Games like Story of a Gladiator
If Story of a Gladiator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury, Shing! and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its customizable gladiator appearance, atmospheric and challenging. 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 →About Story of a Gladiator: Story of a Gladiator is an arena beat 'em up where you take the role of a man in search of his destiny. Fight against waves of enemies in the arena to earn coin and fame until you are strong enough to enter the colosseum and become champion.
Players who liked Story of a Gladiator also play
Steam players who put hours into Story of a Gladiator 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.
Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury
WHY THIS
Top pick for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury © is a "side-scrolling beat'em up" that brings you back to the golden age of arcade games. Fight alone or with a friend and beat up all your foes. Escape from the prison of the desert, chase after general Bombix and foil Iron Muscle's evil schemes.
Shing!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Second-strongest match for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Third-strongest match for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.
Pulling No Punches
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
A classic 2D arcade action game animated frame by frame. Survive a fictional pandemic in a city filled with madness and denial.
Absolum
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Ranked #5 for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
Bloodbath
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Get ready to compete in the most brutal sport of the moment. In the Dog Eat Dog tournament, you should avail yourself of your ruthless fighting skills and crush your enemies if you want to make your way to victory. Fight alone or with friends, compete in multiple stages and game modes, and improve your favorite fighter.
Sumo Revise
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Are you the best sumo?! Find out in this quirky multiplayer brawler that's a cross between Super Smash Bros. and QWOP. Duke it out and fight your way to the top!
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Ranked #8 for Story of a Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Story of a Gladiator at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Story of a Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
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?
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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More from Brain Seal Ltd
Other recommendable Steam games by Brain Seal Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dark Quest 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG where you control a party of heroes on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer and his minions.
Dark Quest 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator.
A rogue-lite tabletop that mixes card based exploration with turn based combat. Create your party, draw adventure cards, roll dice and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer and his magic.
Dark Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator. Shares Indie with Story of a Gladiator.
Dark Quest is a turn-based dungeon crawler where you command a party of heroes on an epic quest to defeat the dark sorcerer and his minions, and save the land from his dark magic.
Dark Quest 4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator.
A turn based dungeon crawler where you create a party of heroes to go on epic quests.
Blow it up
WHY THIS
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Blow it up is a physics destruction game. Unlock new bombs, explore the world and go on an epic journey of destruction.
Geometry Survivor
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Story of a Gladiator.
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator. Shares Action with Story of a Gladiator.
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Dominus Gladiatus
WHY THIS
Another title from Brain Seal Ltd, the studio behind Story of a Gladiator.
Build your Ludus. Train gladiators. Fight for glory. Dominus Gladiatus is a brutal gladiator management simulator where you recruit, train and equip gladiators before sending them into the arenas of ancient Rome.
Frequently asked about Story of a Gladiator
- Is Story of a Gladiator verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Story of a Gladiator is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Story of a Gladiator cost?
- Story of a Gladiator is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Story of a Gladiator have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Story of a Gladiator supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Story of a Gladiator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Story of a Gladiator are Just Beat Em Up : World of Fury, Shing!, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.
- Who developed Story of a Gladiator?
- Story of a Gladiator was developed by Brain Seal Ltd.
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