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Games like Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux

If Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fernageddon, Warlike and Field of Glory II: Medieval — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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.

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About Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux: The world of Swords and Sandals is at war! Join the Crusade against Emperor Antares! For the first time since 2007, the beloved Swords and Sandals Crusader returns, reforged from the ground up. Fast paced, addictive tactical warfare is back and better than ever!

2020StrategyIndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Whiskeybarrel Studios
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux — Steam game cover
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Campaign plays like a simplified total warFaction leader endings add depthStrategy matters more than luckChallengingContemplativeIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Fernageddon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Top pick for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Do you like to burn things? We do! A combat turn-based RPG / strategy game. About burning down the world... New - Play in Heretic mode and fight a sandbox style fight against the forces of fire!

    2024StrategyRPG4.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Warlike

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Lead your band of mercenaries to victory in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Manage your resources, customise your army and wage epic battles against orc clans, barbarian hordes and legions of the undead. The art style may be cute, but this tactical roguelike is anything but forgiving.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Field of Glory II: Medieval

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Third-strongest match for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.

    2021StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Burden of Command™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Ranked #4 for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRANGER SAGA -Stranger Bach and Iskiyeld's Ambition-

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Ranked #5 for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    "STRANGER SAGA" is a turn-based SRPG where you lead a resistance army against a mighty enemy force. Raise citizens into elite warriors and conquer challenging strategy battles!

    2025StrategySimulationRPG5.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Swords and Sandals 2 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Ranked #6 for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    The world's favourite gladiator game has returned, bigger and more action packed than ever. Swords and Sandals 2: Emperor's Reign, remastered with all new graphics, music and powerful new skills and awesome Arena Champions Pharoah King, John the Butcher and Ultra Flavlus

    2017RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Iron Oath

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Swords and Sandals Immortals

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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!

    2023StrategyRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Swords and Sandals Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Reviewers of Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!

    2018StrategyAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Total War: WARHAMMER II

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Toe-tal War

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Toe-tal War is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Whiskeybarrel Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Whiskeybarrel Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Swords and Sandals Classic Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    "Gladiator, gladiator, gladiator, Swords and Sandals, Gladiatorrrrr!"You grew up playing the legendary Swords and Sandals turn based combat game series. These games have been played over half a billion times. Swords and Sandals is nostalgia, Swords and Sandals is life.

    2019ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Swords and Sandals Immortals

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Strategy and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    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!

    2023StrategyRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Swords and Sandals 2 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    The world's favourite gladiator game has returned, bigger and more action packed than ever. Swords and Sandals 2: Emperor's Reign, remastered with all new graphics, music and powerful new skills and awesome Arena Champions Pharoah King, John the Butcher and Ultra Flavlus

    2017RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Swords and Sandals 3 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Strategy and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    A legend returns! The beloved classic Swords and Sandals 3 is back, re-forged in glory! Step back into the Gladiae Ultratus once more and prepare to take on the greatest gladiators in all Brandor. It's the hardest, most metal gladiator game ever made.

    2025StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Swords and Sandals 5 Redux: Maximus Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Adventure and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Gladiator, it is time to go underground! For the first time ever, you shall step beyond the arena sands and into the dark dungeons of the world.Swords and Sandals V Redux, the latest thrilling installment in the world's greatest gladiator game series, has arrived!

    2018AdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Swords and Sandals Medieval

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Adventure and RPG with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Gladiator, you are now a knight! The greatest gladiator series in the world, Swords and Sandals, has just gone medieval! Swords and Sandals moves into the middle ages in this action packed, turn-based combat RPG.

    2017AdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Swords and Sandals Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!

    2018StrategyAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Swords and Sandals Spartacus

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Whiskeybarrel Studios, the studio behind Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux. Shares Adventure with Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux.

    The latest addition to the Swords and Sandals family is an all new combat platformer based on the life of the legendary gladiator Spartacus. Take up the sword of the great man and do battle with the might of the Roman Republic.

    2019ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux

Does Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux run on Steam Deck?
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux cost?
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux are Fernageddon, Warlike, Field of Glory II: Medieval.
Who developed Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux?
Swords and Sandals Crusader Redux was developed by Whiskeybarrel Studios and published by eGames.com.

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