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Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“This game is unique. It is a sword swinging genre. You are warrior in the olden times. Massive 100v100 fights. Get the feel of what it was like to be in the chaos of large battles, swords and shields clanging in your…”
“Best MMO ever with skill based combat mechanics, guild system, crafting etc. I'm so happy it's coming back 😄”
“i paid for this when it first came out and i wasnt able to play but years later now that its back im able to play and its great fun i've just put 10 hours straight and gotta say its great to play more open world pvepvp…”
10 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Ok after playing this for I think I am on 10 hours straight right now. This may be one of the best games I have played. It is pretty much the game I have been looking for since the days of For Honor and what I thought…”
“This revised version is basically a Mount & Blade MMO that scratches an itch you didn't know you had... Solid 3rd or 1st person, non-target combat system and plenty of PVE starting quests to prepare you for the PVP zone…”
“The creme of the crop in PVP medieval directional combat. All the other games I have tried are either arcade style or gear based grind fests. This is the one game that you can be competitive based on raw skill. There is…”
5 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“I love Gloria Victis, played it off and on for years, always fun to come back and check out whats new or just to fight back the horde, Death or Glory! Molon Labe! SLG!!!”
“One of the best MMOs ever made you can gank randoms that touch your walls then spend all their gold playing dice in said castle...Now the same devs that made Rift took over? goated miss my necromancer”
“I'm so happy it's finally making a comeback!!! This is one of the best pvp game ever made...players who have played it as much as i did can tell you, it's a game you never get tired of playing, there is so much you can…”
16 of the 106 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Gloria Victis shut down but is coming back. Been playing the pre-F2P beta. Same game as old. I missed it greatly. It still has a bit a jank but there is nothing else like it. It's going to be free to play so it will…”
“Athero is a special kind of kid don't listen to what he has to say. This game has it bugs but is still one of the only Skill based not PTW games. The feeling of standing in a gatehouse with 50-100 other players while…”
“don't even work, and the discord is toxic pricks”
14 of the 106 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Gamigo, Gamigo, Gamigo... Bought the game and made F2P but not added anything top of the game (by meaning, graphic visual, particle, movement and combat animations changes, gameplay wise changes for new player friendly…”
“Honestly. Its not like the games terrible. Its a cool concept and its not implemented terrible. But the learning curve for this game is intense and not well balanced. Without a doubt there appears to be a meta build…”
“Tutorial is the same 3 quests for 4 hours. Nothing is explained. I asked in help for help and had a bunch of vets responding defending the game and it's mechanics. Apparently you can skip the island but it's 50 silver…”
13 of the 106 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I broke it down in depth on why i dislike this game and gave examples first we will address the weird initiative issue to many other issues. also keep in mind i was a top 10 arena player and top 5 before the game shut…”
“Honestly. Its not like the games terrible. Its a cool concept and its not implemented terrible. But the learning curve for this game is intense and not well balanced. Without a doubt there appears to be a meta build…”
“Game is still in the same state it was when it shut down. Displaying the main reason it was shutdown... Literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥... I dont even know what possessed me the purchase this bs game. Super clunky and stiff movement ,…”
9 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Gamigo, Gamigo, Gamigo... Bought the game and made F2P but not added anything top of the game (by meaning, graphic visual, particle, movement and combat animations changes, gameplay wise changes for new player friendly…”
8 of the 106 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly. Its not like the games terrible. Its a cool concept and its not implemented terrible. But the learning curve for this game is intense and not well balanced. Without a doubt there appears to be a meta build…”
“Tutorial is the same 3 quests for 4 hours. Nothing is explained. I asked in help for help and had a bunch of vets responding defending the game and it's mechanics. Apparently you can skip the island but it's 50 silver…”
“I played this game a long time ago and came back to it for relaunch. I played for probably a combined 6-8 hours today. Originally I played with a group of friends and we all came into it at once. If you ARE going to…”
Counted across 106 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Welcome back, Gloria Victis <3 I have 2k hours in this game so I'll try to do my best to give people the info they need. When you start, you may find yourself wondering why many fans of directional medieval combat (myself included) consider this the best iteration of the genre.…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“LOOKS LIKE MEAT'S BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS!”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs played“My real only issue is the tutorial. MY GOD, its drawn out and makes you do the same things over...and over again. Go hold E on these 5 tents, now go hold E on these 5 people, now go press E to pickup 5 plants, now go press E to pickup these 5 logs. Now go fight these 5 people,…”
— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Gloria Victis Weekly Update | SoW Updates, Community Spotlight & Looking Ahead
Warriors! ⚔️ Welcome to another Gloria Victis Weekly News! Last week, we shared our Development Plan and some of the areas we'll be focusing on as we continue working on Gloria Victis. This week, we'r
Gloria Victis: Development plan
Development plan We’re excited to share our game development plan and give you a closer look at what’s coming next. Our development team is actively reviewing the game's features, mechanics, and syste
State of War: Development Update
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Gloria Victis at Gamescom
Warriors! ⚔️ Welcome to the Gloria Victis Weekly News. Gloria Victis at Gamescom Gloria Victis and our crew are at this year’s Gamescom with our own booth, where players can talk with us and play the
State of War update
Warriors! First of all, we would like to thank you all for your incredible interest and enthusiasm for our newly introduced State of War feature! We know many of you were excited to jump into your fir
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | MMORPG · Medieval · Open World · Massively Multiplayer · Action · RPG · Multiplayer · Character Customization · Simulation · PvP · Indie · Immersive Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , Polish * , Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 79 |
| Official site | http://gloriavictisgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Sp. 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon II X4 with at least 2,7 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 740, Radeon HD 7750 - at least 2GB GPU memory DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: Game requirements may change in time (optimization).