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Swords and Sandals 2 Redux

Swords and Sandals 2 Redux

The world's favourite gladiator game has returned, bigger and more action packed than ever. Swords and Sandals 2: Emperor's Reign, remastered with all new graphics, music and powerful new skills and awesome Arena Champions Pharoah King, John the Butcher and Ultra Flavlus

Released Jun 29, 2017 Developer Whiskeybarrel Studios Publisher eGames.com Platforms Windows 2D FighterTurn-Based CombatRPGNostalgiaFighting
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

78.8%positive584 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Classic. I remember playing this as a kid back in the day. Id say this is more of a remaster than a remake, not much has changed. Its just been brought to the modern era. They have a bunch more remasters if you're interested in the series! Pirates & Crusaders are my favorite…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This theme song has been stuck in my head for over 15 years.. And that's okay with me. Nostalgia is great and all, but is the game worth spending money on? If you're getting it for nostalgic purposes, like I did, then I'd say yes. (Just wait for it to go on sale.) If you're…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This version is worse than the original I remember from years ago. It has the same bugs which people have known about for many years... Design changes were unnecessary and did not improve the original formula.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

46all-time peak
0 10 20 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 11 avg · Jul 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

78achievements
22.1%median completion
0.7%rarest: Antimidas Touch
66.9% of players 62.8% of players 60.7% of players 57.1% of players 53.4% of players 52.1% of players 51.4% of players 50.6% of players 50.5% of players 50.2% of players 49.3% of players 48.3% of players 46.8% of players 44.2% of players 43.4% of players 41.0% of players 41.0% of players 40.3% of players 39.7% of players 36.2% of players 35.6% of players 35.0% of players 33.1% of players 32.9% of players 32.8% of players 31.9% of players 31.9% of players 31.5% of players 31.2% of players 28.5% of players 27.5% of players 26.5% of players 26.1% of players 26.1% of players 25.8% of players 24.8% of players 23.9% of players 23.7% of players 22.2% of players 22.1% of players 22.0% of players 21.9% of players 21.7% of players 21.1% of players 20.3% of players 19.9% of players 19.0% of players 18.3% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 17.6% of players 17.5% of players 16.0% of players 15.7% of players 10.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 8.5% of players 7.6% of players 6.2% of players 66.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.9%Grand Entrance — Win your first arena battle
62.8%Bringing the Pain — Do at least 50 points of damage in a single hit
60.7%Tough Guy — Survive a hit of at least 50 points of damage in a single hit
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Antimidas Touch — Lose 1000 total fights
0.7%Acrobatics — Do a somersalt while jumping in battle
0.8%Cheeses Sliced — Lose 500 total fights

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 03, 2023
V 2.6.1 : Fix for missing achievements

Hey gladiators , just a very small patch today to address some achievements that were not triggering in Swords and Sandals 2 Redux . Give them a try and hopefully they work for you now. Best of luck i

Dec 18, 2020
Patch 2.5.0 is here!

"Son, let me tell you something. Either you can move the wooden block, or you get fired." - John the Butcher, Arena Champion I True story, the real life John the Butcher was my first boss as a teenage

Jan 23, 2019
Classic Edition Update is here!

Version 2.0 just went up with a few big updates! Hey gladiators, been a while since the last update. I've listened to all of your feedback and while I can't change everything (I'm just a solo develope

Nov 23, 2018
Earn a $5 coupon to the Swords and Sandals VIP Bundle at eGames.com

With every purchase of a Steam Swords and Sandals game you earn a $5 coupon to the classic flash game Swords and Sandals VIP bundle available at eGames.com You receive all 5 Swords and Sandals flash g

Jan 24, 2018
Post 1.8.2 is live!

Hey gladiators, just a small patch to address a few issues I found recently. Version 1.8.2: * Fixed a bug where runes of strength, stamina, etc did not allocate a stat point correctly * Updated some q

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresRPG
Player tags2D Fighter · Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Nostalgia · Fighting · Strategy RPG · 2D · Cartoon · Turn-Based Tactics · Medieval · Singleplayer · Gore (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements78
Official sitehttps://www.egames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 2000 Processor: 500 MHZ Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 200 MB available space