Games like We Who Are About To Die
by 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!
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$14.99Space Gladiators
Mar 10 · Blobfish
Both: Roguelite · Difficult
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
ActionIndieRogueliteHand-drawn2D2D PlatformerAction RoguelikeDifficultSingleplayerPerma Death👍 426
$14.99Gladiator Guild Manager
Jun 22 · Entertainment Forge
Both: Medieval · Roguelite
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
$24.99SULFUR
Oct 28 · Perfect Random
Both: Roguelite · Difficult
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Early AccessGun CustomizationStylizedRogueliteBoomer ShooterExtraction ShooterFPSDungeon CrawlerDifficultShooter👍 9,653
-80%$1.59Mortal Glory
Jan 29 · Redbeak Games
Both: Roguelite · Difficult
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
$19.99SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Mar 15 · Flow Fire Games
Both: Roguelite · Difficult
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Top-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieActionAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpDifficultCo-opTwin Stick ShooterShooter👍 10,110
$4.99Just King
Dec 19 · VISH
Both: Roguelite
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
RogueliteStrategyAuto BattlerArena ShooterTacticalRoguelikeDeckbuildingAction RoguelikeIndieAction RPG👍 1,362
$6.99Dungeon No Dungeon
Nov 19 · 302 Studio
Both: Roguelite
Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.
IndieRogueliteStrategyDark FantasyRPGRoguelikeEarly AccessDungeon CrawlerFantasyDark👍 426
$14.99Ziggurat
Oct 23 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Roguelite
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
RogueliteActionShooterFPSAction RoguelikeFirst-PersonProcedural GenerationMagicRoguelikeDungeon Crawler👍 2,835
-40%$14.99Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Oct 9 · Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Both: Roguelite
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Turn-Based TacticsRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGJRPGRoguelikeStrategyTurn-Based CombatTop-DownGrid-Based Movement👍 1,299
$19.99Warriors: Rise to Glory
Jan 20 · Gavra Games
Both: Roguelite · Medieval
In this rogue-lite turn-based RPG, you create a bloodline of gladiators, fight online with or against your friends in the arena, decide the fate of your fallen rivals, and bring honor, wealth, and the spoils of war to improve your legacy.
StrategyMultiplayerRPGTurn-BasedMemesRogueliteOnline Co-OpMedievalCharacter CustomizationCasual👍 849
$9.99Hyperspace Dogfights
May 14 · Sleeper Games
Both: Roguelite · Difficult
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
RogueliteLootBullet HellSci-fiColorfulPixel GraphicsDifficultFast-PacedRoguelikeShoot 'Em Up👍 116
$29.99Rotwood
Mar 3 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Roguelite
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Dungeon CrawlerHack and SlashRogueliteBeat 'em upPvERoguelikeFamily FriendlyRPG2DAction👍 7,460
$15.99Gladio Mori
4 days ago · Plebeian Studio
Both: Physics · Medieval
Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game with no health bars. Stab on arteries, pierce vital organs and cut off limbs. Build your own movesets, paint your fighter and battle friends online with cross-play.
PhysicsSwordplayGoreMedievalModdableRealisticHistoricalHack and SlashMartial Arts3D Fighter👍 1,177
$19.99He is Coming
Jul 17 · Chronocle
Both: Roguelite
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
StrategyRoguelikeRogueliteDungeon CrawlerFantasyRPGCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelike DeckbuilderMultiplayer👍 3,837
-60%$4.79Mortal Glory 2
Mar 4 · Redbeak Games
Both: Roguelite
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
Turn-Based TacticsRoguelikeOld SchoolTurn-Based CombatParty-Based RPGManagementRogueliteReplay ValueTactical RPGRetro👍 296
$11.99Swords and Sandals Immortals
Mar 9 · Whiskeybarrel Studios
Both: Roguelite
Gladiator! Grab your sword, equip your sandals and take on the world in multiplayer Swords and Sandals! Brutal turn-based combat where gladiators can lose limbs, wield guitars and yell so loudly enemy heads will fall off. This is the most fun you'll ever have in the arena!
Turn-Based Combat2D FighterPvPTurn-Based TacticsRPGStrategy RPGTactical RPGTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeRoguelite👍 1,056
-30%$13.99Ancient Dungeon
Nov 3 · Eric Thullen
Both: Roguelite
Ancient Dungeon VR is a fast-paced roguelite dungeon crawler built for VR. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, slash enemies, collect loot, and unlock upgrades in immersive physics-based combat. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
VRDungeon CrawlerAdventureRoguelikeActionIndieRogueliteRPGVoxelEarly Access👍 1,612
