The gameplay of Alexander is mostly similar to the gameplay of the original Rome: Total War, with the player commanding individual armies on the battlefield or leading their entire nation on a campaign map. An iPhone and Android version of the game was released on 24 October 2019. A standalone version of the expansion, also by Feral, was released for the iPad on 27 July 2017. The macOS version of Rome: Total War: Alexander was released on 27 February 2014 by Feral Interactive. The expansion was released in 2006 for Microsoft Windows.
The game is much the same as the original Rome: Total War, but with fewer factions, different units, and a different map. It begins with Alexander's ascension to the Macedonian throne in 336 BC and lasts for 100 turns. It is set in an earlier time period, putting the player in the role of Alexander the Great. Rome: Total War: Alexander is the second expansion pack for Rome: Total War.
