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Games like Versus: Battle of the Gladiator

If Versus: Battle of the Gladiator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blade Symphony, FOR HONOR™ and MORDHAU — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, brutal and competitive. 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 Versus: Battle of the Gladiator: Destroy Your Opponents. Rise as a Victor. Become the Legend of the Arena! Fast, Brutal and Hardcore Non-Targeting Melee Action Multiplayer!

2016ActionIndieWindowsby Netker Inc.
Versus: Battle of the Gladiator — Steam game cover
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Deep weapon mastery with unique combat stylesDeveloper actively engages with community feedbackSatisfying gory finishers and brutal combatAtmosphericBrutalCompetitive

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  1. Blade Symphony

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Top pick for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  2. FOR HONOR™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Second-strongest match for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

    2017Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. MORDHAU

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

    2019ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mortal Kombat X

    WHY THIS

    Shares a brutal mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Ranked #4 for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay.

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  5. NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Ranked #5 for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Dive into the legends of the Far East in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT; team up with friends in fast-paced melee fights for a Battle Royale experience unlike any other. Find your playstyle with a varied cast of heroes with unique skills. More than 40 million players have already joined the fray, play free now!

    2021ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mortal Kombat 11

    WHY THIS

    Shares character customization and a brutal mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Ranked #6 for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.

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  7. Knockout City™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Ranked #7 for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Team up and duke it out with rival Crews in Knockout City™, where EPIC DODGEBALL BATTLES settle the score in team-based multiplayer matches. Throw, catch, pass, dodge, and tackle your way to dodgeball dominance!

    2021ActionSportsIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SOULCALIBUR VI

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Ranked #8 for Versus: Battle of the Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

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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. GunZ 2: The Second Duel

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Versus: Battle of the Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    GunZ 2: the Second Duel is a free-to-play 3D TPS and is the most fast-paced tough action shooter game.

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  2. FOR HONOR™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Versus: Battle of the Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

    2017Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  4. Factory

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Versus: Battle of the Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  7. Awaria

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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  8. The Expendabros

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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Frequently asked about Versus: Battle of the Gladiator

Does Versus: Battle of the Gladiator have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Versus: Battle of the Gladiator supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Versus: Battle of the Gladiator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Versus: Battle of the Gladiator are Blade Symphony, FOR HONOR™, MORDHAU.
Who developed Versus: Battle of the Gladiator?
Versus: Battle of the Gladiator was developed by Netker Inc..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Versus: Battle of the Gladiator.

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