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Gladiator: about to die

Travel to the ancient roman world and experience thrilling gladiator fights. Buy new arenas, train and take care of your gladiators and manage your fighting events to entertain the audience with the most exciting spectacles.

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Pabstein Games
Publisher
Pabstein Games
Release
November 25, 2021
4 years and 251 days ago
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Mixed21 reviews47.6%

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About the Game

Disclaimer: As there sometimes seemed to be a different expectation: This is not a AAA game. I'm a solo indie developer who only works on the game in my spare time.

The emperor announced bread and circuses

Experience the bloody business of gladiator fights from different persepectives. On the one hand manage the fate of your very own gladiator arena and on the other hand fight your way up from a simple slave to a celebrated gladiator to gain your freedom.

Key - Features
  • Which opponent do you want to fight: simple slave, glorious gladiator or vicious beast? Its your choice!
  • After every fight you are faced with the decision wheter to let the opponent live or die! But consider the consequences for you and your dominus carefully...
  • Fight your way to victory and freedom or fight in the arena forever
  • Learn more about the fighting style of ancient gladiators, develop your own strategies or die trying and start anew
  • Plant traps to make the fights even more deadlier! The audience will like this!
  • Buy new weapons and armor and enhance your equipment
  • Research new types of gladiators and build your own rooster of fighters
  • Customize your own character
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