Looks interesting! Note that the game + soundtrack DLC saves about $3 over getting the game+soundtrack bundle :(.

Also, I see the publisher lists a game called "Gladiators of Citadelum" in development which is a "gladiator management sim". Not my thing but maybe of interest to some. No indication that you can use the city you build "streets of sim city" style, though.

Look right up my alley

The system requirements say GTX 1050. Anyone by any chance tried it on a GTX860M?

OOooooh.... that was unexspected..!?

I'm certainly getting a pleasant Impressions Games flashback. There is a lot of meat on those bones with some careful QoL and modern refurbishments. I'm not sure what I think about the military aspects, especially how much there is and how mandatory. I strongly prefer my city builders with the focus very much on the economy and military stuff either abstract (in the sense of knowing the need to have an economy which can support X, Y, Z whatevers) or not relevant at all.

Still, this is something I need to take a closer look at during the holidays when things slow down a bit.

Does the game have a sandbox mode with map generation?

It does have sandbox modes and it lets you select or even disable events such as battle, crime, etc.

When will free update come to GOG.

Since the update on Steam seems to have arrived concurrently with the release here I would strongly expect that it is already included here without any further mention.

I suppose if I were developing an ersatz Caesar in the modern age, this is what it would look like. (Complimentary.)

The standard version looks cheap for a release. Please let me buy it GOG please please, I am a good customer!

Is this the case? Can anybody confirm?

Said content update should be this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jyzov8vDes

The Free Citadelum Campaign II which is DLC is not on GOG. But the game might still be up to date because its version 1.0.0.8

The Dev confirmed
First DLC: The Last Conqueror of Britannia will come to GOG... at the same time second free campaign is released. After that, They have plans for simultaneous release of coming DLCs in Steam and GOG.