BRUTUS MAXIMUS
Embark on a hellish road trip around the Roman Empire. From Teutoburg to Rome, slay anything standing in your way, survival roguelite-style. Unlock new heroes, weapons, and skills to create synergies. Wipe out entire Roman legions in this hack-and-slash, stab, and shoot survivors game.
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In this challenging horde survivor game, you play as BRUTUS MAXIMUS, an undead legionnaire in a foreign land.
Fast-paced melee or ranged combat.
Quick matches, each run is 20 minutes.
14 maps across The Empire.
Unique bosses.
Achievements.
Buff shrines.
Create potent combinations of skills, upgrades, and elemental damage types.
Legionarius-- The backbone of the Roman legions.
Centurion -- Elite Legionarius swordman with two handed sword.
Gladiator-- Former Slave leads elite ranks of Roman military.
Sagittarius-- Bowman - Long reaching hand of the Roman might.
Ballistarius -- Elite soldier of the Roman Legions uses Crossbow.
Hastatus -- Spearman - Leading edge of every Roman force.
Choose from 250+ various player upgrades, magic and weapon skills.
From simple 'Increased Attack Speed' to devastating 'Spear Ground'.
From class specific 'ARROW STORM' of Sagittarius to Gladiator's 'HAMMER TIME'.
COMBINE THE MAIN WEAPON WITH AN OFFHAND ITEM.
Equipping second Gladius will open new attacks and weapon skills for Legionnarius.
Sagittarius can select from various quivers to use burst mode or penetrating arrows.
Fire damage triggers an explosion in enemies killed by a critical hit.
A poisonous critical kill spawns a short-lived poison cloud.
Lightning triggers a propagating lightning strike around the killed enemy.
Or use any universal items that provide additional benefits. Faster movement, Various Shields for more armor, larger collection radius.... (Offhand items can be freely swapped during run.)
- The Roman legions invade Germania, but their plan isn't going well.
- The Germanic Druid revives the strongest slain Legionnaire and gives him one task:
"Brutus, go to Rome, ask them what they mean by PAX ROMANA. Here's your weapon."
Embark from the northern forests of Germania, burn your way through Hispania.
Travel along the shores of Northern Africa until you reach Rome.
