Games Like Ludus

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Rome 54.2% ★, Historical 12.1%, Open World 10.2%, Strategy 9%, Action 4%

Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!

Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Management 17.4%, Economy 10.2%, Open World 9.3%, Adventure 6.2%

Age of Gladiators II: Rome 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. Build your story. Build your empire.

Why similar: Rome 53.7% ★, Management 10.6%, RPG 9%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 8.3%

Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.

Why similar: Rome 63.6% ★, Gore 14.8%, RPG 11.9%, Historical 4.8%, Indie 2.5%

Summa Expeditionis is a colony sim and base building game set in ancient Roman Empire. Follow the career of a Roman soldier from Legionnaire to Centurion. Build and manage your camp, recruit more soldiers and face the barbarians for the glory of Rome.

Why similar: Rome 51.5% ★, Management 12.1%, Historical 10.8%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8%

Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.

Why similar: Simulation 25.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Management 14.5%, Historical 9.7%, RPG 7.6%

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

Why similar: Rome 38.7% ★, Gore 14.8%, Historical 9.4%, Simulation 9%, RPG 8.1%

"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.

Why similar: Rome 46.1% ★, Management 11.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Historical 9.4%, Strategy 8.8%

Gladius is an immersive VR sword fighting game set in ancient Rome. As a gladiator, you will choose your weapons, train against different enemies, and finally fight for your freedom in an epic battle against the mightiest warriors and mythical creatures of the time. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.

Why similar: Rome 46.3% ★, Gore 17.9%, Violent 17%, Historical 7.1%, Action 4.3%

Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?

Why similar: RPG 25.7%, Simulation 21.3%, Open World 17.5%, Action 10%, Funny 9.1%

Gladiators: Survival in Rome is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and active city building. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests & dungeons, continuous progression, seasonal events and lots of spear poking.

Why similar: Rome 65.4% ★, Historical 14.6%, RPG 8.2%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.6%

At the farthest reaches of the empire, a new Roman city is born! Manage and grow your city, please the gods, and survive against barbarians and mythological threats to achieve Roman Triumph!

Why similar: Rome 59.3% ★, Management 11.3%, Simulation 9.7%, Open World 9.6%, Strategy 8.6%

A gladiator management sim. Recruit unique gladiators, train them, equip them, hire staff, manage finances, build prestige, develop traits and stat-based skills, and let real-time arena battles decide your rise.

Why similar: Rome 48% ★, Management 16.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Historical 8.4%

The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

Why similar: Historical 21.1%, Management 17.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Economy 15.2%, Strategy 14.2%

Based on the epic Gladiator movies and games of the past, I,Gladiator brings you the true feeling of gladiatorial combat. Punch them, kick them, hit them, stun them, impale them, dismember them, burn them, destroy them!

Why similar: RPG 40.6%, Action 27.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 13.6%

Rise through the ranks and lead your band of Gladiators to glory. Can you build the ultimate fighting force and a kingdom to rule all! Be careful who you trust. Becoming a Gladiator Trainer isn't easy.

Why similar: RPG 21.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Open World 14%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 11.1%

Unforgiving boss fights. Gory pixels. Glorious fast-paced gladiatorial action-combat. Analyze your opponents weakness, adapt your strategy and colour the sands with the blood of your enemies.

Why similar: Rome 49.5% ★, Violent 14.7%, Historical 10.5%, Gore 10.3%, Difficult 6.8%

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.

Why similar: Rome 60.3% ★, Management 12.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 8.3%, RPG 6.8%

Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.

Why similar: Rome 60.7% ★, Historical 12.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Economy 8.7%, Strategy 6.6%

Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.

Why similar: Open World 16.8%, RPG 16.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 15%, Historical 14.6%

Ephesus is an exploration and survival game adorned with a unique story. Write your own destiny through the West Aegean Coast of the glorious Roman Empire. While you're on the path, don't forget to stay alive!

Why similar: Simulation 27.6%, RPG 21.5%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 12%, First-Person 8.7%

Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!

Why similar: Rome 55.9% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 6.4%

Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.

Why similar: Simulation 18.8%, RPG 17.6%, Strategy 17.1%, Historical 16.1%, Action 9.9%

Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game. This is a life simulator. The main objective is to enjoy what you are doing.

Why similar: Simulation 25%, Gore 14.8%, Open World 14.8%, Violent 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%

A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

Why similar: Management 35.1%, RPG 26.9%, Strategy 26%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...

Why similar: Rome 47.4% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Historical 12.9%, Simulation 9.4%, RPG 5.9%

Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: Simulation 34.5%, Management 31.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 7.3%

Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!

Why similar: Management 27.7%, Simulation 24.5%, Economy 24.3%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 9.5%

Lead. Fight. Win.

