Games like Ludus

Hooked on the brutal side of Ludus? These games could fill that gap nicely.

Gladiator Command
Run a gladiator school in ancient Rome: recruit fighters, train them, balance the books, then watch your choices tested in brutal real-time arena combat. Every fight matters, every gladiator is an investment, and one wrong push can end a promising career in the sand.
Also in Tycoon · Brutal
95% of 283 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 38$9.99
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator
Run your own gladiator school in an alternate Ancient Rome. Recruit fighters, buy their gear, set the tactics, then watch brutal 3D arena battles where a loss can be fatal. Climb seven divisions against 112 rival ludi, alone or with friends in a shared campaign.
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82% of 685 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 62$24.99
Dominus Gladiatus
Run a gladiator school in Rome. Recruit desperate men from the market, train and arm them, keep them fed and rested, then watch your choices play out in brutal auto-battles where one mistake can cost a fighter his life. Six rival Domini stand between you and the final.
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59% of 242 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 905$15.99
Gladiator School
Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.
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69% of 298 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Age of Gladiators
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Also in Tycoon
77% of 710 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Gods of Sand
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
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86% of 732 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
Gladiators and Glory
A Turn-Based Fighting Game Set in the Roman Era, where you can develop your Gladiators and fight them in arenas to increase the glory of your Ludus.
Brutal
89% of 56 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Ludus Manager
Found your Ludus. Train your gladiator, set up your camp, and dominate fights across different cities in the Roman Empire. Shape your story based on the character you choose. Make different choices in dialogues to determine your path.
50% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena
Run a gladiator academy in the Crownlands: fix up a crumbling estate, buy fighters from the slave ship, train and equip them, and send them into twelve arenas on the road to the royal tournament at Aldmoor. You never swing a sword yourself. You spend the gold, make the choices, and live with the results.
Brutal
82% of 204 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
Gladiator Guild Manager
Build a guild of gladiators, position them before each fight, and watch your tactics play out in the arena. Mix warriors, beasts and mages, chase championships, and pick an allegiance that changes how the story ends. A pixel-art strategy sim that is easy to pick up and hard to stop replaying.
Brutal
80% of 3,847 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 40$14.99
Gladiator Trainer
Rise through the ranks and lead your band of Gladiators to glory. Can you build the ultimate fighting force and a kingdom to rule all! Be careful who you trust. Becoming a Gladiator Trainer isn't easy.
Brutal
73% of 245 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Age of Gladiators Reforged
Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.
Also in Tycoon · Brutal
61% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Cheaper than Ludus

Age of Gladiators

"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome.

$7.99

Gladiator School

Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators.

$4.99

Gladiators and Glory

A Turn-Based Fighting Game Set in the Roman Era, where you can develop your Gladiators and fight them in arenas to increase the glory of your Ludus.

$7.99

Ludus Manager

Found your Ludus. Train your gladiator, set up your camp, and dominate fights across different cities in the Roman Empire.

$4.99

Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena

Buy and train gladiators, run a crumbling academy, and send your fighters into the arenas of the Crownlands.

$4.99

Gladiator Trainer

Rise through the ranks and lead your band of Gladiators to glory. Can you build the ultimate fighting force and a kingdom to rule all!

$1.99

Age of Gladiators Reforged

Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game.

$7.99

Gladiator Manager

Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.

$7.99

I, Gladiator

Based on the epic Gladiator movies and games of the past, I,Gladiator brings you the true feeling of gladiatorial combat.

$7.99

CRIXUS: Life of free Gladiator

First-person simulator, Ludus manager based in ancient Rome. Manage your gladiators and make them fight for you.

$7.99

Elysium: Blood Games

Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them…

$4.99

GLADIUM

Unforgiving boss fights. Gory pixels. Glorious fast-paced gladiatorial action-combat.

$5.99

Hidden gems like Ludus

Gladiator Command

Recruit gladiators, train them, keep the books balanced, and send your best into the arena where every fight tests your judgment.

$9.99

Gods of Sand

Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower.

$9.99

Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator

Recruit gladiators, arm them and call the tactics, then watch the arena decide who walks out alive.

$24.99

Roman Triumph: Survival City Builder

Found a frontier city, keep your citizens alive through famine and raids, and rebuild differently every run.

$14.99

Pompeii: The Legacy

Lead Pompeii's rebirth across centuries, laying out streets, trading across the Empire and shaping the city's story at your own pace.

$19.99

Citadelum

Grow a village into a Roman city of farms, aqueducts, legions and temples, all in a calm, colorful take on the classics.

$12.49

Bloodgrounds

Recruit and train a team of gladiators, run a coastal city, and fight your way up the tournaments to the Emperor himself.

$19.99

Rune Coliseum

A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system.

$18.99

Swords and Sandals Immortals

Build a gladiator from dozens of races, fight brutal turn-based duels across Brandor and climb the multiplayer leaderboards.

$11.99

Warlord: Britannia

Lead a Roman legion through first-century Britain, entirely from your general's eyes.

$19.99

Gladiator Guild Manager

Recruit fighters, set their positions before each bout, and let your tactics decide the fight.

$14.99

Summa Expeditionis

You are a lone legionary dropped in the wild north of Hispania with orders to make it Roman.

$19.99

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