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Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator is a classic management experience set in an alternate Ancient Rome. Start in Division VII with one of sixteen clubs, recruit fighters, equip them from the market, and climb the ladder through fully simulated seasons and matches.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Picked this up on release and I'm only a few matches into my first season, so take this as a first-impressions review rather than a deep verdict. So far: really promising. You start down in Division VII with a small club, scrape together some coin, kit out your gladiators from…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I only bought this game because I love anything related to Rome—especially gladiators. I couldn't understand why a simple gladiator management game had so many negative reviews. I figured they were coming from people who aren't used to management games, and guess what? I was…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“I don't like leaving negative reviews for indie games. I dont think its a bad game by any means i just dont think its as ready as it could be for its curent price point. And i can see this is a passion project for the dev working on this game. Seems incredibly nice and has been…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Update 0.96B & C
Fixed a critical Networking issue Improved club selection syncing in Multiplayer Fixed the Confirm selection button not dissapearing correctly in PregameSelection for PVP matches Added new "Downloadin
Patch 0.96 is out now!
Salvete, Lanistas! Today, I have another update packed with exciting additions for you to enjoy! :) Before we get to the patch notes, I want to clear up something important. With version 0.96 now out,
Patch 0.95 is out now!
Salvēte dear Roman Citizens! I know this update has taken a little longer than expected, but the new World View required me to rework quite a few of the game’s underlying systems. The positive side of
Patch 0.94.3 is live!
Salvēte Esteemed Roman Citizens! I had initially planned to wait and release a much bigger update, but some of the new features I’m currently working on are rather extensive and need a bit more time.
Patch 0.94.2A
Minor patch to fix 2 bugs and improves the png syncing :) Fixed a rare bug that could make AI get duplicate Gladiators Fixed an issue that would make players wait 30 seconds if rejoining a game Improv
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Simulation · Strategy · Action · Auto Battler · 3D Fighter · Life Sim · Spectacle fighter · Immersive Sim · Choose Your Own Adventure · 3D · Rome (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Danish * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel I7 6700K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 980 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space