Why similar: Rome 45% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Action 9.8%, Indie 5.9%

Blackthorn Arena is a strategy/management sim with a real-time/turn based combat system, set in a world of mythical monsters and classic fantasy races. Play as the master of Blackthorn Arena, train your slaves into gladiators, forge them into your champions, and send them to fight for your glory!

Why similar: Management 23.5%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 18.5%, Open World 14.5%, Difficult 13.7%

Lost Artifacts — Restore the ancient city and defeat the dark priest!

Why similar: Management 26.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Gore 14%, Action 11.2%, Simulation 11.1%

Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.

Why similar: Simulation 25.7%, Open World 23.8%, RPG 21.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%

Shieldwall is a funny third-person tactical battle simulator with strategy elements. It allows you to feel like a squad leader right on the battlefield.

Why similar: Rome 53.3% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Historical 10.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Action 5.4%

Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.

Why similar: Historical 38.2%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 19%, RPG 13.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%

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.

Why similar: Rome 58.6% ★, Historical 13.1%, Simulation 9%, Management 9%, RPG 8.4%

Valand is a Viking Age city builder. With your own strength you have to rebuild the whole settlement and bring it to prosperity.

Why similar: Historical 27.8%, Simulation 27.7%, Management 15.8%, Economy 15.2%, Action 13.5%

Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.

Why similar: Simulation 23.8%, Management 20.1%, Open World 17.9%, RPG 15%, Strategy 11.6%

Builders of Egypt is a city-building economic strategy taking place in the Nile Valley. Immerse yourself in a world full of pyramids, where you will become a part of the ancient world. Create history, be history!

Why similar: Historical 19.6%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 15%, Management 14%, Economy 12.6%

Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!

Why similar: Rome 52.9% ★, Historical 11.9%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Economy 8.3%

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?

Why similar: Rome 57% ★, Historical 12.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%, RPG 8%

Ready to transform from Broke to Rich while forging your real estate empire? Start small, strategize for tycoon status. Engage with diverse NPC clients, oversee properties from affordable to luxurious, and conquer challenges. Ready to dominate the real estate world?

Why similar: Simulation 27.4%, RPG 25.3%, Management 22.2%, First-Person 9.6%, Funny 8.1%

Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.

Why similar: Management 26.8%, Simulation 24.5%, Strategy 20%, RPG 18.5%, Indie 7.2%

Pax Romana: Romulus is an RPG/Adventure game that takes the mythological story of Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of Rome, on a different fiction. In the meantime, let the players create their own farm and design home.

Why similar: Rome 57.9% ★, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Historical 8%, Indie 6.7%

A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!

Why similar: Historical 26.9%, Simulation 23.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.5%

Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.

Why similar: Rome 73% ★, Management 10.4%, RPG 8.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.

Why similar: Simulation 21.4%, Economy 21%, Management 19.6%, Open World 14.5%, First-Person 7.5%

Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.

Why similar: Rome 59.6% ★, Historical 12%, Simulation 9.9%, Economy 9.2%, Strategy 8.2%

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: Rome 62.1% ★, Historical 15.9%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 3.8%, Difficult 2.9%

Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

Why similar: Simulation 23.6%, Management 22.6%, Strategy 18.3%, RPG 11.5%, Economy 9.5%

"Slaves of Rome" is a new adult sex game with strong BDSM elements. Play a slave trainer in ancient Rome - buy slaves, teach them the right way to F#$k a Roman!

Why similar: Rome 56.1% ★, Historical 13.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Open World 8.7%, RPG 8.5%

KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.

Why similar: Open World 23.2%, RPG 17.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 7.2%

Manage your own speakeasy hidden from prying eyes during Prohibition. Experiment with recipes, perfect the quality of your spirits, and transform your bar into an elegant, unique venue. Combine craftsmanship, optimization, and decoration to offer your guests an unforgettable experience.

Why similar: Historical 19.1%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Economy 15.8%, Strategy 13.6%

Use your skills in looting, fighting, exploring and base building to survive and progress in Warlocks world.

Why similar: Action 31.9%, Adventure 28.5%, First-Person 16.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.

Why similar: Gore 39.4%, Action 20.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Indie 13.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

Why similar: Management 21.6%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Economy 14%, Open World 13.4%

Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

Why similar: Management 36.2%, Simulation 33%, Action 13.7%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 6%

In Laundry Store Simulator, you'll start small and work your way up, upgrading your equipment, designing a stylish store, and expanding your services! Are you ready to own the best Laundry Store in the world?

Why similar: Management 27%, Simulation 25.4%, Economy 21.7%, Funny 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%

Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!

Why similar: Historical 24.2%, Simulation 17.6%, Management 16.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Economy 13.1%