). Was waiting for fixes that will apparently never happen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just bought this unfortunately without reading many of the reviews, intention was to play against my friend online, but the bugs in the combat phase cause the game to crash and happen frequently enough to make it difficult to commit to trying to play PvP. Also as has been previously pointed out the AI is particularly weak and does not provide much of a challenge. I hope patches will be forthcoming as I would really like to play and enjoy this game, but in it's present state it is very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Works well against the AI (albeit a weak opponent), but crashes online rendering the game effectively unplayable. A pity as the interface is intuitive other than some occasional difficulty moving blocks to the valid location desired and no undo option against an online opponent when misplacing such (this exists playing the AI). Cannot recommend until the online bugs are addressed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wrote a review for the others, so not much more to say as its the same engine. Same poor ai, same issues and bugs. Games have been abandoned for months with no new word from devs. Its rare I am this negative about a game. But DO NOT BUY THIS. Stick with the boardgame. I'd also caution about buying other Avalon Digital titles. My experience of their kickstarters, early access and essentially lack of development really shows they need to get their act together. A lot of wasted potential…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Based on actual PvP "game play" and review of forum responses by the developers, I do not recommend this game. It has some value as a solitaire version of a great board game, it is not worth $25. I, personally, will not buy or recommend any of Avalon Digital's versions of great Columbia games until this one works PvP online as represented
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can you believe the AI is so poor that it vacates Rome allowing it to be captured? Sheesh! This game's AI is just as bad as Richard III. I wish I could get back my nine dollars and change.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To start off with, "Julius Caesar" is an amazing game from Columbia Games. It ranks high in my game collection. When it was released by Avalon Digital, I had to have it. I have played six games, three first as Pompey and three playing Caesar. I played the games in all AI settings. I am quite sad to tell you that I beat the AI six times in a row. It wasn't bad enough that I won the six games, I won the six games quite easily. At this point I will even say that it was a "cakewalk". So if you are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adapting a boardgame to digital format is admittedly an art. Columbia Games' Julius Caesar is a very well-regarded wargame, accessible enough for a beginner to pick up. However, it loses something in this version. Although the in-game Tutorial hints do provide excellent insight on the mechanisms and rules of the boardgame, the interface is lacking. The 23-page manual provided is basically a rewrite of the original 8-page (!) Columbia Games rules, with some misspellings ("Appolo" on the card…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfinished and abandoned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WOAAAH NEW BLOCKS!! 🧊 Come test more features from the upcoming game drop! Turn packed ice blocks into a full brick set, including packed ice bricks, slabs, stairs, walls, and chiseled blocks.
neutral · AI labelView post →Please fix the bugs and make the multiplayer game playable. I have not been able to complete a multiplayer game, and I bought the game specifically to play multiplayer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to highlight the tutorial and UI in this game as being excellent. Too often in boardgames or wargames (or both) one or the other is lacking - here both are good. The gameplay is smooth, fast, and interesting. Happy I picked this up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was able to solve all the daily puzzles. I've been timing myself each day to see how long it would take. So far, I'm estimating that ALL daily puzzles (10 total!) take about 15 to 25 minutes depending on if I get stuck on a Maze or Blocks board (hardest for me). -- #commutergame #gamedev #MathSky
positive · AI labelView post →Random game of the day: Coltris (Tetris Style: Wiering Software, 1998) Download/play: https://dosgames.com/game/coltris/ #dosgaming #retrogaming #tetris #puzzle #blocks #columns
neutral · AI labelView post →📊 #AVFC recorded season highs in 𝐒𝐈𝐗 different stats during yesterday's Premier League game against Newcastle United ⤵️ 🎯 Big chances — 3 (2) 🚫 Blocked shots — 8 (7) 💪 Tackles won — 24 (20) 🛡️ Blocks — 9 (4) ⚔️ Ground duels won — 49 (42) 🔥 Ground duel win rate — 61% (56%)
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is not ready for prime time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Randomly thought about this pic I made whenever ago because of Blocks That Matter (2011 puzzle game), and then it led me to find out I no longer have access to play it. BUT, it's only $2 on GOG right now so now I might need to replay since it probably was the first puzzle game that made me cry lol
positive · AI labelView post →You have to understand, this is a serious wargame. You put your hand on a piece, you move it -- like chess. You have to think through your moves. Now there's a slight glitch in the way the game plays, so this is a fair warning. When you move a group into a territory to attack, all the units coming down one road have to be selected together, otherwise, if you send them in one at a time, one will attack in round one and the rest will arrive as reserves. For those who know this game, that's not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →enjoying it so far
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FlipLock: The Cosmic Blocks by Zeichi for Game Boy Color. A block puzzler with a Flip mechanic that changes how blocks interact, chain reactions when they settle, and 5 Super Blocks (Meteor, Ice, Chain, Fire, Water). 💸 zeichigames.itch.io/fliplock-the... #gbc #retro #game #fliplockthecosmicblocks
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun game, I can't stop playing it. Always a different outcome, so very replayable. AI is as dumb as a rock, though, so you can grab a beer and expect a win. If you're playing Pompey the Great, expect to win in the first or second campaign (out of 5), if you're Caesar it will take the full game. But you'll win, trust me. I always enjoy, but it would be a more fulfilling experience if the AI didn't commit ritual suicide every game. Smarten up the AI and you've got a 5-star beer-and-pretzel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bug infested mess. Three vulcan events in a row? really?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I play multiplayer the game loses connection and won't continue past the battle phase.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interface is pretty nice, even if it is a little difficult to see what region exactly blocks are sitting in. The computer opponent makes some very silly and stupid moves. But...there are some bugs that they need to be aware of. Some games, it will put units that are attacking from the same road into reserve. I figured out that you have to right click and then hold down left click to multi-select units before moving them. This wasn't anywhere I could find in the rulebook. The bug I found…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hit a beautiful flow state and managed to hit first place on the leaderboard for today's Hot Wax daily challenge on my first try. Shout out @lorandbehold.bsky.social @punkcake.club -- Hot Wax is very easily my game of the year, it is a stunning achievement in the field of Falling Blocks Games. 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
positive · AI labelView post →Random game of the day: SuperBlox (Tetris Style: Robert C. Hickman, 1993) Download/play: https://dosgames.com/game/superblox/ #dosgaming #retrogaming #tetris #puzzle #blocks #bombs
neutral · AI labelView post →As with physical Columbia Games, this is a great game in the concept but is overpriced and production feels cheap. AI is practically a random move generator that has no real plans. There are still bugs and, as I understand it, online play is not working at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, visually pleasing, quick to learn but also different every time. Best to play as Caesar early on, or Pompey in the later game, since that offers more challenge
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beat Lucid Blocks yesterday. Extremely good game. Better than Minecraft in almost every way that matters, wish it had multiplayer.
positive · AI labelView post →JALEN BRUNSON TONIGHT 🔥 5-for-18 FROM THE FIELD 0-for-5 FROM DEEP 0 STEALS 0 BLOCKS GAME-HIGH 32 FLOPS BEST. IN. THE. LEAGUE.
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