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A Legionary's Life

Alessandro Roberti · 2019-09-25

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.

A Legionary's Life is an Indie, RPG game released in 2019, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 2496 reviews).

15
playing now
87%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 62k–150k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,496 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at GOG (2021-12-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 4 of 55 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12412420192026Week of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2222026-09-15 02:00 — 11 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
832Apr 2019Aug 2026Apr 2019 — avg 7 · peak 28Jul 2019 — avg 11 · peak 37Oct 2019 — avg 62 · peak 202Jan 2020 — avg 31 · peak 66Apr 2020 — avg 32 · peak 66Jul 2020 — avg 32 · peak 67Oct 2020 — avg 24 · peak 51Jan 2021 — avg 26 · peak 52Apr 2021 — avg 20 · peak 45Jul 2021 — avg 24 · peak 68Oct 2021 — avg 13 · peak 29Jan 2022 — avg 23 · peak 64Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 37Jul 2022 — avg 17 · peak 41Oct 2022 — avg 11 · peak 27Jan 2023 — avg 13 · peak 38Apr 2023 — avg 11 · peak 24Jul 2023 — avg 15 · peak 33Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 30Jan 2024 — avg 18 · peak 46Apr 2024 — avg 14 · peak 29Jul 2024 — avg 24 · peak 63Oct 2024 — avg 25 · peak 65Jan 2025 — avg 17 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 24Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 35Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 25Jan 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25Apr 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$3.992019-04-202026-10-142019-04-20 — best price $7.992020-06-29 — best price $6.792020-12-16 — best price $5.992021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-05-07 — best price $7.992021-09-06 — best price $5.192021-12-01 — best price $7.992022-01-27 — best price $3.992022-05-02 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $7.992022-09-16 — best price $3.992022-12-01 — best price $7.992023-03-14 — best price $7.992023-05-13 — best price $3.992023-09-25 — best price $3.992023-11-29 — best price $7.992024-03-14 — best price $3.992024-09-26 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-08-31 — best price $7.992026-09-05 — best price $7.992026-09-10 — best price $7.992026-09-15 — best price $7.992026-09-20 — best price $7.992026-09-25 — best price $7.992026-09-30 — best price $7.992026-10-05 — best price $7.992026-10-10 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
90.4%
earned "Carthago Nova"
37.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0186%40

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGWarRomeRetroHistoricalOld SchoolRogue-likeRogue-liteText-BasedTurn-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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