Story of a Gladiator

About this game

You are a common man who has lost everything in the war against the Roman empire. Your family is dead, your friends are dead, your house has been burned down and your land is now under Roman rule. Despite such misfortune you have managed to escape slavery or worse. You spend much of your time in the streets of Rome looking for some sort of meaning in your life and wondering why the gods have spared you. One day fate finally reveals itself, are you ready to accept it?



• Learn combat skills and moves that will dazzle your enemies
• Over 80 enemy gladiators and 20 animals each with unique fighting strategy
• 3 arenas with 36 battles and 3 bosses
• Win the favor of the crowd and receive unexpected help
• Pray to the gods and call upon them to help you win battles
• Train your very own tiger pet
• Choose your origin, from Greece, Carthage and Egypt
• Rogue-like mode available for those who were born gladiators
• Full keyboard & gamepad support with customizable controls

The arena awaits you, gladiator
DIE WITH HONOR!

Inspired by classic Capcom beat 'em ups and other classic's such as Streets of Rage, Double Dragon and Golden Axe. Story of a Gladiator throws you in the arena to survive, fight and win!

Latest news

• Announcements·1 Jun 2026Official

  Dominus Gladiatus Announced — Return to the Arena as Master of the Ludus

  Return to the Arena — Dominus Gladiatus AnnouncedTo everyone who fought for glory in Story of a Gladiator — we are returning to ancient Rome.Today, we are excited to announce Dominus Gladiatus, a brutal gladiator management simulator where this time, you will not enter the arena as a lone fighter. You will become the master of a Ludus.Build your Ludus. Train gladiators. Fight for glory.Recruit fighters, develop their skills, manage morale, fatigue and injuries, and equip each gladiator for the battles ahead. Once the gates open, your fighters enter the arena on their own, facing brutal duels and team battles where preparation, survival and the favour of the crowd can decide their fate.In Story of a Gladiator, you fought to become a champion.In Dominus Gladiatus, you will create them.Watch the announcement trailer below:Dominus Gladiatus is coming in late 2026. You can wishlist it now on Steam:Thank you for supporting Story of a Gladiator. We hope you will join us once again in the arenas of ancient Rome.— Brain Seal Entertainment
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• Community & Events·2 Jan 2020Official

  Colosseum Tournament is now Live!

  Added new game mode, the colosseum tournament. - The tournament has 15 waves - At the end of each wave you automatically heal, restock consumables and have 1 point to upgrade your items or skills - Choose from 1 of the 3 classes (Murmillo, Retiarius, Bestiarius) - You can manually taunt the crowd to receive help based on your crowd energy - If the crowd doesn't favor you and you call them, they will stone you - Calling upon the crowd with high energy has a chance that they will throw a god statue to activate their power - Roguelike, if you die you have to start over - Use the Bestiarius unique "release pet" ability to send your pets to attack the nearest enemy - Added 5 new achievements for the tournament - Beating the boss at wave 5 and 9 will give you an extra upgrade point - Play co-op with a friend Game changes and fixes - Jump attack now deals 50% damage, no longer pierces block and deals 50% damage when running. - If you have shield bash, you are running and hit the block button you will bash enemies and throw them to the ground. - Kick is a pierce block attack. - Fixed an issue with the Spartan attack triggering multiple times. - Improved hitbox detection when you are on top of each other, if an enemy is slightly behind you it’s still considered as being as in front of you and qualifies for a hit. - Made some adjustments in the formation AI - When becoming exhausted you now lose 8-14% of the crowd energy - Reduced stun length when becoming exhausted - Removed level 2 decapitation damage - Decapitation level 2 and 3 now give even more crowd favor - Unbreakable now reduces incoming damage by 20%/50%/80% - Unbreakable now also triggers when you get stunned, previously it would trigger only on attack hits. - Fixed a bug with unbreakable not triggering on ranged attacks - Pit hole deaths now excite the crowd - When you have 3 sword icons, the next attack will also pierce block - Run level 2 now runs until you stop. - Added run level 3, making an attack while runni...
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• Announcements·27 Nov 2019Official

  Story of a Gladiator is now live!

  Story of a Gladiator is now available to purchase and it comes with a 20% discount as part of the autumn sale on steam! If you have feedback, suggestions or come across any issues please get in touch in the forums. Enjoy and see you in the arena gladiators!! Thank you!
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• Patch Notes·26 Nov 2019Official

  Game Update (Blur bug fix)

  - Fixed an issue that could start a battle with a blurred screen or not show the victory/defeat screen. - Fixed a bug with the Favor of the gods achievement not unlocking
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