Games like Gladiator School
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Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.
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$9.99Boxing School
Jan 10 · Raptor Claw Games
Both: Management · 2D Fighter
BOXING SCHOOL! Take control of a boxing gym in the 80s. You’ll hire the boxers, teach them to fight and climb the ranks. Management game made by the developers of Gladiator School.
SimulationStrategyIndieManagementSingleplayerBoxing2DCasualRPG2D Fighter👍 516
-70%$2.39Age of Gladiators
Feb 25 · Creative Storm Entertainment
Both: Management
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
StrategyManagementSimulationRPGCasualSportsIndieRomeSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 710
$14.99Gladiator Guild Manager
Jun 22 · Entertainment Forge
Both: Management
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Auto BattlerStrategyManagementRPGTacticalStrategy RPGMedievalBuildingRogueliteTactical RPG👍 3,808
FreeGladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
Aug 27 · Entertainment Forge
Both: Management
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
SimulationAuto BattlerStrategyManagementFantasyFree to PlaySingleplayerIndieStrategy RPGRPG
$9.99Gods of Sand
Apr 14 · Achenar Studios
Both: Management
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
Turn-BasedManagementRomePixel GraphicsStrategyTacticalTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatIndieSimulation👍 721
-60%$9.99Blackthorn Arena: Reforged
Nov 2 · PersonaeGame Studio
Both: Management
Re-experience the thrill and challenges of managing a Gladiator arena in this management/simulation game. With new content, new graphics, Quality of Life updates, and all DLCs packed into this new experience, this is how Blackthorn Arena was meant to be experienced.
SimulationStrategyFantasyManagementMedievalDungeon CrawlerCraftingImmersive SimCity BuilderCRPG👍 882
$3.99Gamer Career Tycoon
Mar 29 · Raptor Claw Games
Both: Management
Start your life as a simple gamer in the year 2000. Find popular games to stream or compete in 8 different Esports. Who will you be? Play your career and story. Can you become the most famous broadcaster or the best progamer in the world?
CasualSimulationRPGIndieManagementEconomy2DSingleplayerReplay ValueDifficult👍 258
-50%$12.49Blackthorn Arena
May 19 · PersonaeGame Studio
Both: Management
Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!
StrategySimulationCRPGReal Time TacticsTurn-Based TacticsManagementDark FantasyExplorationMedievalSandbox👍 3,477
$11.99Evil Bank Manager
Dec 7 · Hamsters Gaming
Both: Management · Historical
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
StrategyEconomyManagementSimulationIndieGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-BasedMedievalHistorical👍 1,662
$9.99Painters Guild
Sep 1 · Lucas Molina
Both: Management · Historical
Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.
SimulationIndieCasualStrategyManagementHistoricalPixel Graphics2DSingleplayerSandbox👍 339
-80%$1.59Mortal Glory
Jan 29 · Redbeak Games
Both: Management
Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!
Turn-Based TacticsRoguelikeOld SchoolManagementTurn-Based CombatRogueliteTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyDifficultRetro👍 553
$39.99Imperator: Rome
Apr 25 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Historical · Management
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulationRomeHistoricalPolitical SimSingleplayerManagementEconomyMultiplayer👍 19,638
$18.99Rune Coliseum
Sep 23 · Rafale Software
Both: 2D Fighter
A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!
Early AccessTurn-Based CombatDeckbuildingStrategy RPGRPGBase BuildingCard BattlerRoguelike2D FighterCard Game👍 889
$9.99Teamfight Manager
Mar 1 · Team Samoyed
Both: Management
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
SimulationManagementeSportsAuto BattlerPixel GraphicsSportsStrategyChoices Matter2DResource Management👍 5,663
$19.99Esports Godfather
May 23 · Asteroid Game Studio
Both: Management
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
ManagementStrategyCard BattlereSportsSimulationTurn-Based TacticsCard GameIndieCharacter CustomizationDeckbuilding👍 4,320
$24.99Plutocracy
Nov 21 · Redwood
Both: Management · Historical
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
StrategySimulationGrand StrategyManagementPolitical SimEconomyCapitalismHistoricalCrimeSandbox👍 1,306
$21.99We Who Are About To Die
Nov 14 · Jordy Lakiere
The Ultimate Gladiator Simulator. Fight & strategize through spectacles and arenas. Rise from slave to Champion and earn your freedom or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and unique physics simulated combat. Those who are about to die, I salute you!
Early AccessActionRogueliteStrategySimulationRPGPhysicsMedievalSingleplayerDifficult👍 8,137
FreeMelodramatica
Jun 24 · Team Actors
Both: Management · Historical
A charming management game set in an old Victorian Threatre. You are put in charge of a troupe of actors, it's your job to make sure your actors and the stage are ready to put on a perfect show! Train your actors, resolve their conflicts, dress up your troupe and set the stage for the final play!
CasualStrategyManagementStylizedFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationResource ManagementSingleplayer3DHistorical
-75%$3.74Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story
Oct 2 · Agate
Both: Management
Build a school for RPG heroes in a mix of simulation and role-play adventure. As Principal of a school for the warriors and mages of the future, you must build your Academy to train the best in the land. Place and upgrade facilities, form teams of the best students and send them out on epic quests!
JRPGRPGStrategySimulationActionFantasyManagementAdventureSwordplayTop-Down👍 247
$4.99Elysium: Blood Games
Jan 5 · SimProse Studios
Both: Management
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
SportsIndieCasualSimulationStrategyManagementTurn-Based TacticsTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyText-Based👍 105
$14.99Mad Games Tycoon
Sep 13 · Eggcode
Both: Management
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
ManagementSimulationStrategyEconomyCasualBuildingBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCrafting👍 3,700
$24.99One Military Camp
Jul 20 · Abylight Barcelona
Both: Management
Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!
SingleplayerManagementBase BuildingCity BuilderResource ManagementSimulationSandboxEconomyBuildingStrategy👍 684
$9.99Caesar™ IV
Aug 29 · Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.
Both: Historical · Management
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
StrategyCity BuilderSimulationRomeHistoricalSingleplayerManagementEconomy👍 821
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Both: Management
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SimulationIndieStrategyManagementCasualGame DevelopmentEconomy👍 300
$4.99Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Both: 2D Fighter
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$19.99Academia : School Simulator
Jan 28 · Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Both: Management
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$12.99Gym Simulator 24
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Both: Management
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SimulationImmersive SimCasualManagementLife SimBuildingSportsMartial Arts3D FighterBoxing👍 2,533
$24.99Mad Games Tycoon 2
May 31 · Eggcode
Both: Management
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
ManagementEconomySimulationGame DevelopmentStrategyCity BuilderBuildingTradingCapitalismBase Building👍 7,356
League Manager 2022
Mar 24 · AG SOFT
Both: Management
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$14.99Fight of Gods
Mar 28 · Digital Crafter
Both: 2D Fighter
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ActionIndieFighting2D FighterMythologyMemes2.5D2DFunnySingleplayer👍 762





