A deep management strategy sim blending political intrigue and character-driven narrative. Acquire and train gladiators with unique backstories and skills, manage your ludus from resources to staff, and navigate a world of political maneuvering and sabotage. Every choice leads to glory or ruin.

You are the dominus of a rising gladiator school in a world ruled by steel and spectacle. Gladiatorum: Sacramentum is a deep, complex simulation where every scar tells a story, every decision echoes through blood, and where you forge the next legends of the arena.This isn’t just about the fight. It’s about survival, loyalty, and power. Your choices shape not only the fate of gladiators, but the destiny of your entire ludus. <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/c8f142106dde4a19bbadf8416022e664.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 />Train titans. Build trust. Survive the games.Recruit and shape your gladiators across multiple classes, each with their own strengths, favored attributes, and unique background. <ul class="bb_ul"><li>Unlock new fighting styles by expanding your armory</li><li>Keep them healthy and sharp with smart management: rations, fatigue, condition, morale, injuries</li><li>Shape their path as gladiators enter with unique backstories, strengths, and favored attributes</li></ul>Every day is a test of discipline and survival. But the arena is only the beginning.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/e4678d211e5b2e900edc4841c1580b9a.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 /> Steel wins battles. Reputation wins Rome.<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Negotiate and compete with powerful NPCs: praetors, senators, magistrates, merchants, local politicians, patrons</li><li>Maintain relationships and reputation: better ties bring invitations, gifts, or secret missions</li><li>Uncover plots and secrets with agents skilled in scouting, spying, and rival sabotage</li></ul>Glory opens doors. Disgrace closes them<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/6e009a8fbd8287da4b790b77118d4a6c.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 /> Train and recover your gladiators through systems that reward foresight and investment:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Armory: unlock training equipment to access new classes</li><li>Baths: improve recovery of condition and morale via tiered upgrades</li><li>Ration hall: manage nutrition to boost daily output and long-term development</li><li>Infirmary: stabilize, heal, and reduce death risk after brutal matches</li></ul>Every upgrade has an upkeep. Every decision has a price.Deep staff management:You’ll manage more than gladiators:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Medics, to reduce downtime and increase survival rates</li><li>Cooks, to optimize nutrition and morale</li><li>Trainers, to accelerate stat development</li><li>Agents, for scouting, influence, and behind-the-scenes intelligence</li></ul>Your ludus is more than gladiators: it's a machine of survival and ambition.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/fcc3ced590ba3398dee12af85f52e47b.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 />Please the crowd. Or suffer.The crowd system reacts to each fight. Put on a show, and you’ll earn bonuses, sponsorship, and influence. Bore them, and your fame will wither.Gladiators can rise to fame or fall to disgrace. Their name may be whispered across Rome or forgotten in the sand.Backstories that shape the arenaEach gladiator is generated with a unique backstory, which can lead to:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Emergent event chains</li><li>Personal requests or dilemmas</li><li>Shifts in loyalty and morale</li><li>NPC interventions or outcomes (planned)</li></ul>Gladiators can rise to immortality or fall forgotten into the sand.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/0ad4dbc28795ea0da3e1e6a51c9dbb0f.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 />✅ Multi-layered gladiator management with progression, injury, and death✅ Backstories with emergent event trees and relationship outcomes✅ Tactical resource planning: condition, morale, loyalty, fatigue, food, medical care✅ Unlockable infrastructure: armory, baths, infirmary, ration hall, outpost✅ Crowd engagement system that influences fame and income✅ NPC relationship system✅ Branching events with multi-step outcomes tied to NPC standing, gladiator loyalty, and school prestige✅ Pre-fight speeches where your words sway a gladiator’s morale, sharpening his blade or sealing his fate✅ Agents, plots, hidden rivalries, and scouting✅ Distinct UI designed for depth and clarity✅ Inspired by Football Manager, Darkest Dungeon, Crusader KingsAnd much more is planned, with additional features and depth to be revealed as development progresses.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/2810ee19cce5a11784b552f7ee42e038.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 />Gladiatorum: Sacramentum is currently in early development.  Built by a very small team, we’re focused on creating a solid core of systems around gladiator training, management, and tactical depth.This is an ambitious project developed step by step as we want to build a game designed for longevity and depth. Not all systems will be available from day one, but our vision includes a fully interconnected world of loyalty, betrayal, and ambition - and we’re just getting started.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3913930/extras/8ff18847c84d37ff18e414348fc0f033.avif?t=1769505587" width=900 height=66 />Follow development and help shape the game — join our Discord and wishlist now.

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