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We Who Are About To Die
Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!
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
62 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“We Who are About to Die is a game unlike any other I've played. It combines rogue-like elements with a really fun physics-based combat system. The developer is obviously incredibly invested in the project and has been…”
“As a gamer and game developer I needed to submit my review for this masterpiece! Instead of focusing on super polished graphics, this game focuses in a super interactive, balanced and enjoyable gameplay. I finished my…”
“Loads of fun. It's a bit rough around the edges, but the developer is invested in making the game better. Highly recommend if you want to mess around and be a gladiator.”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“We Who are About to Die is a game unlike any other I've played. It combines rogue-like elements with a really fun physics-based combat system. The developer is obviously incredibly invested in the project and has been…”
“Loads of fun. It's a bit rough around the edges, but the developer is invested in making the game better. Highly recommend if you want to mess around and be a gladiator.”
“Seen this go from a one man passion project to what is soon to be a full release game, highly recommend”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“As a gamer and game developer I needed to submit my review for this masterpiece! Instead of focusing on super polished graphics, this game focuses in a super interactive, balanced and enjoyable gameplay. I finished my…”
“Fun. Really scratches an itch. Been in Early Access a long time but I think it's mostly one guy and a labour of love. Would recommend buying it full price, it's silly and satisfying and I've played it on and off for…”
“Found this game a while ago, and originally pirated it as I being dirt poor could not afford it. Played it so much and the developer kept updating it that eventually, buying it was completely justified. The game is not…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Great game. recent reviews say the dev abandonned the game even though there is still active dev work being done. saying that even if they had this game is still worth the price”
“This is a great break from my usual pvp and extraction games. Gameplay 10/10; love the unique maps, armor, ragdoll physics, gore, and challenging character victories. I would recommend this game to anyone who just wants…”
“Fun. Really scratches an itch. Been in Early Access a long time but I think it's mostly one guy and a labour of love. Would recommend buying it full price, it's silly and satisfying and I've played it on and off for…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“As a gamer and game developer I needed to submit my review for this masterpiece! Instead of focusing on super polished graphics, this game focuses in a super interactive, balanced and enjoyable gameplay. I finished my…”
“There are very few, if any, gladiator games that could hold a candle to We Who Are About To Die. It is a little goofy, but the replay value is immense and the gameplay is fantastic. Good scaling of gear and difficulty,…”
“Patiently waiting for 1.0 - devs are working on it and active in steam discussions. I've beaten all the backstories on the standard difficulty, and it was quite fun! Defs got my money's worth so far, and I'll put this…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“IMO it's fun for exactly 1 playthrough and then there is little to no replay value. The combat is not great and that is like 90% of what you're doing.”
“I want to love the game so bad, it has everything that you could want from a gladiator game. if you love gladiator roguelites then buy this game. however... The problem comes from how clunky the camera is, it always…”
“I want to start off with; I really want this game to be good. I realllly do. It has the meat of something incredible here. The problem is that there is just not enough to pull you in. The combat got worse since they…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Loads of fun. It's a bit rough around the edges, but the developer is invested in making the game better. Highly recommend if you want to mess around and be a gladiator.”
“Ran into a 4v4 match, gates shut behind me with all my team behind it, instant loss, funny moment, but game is early access and has bugs that can lead to losses regardless of what you do.”
“It's a fun game with a small touch of jank. I liked the combat and the arenas are really interesting to fight in. Developer seems motivated to make the game the best it can be. My only complaint is that I wish the enemy…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to love the game so bad, it has everything that you could want from a gladiator game. if you love gladiator roguelites then buy this game. however... The problem comes from how clunky the camera is, it always…”
“This is a great break from my usual pvp and extraction games. Gameplay 10/10; love the unique maps, armor, ragdoll physics, gore, and challenging character victories. I would recommend this game to anyone who just wants…”
“Character camera constantly locks on things that are behind me making it impossible to walk straight. i just keep turning around in circles”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to start off with; I really want this game to be good. I realllly do. It has the meat of something incredible here. The problem is that there is just not enough to pull you in. The combat got worse since they…”
“for a physics game, its physics are very buggy. half of the weapons are not viable due to their blocking animation being bugged. its fine through the first 2 diffculties, after that, its too noticable when enemies are…”
“great game and concept. i just wish the AI was a little better. i got the game and it was saying prepare to die a lot, but 6 hours in and im still on my first run.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“For the most part, it's a decent game. Pros: - Feels like a fairly complete game and is relatively fun. - For the most part, the controls work well. Cons: - If you switch between controller and mouse in the…”
“ROG Xbox Ally X user: Great game combat wise, movements work great and it’s seriously fun. Works great with the handheld so far. UI and patrons need rework, also it seems like everything is random and a roll of the…”
“Skeletal meshes are full of glitches. There’s no visual indication that the weapons are broken, but it’s still an interesting game. 8 out of 10 gladiators :)”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The sole title since the PS2 era's Shadow of Rome, a neglected classic unleashed over two decades ago, to profoundly quench my yearning for an authentic gladiatorial "sim". Truly superlative craftsmanship, Jordy! No other game is better suited to feature permadeath among its…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“i’m suprised to see folks reviewing the game saying it’s abandoned? they must not be on the discord. there are numerous updates and they are good at relaying of information on the progression of such developments. the game is a lot of fun especially for the price. it sits high…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“A fun game, a REALLY fun game... bogged down by a mountain of questionable decisions. The combat this game has is...excellent, genuinely. It's a beautiful system, though it has a few flaws here and there. My problems with the game are everything *around* the combat system. Why…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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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.
News: 1.0 Update + Closed Testing starting soon!
Ave Aspirants!It's time for a news update from Aegic Entertainment!The 3 of us are in the deep-end of the 1.0 Update but I wanted to share some news about the status. It's going to be a bit vague stil
WWAATD EA v0.88 Balancing Patch
AVE ASPIRANTS!WWAATD Patch v0.88 is out now!Changelog - BalancingDoubled Max Stamina Recovery (When you take damage, your Max Stamina also goes down, but recovers over time - twice as fast now)Minimum
WWAATD EA v0.87 General Patch (AI, Balancing, Bugfixes)
AVE ASPIRANTS!V0.87 is OUT NOW!v0.87 is primarily another balancing patch but we also addressed some of the more pressing bugs.From our testing, the difficulty and general flow of the new AI is in a m
WWAATD EA v0.86 Balancing Patch
AVE ASPIRANTS!1 day 1 patch! The Anniversary Update was released yesterday and met with a lot of kind words and valid feedback - thank you! On DifficultyI've been rebalancing the game (trying to avoid
CONTENT UPDATE: Anniversary Update OUT NOW! + 30% discount
Early Access v0.85 - Anniversary UpdateHello all! Today is a special day in the life of We Who Are About To Die, as well as in my life, to be honest. The game was in solo development for 7 years until
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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, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Indie · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Simulation · RPG · Action RPG · Physics · Swordplay · Gore · Replay Value · Perma Death (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 3 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 / Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.66 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 670 Storage: 6000 MB available space