Rank 01Why this
Shares turn based combat with A Legionary's Life.
- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like A Legionary's Life
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked A Legionary's Life also play
The closest matches to A Legionary's Life: Never Second in Rome, Heads Will Roll: Reforged, Expeditions: Rome, The Last Spell, and Rome: Total War™ - Collection. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like A Legionary's Life.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Also Rome and Historical, like A Legionary's Life.
- $11.24 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Why this: Also Rome and Turn-Based, like A Legionary's Life.
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Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Why this: Also Rome and Rogue-lite, like A Legionary's Life.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like A Legionary's Life
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Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like A Legionary's Life.
- 84% of 699 reviews
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Also Rome and Rogue-lite, like A Legionary's Life.
- 79% of 196 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Alessandro Roberti
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 4
- 87% of 2,156 reviews
- Genres: Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Historical accuracy and immersion
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Permadeath system
- Replayability
- Stat rolling and improvement
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Why this: Same immersive mood as A Legionary's Life.
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Why this: Also Historical and War, like A Legionary's Life.
Rogue Legacy
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like A Legionary's Life.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Legionary's Life at current Steam store prices.
Pathway
Why this: Shares turn based combat with A Legionary's Life.
One Way Heroics
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like A Legionary's Life.
Roadwarden
Why this: Same immersive mood as A Legionary's Life.
Othercide
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like A Legionary's Life.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Turn-Based Combat, like A Legionary's Life.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to A Legionary's Life, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like A Legionary's Life.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Historical, like A Legionary's Life.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Historical and Turn-Based Combat, like A Legionary's Life.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also War and Turn-Based Combat, like A Legionary's Life.
SYNTHETIK: Arena
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like A Legionary's Life.
Soda Dungeon 2
Why this: Same challenging mood as A Legionary's Life.
About A Legionary's Life
The closest matches to A Legionary's Life: Never Second in Rome, Heads Will Roll: Reforged, Expeditions: Rome, The Last Spell, and Rome: Total War™ - Collection. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If A Legionary's Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Never Second in Rome, Heads Will Roll: Reforged and Expeditions: Rome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its permadeath system and replayability. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
A Legionary's Life is a text-based roguelike RPG set during the Second Punic War. Players navigate a historically inspired campaign as a Roman soldier, making choices through a text-adventure framework while engaging in turn-based combat. The game features permadeath, stat rolling and improvement across runs, and replayability, with players able to pursue military advancement or simply survive. Reviewers highlight the historical accuracy and immersion, while tactical positioning matters significantly in combat encounters. Released in 2019 by Alessandro Roberti at a price of 7.99 USD, the game holds an 87% positive rating from 2156 Steam reviews.
About A Legionary's Life: A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
Is A Legionary's Life worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 2,156 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Historical accuracy and immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really enjoy randomly skipping 1/4 o my turns for no reason while my enemies attack 3 times in a row. Fantastic game design”
People who play it also play: Never Second in Rome, Heads Will Roll: Reforged, Expeditions: Rome
Frequently asked about A Legionary's Life
Can I run it?
How much does A Legionary's Life cost?
A Legionary's Life is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Legionary's Life?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Legionary's Life are Never Second in Rome, Heads Will Roll: Reforged, Expeditions: Rome.
Who developed A Legionary's Life?
A Legionary's Life was developed by Alessandro Roberti.