Games like A Legionary's Life
If A Legionary's Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Never Second in Rome, Long Live Caesar and Heads Will Roll: Reforged — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its historical accuracy and immersion, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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.
Get personalized picks →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.
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Never Second in Rome
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Shares turn based combat and an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Top pick for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Long Live Caesar
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Second-strongest match for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
44 BC. Caesar, the dictator of Rome, discovers that the threat of conspiracy comes from the people closest to him. Can you resist the impending danger and rewrite history?
Heads Will Roll: Reforged
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Shares a challenging mood with A Legionary's Life.
Third-strongest match for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Ranked #4 for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Field of Glory II
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Ranked #5 for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Gods of Sand
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Shares turn based combat and a challenging mood with A Legionary's Life.
Ranked #6 for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
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.
Age of Gladiators
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Ranked #7 for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
"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.
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Ranked #8 for A Legionary's Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
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Mount & Blade
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
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Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
Crusader Kings II
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Crusader Kings III
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Heads Will Roll: Reforged
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Shares a challenging mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Rogue Legacy
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Shares a challenging mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Rogue Legacy 2
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
King of Dragon Pass
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Shares an immersive mood with A Legionary's Life.
Reviewers of A Legionary's Life cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Create your own epic saga of survival, mythology and diplomacy! Rule your clan, make strategic decisions that affect the game world, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Legionary's Life at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~88% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~63% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~53% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~75% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~81% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~63% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
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Priced ~50% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~63% under A Legionary's Life on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Legionary's Life.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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NGU IDLE
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Grimm's Hollow
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Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with A Legionary's Life.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
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Frequently asked about A Legionary's Life
- 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, Long Live Caesar, Heads Will Roll: Reforged.
- Who developed A Legionary's Life?
- A Legionary's Life was developed by Alessandro Roberti.
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