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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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November 9, 2017
8 years and 267 days ago
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Mostly Positive347 reviews71.8%

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About the Game

Gladiator School is a management simulation game.

You've inherited a plot of land and decided to build your own gladiator school. Now you must recruit fighters and command them to train hard. Every decision will matter. What weapons should they use? What skills should they learn? It is your job to prepare them as best as you can before you send them away to fight. Your goal is clear, make your gladiators famous in the arena to earn as much coin as possible. Make the crowd go wild...

KEY FEATURES

  • Recruit gladiators and prepare them for spectacles in the arena
  • Discover 9 different classes with unique special attacks and skills.
  • Manage your gladiators practice schedule and treat their wounds.
  • Customize your gladiators name, armor and weapons.
  • Arrange fights, promotional events and sponsordeals.
  • Scout new recruits with active potential rating system.
  • Hire veteran, expert or master staff to assist with training.
  • Buy, upgrade and manage training equipment in the school grounds.
  • Instruct your gladiators in the arena, adjust your tactics in combat.
  • Level up as a gladiator trainer and gain new insight and knowledge.
  • Promote your gladiators and gain more fame in the empire.
  • Compete or interact with other gladiator schools and factions.
  • Earn the right to challenge the champion of the colosseum.