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Swords and Sandals Classic Collection
"Gladiator, gladiator, gladiator, Swords and Sandals, Gladiatorrrrr!"You grew up playing the legendary Swords and Sandals turn based combat game series. These games have been played over half a billion times. Swords and Sandals is nostalgia, Swords and Sandals is life.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
13 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Playing this collection of timeless classic games was definitely a nostalgia trip for me but was it worth unlocking all the achievements? Definitely not. S&S1 was good, S&S2 was really grindy but bearable, S&S3 was…”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“A little glitchy at times. Which does damper the experience. But this is a VERY SOLID game. Worth every penny! More so when on sale! S n S crusader Is the most fun of them all! Even more fun to watch as the soldiers who…”
“Extremely worth it for the price.”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Legitimate annoyed at my self for not noticing these games are here on steam! I always wanted to own them as a kid but mummy said no! No Gladiator for you!! Well looks who's laughing now I am the gladiator!!! Oh yer the…”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Playing this collection of timeless classic games was definitely a nostalgia trip for me but was it worth unlocking all the achievements? Definitely not. S&S1 was good, S&S2 was really grindy but bearable, S&S3 was…”
“♥♥♥♥ YETI PROJECT also, why does the SS3 game crash after I kill the arena champions? do they like to see me suffer? (nvm it also crashes after I kill 5 gladiators when I should be doing the arena champion, still good…”
“Some people (including me) have probelms with crashing right at the start intro when the blacksmith is about to slam down. Was just about to refund the game, but then it hit me that it might be audio related, because…”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Playing this collection of timeless classic games was definitely a nostalgia trip for me but was it worth unlocking all the achievements? Definitely not. S&S1 was good, S&S2 was really grindy but bearable, S&S3 was…”
“trust and believe the s&s games are not as good as you remember. like i know i remember them not being particularly good but it's worse than that. product of its time i guess. but genuinely if you feel nostalgia and…”
“S&S 1 ( meh ) S&S 2 ( ok i guess ) S&S 3 ( GLADIATORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR) S&S 4 ( meh) the rest ( meh x3.14)”
5 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Playing this collection of timeless classic games was definitely a nostalgia trip for me but was it worth unlocking all the achievements? Definitely not. S&S1 was good, S&S2 was really grindy but bearable, S&S3 was…”
“HELPPP! MINE HAS BUG. MY GOLD ALWAYS DECREASE AFTER GAME. FROM 15000+ SUDDENLY TO 8000+. PLEASE FIX THIS. EVEN AFTER FINISH THE GAME MY GOLD ISNT INCREASE. SWORD AND SANDALS 4”
3 of the 83 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game with all my heart, genuinely. But PLEASE, devs, add a way to exit S&S versions without having to quit the whole game.”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Nothing beats the classics. Still just as good and fun. If you ever played these as a kid, you're probably pushing 30-40's lmao”
— a player, Steam review · 75 hrs played“A very classic game that everyone played in their browsers a long time ago.,,,,”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Fun classic game! The best thing was to name your gladiator with a few " , " and you gained sick stats.. didnt work here tho. :(”
— a player, Steam review · 1 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
More new fan mods added to the Classic Collection!
Greetings mighty gladiators! Its hard to believe ( and kind of cool to think ) Swords and Sandals is now over 20 years old! Truly they say time flies and it does feel like an eternity since I first co
Swords and Sandals III is getting a remaster!
Greetings, mighty gladiators! By far one of the S&S questions I am asked most is "When are you going to do a remake of Swords and Sandals III?" (The other question I always get asked is "What's up wit
Fan Mods arrive in the Classic Collection!
Greetings gladiators, and welcome to version 1.5 of the Swords and Sandals Classic Collection! While this update does not change much in the classic versions of each of the games, there are now TEN ne
Special announcement - Come and check out my new game, Gorgon Shield!
Greetings gladiators! As many of you know, I'm taking a (hopefully well earned) break from the long running Swords and Sandals series to recharge and restore my creative capital. I am definitely keen
V 1.4.4 - Fixes for Swords and Sandals 4's Steam Overlay and unequipped enemies
Hey gladiators, this is a small maintainence patch for Swords and Sandals IV. When Steam updated its UI recently, it broke compatibility with the S&S Classic Collection - I've been able to fix that, l
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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, Casual, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Action · Turn-Based · Casual · Replay Value · Local Multiplayer · 2D · Board Game · Adventure · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 74 |
| Official site | http://play.egames.com/swords-and-sandals/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 500MHZ Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 400 MB available space Additional Notes: This game does not yet officially support Windows 11. It *should* work on these machines but a few users have reported incompatibilities.