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Ludus

Cheesecake Dev · 2020-02-20

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 20, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome.

Ludus is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 887 reviews).

4
playing now
69%
positive of 888 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 888 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.29 at Fanatical (2024-11-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 28 of 37 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
525220202026Week of 2020-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
912Feb 2020Jul 2026Feb 2020 — avg 91 · peak 177Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 19Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 12Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 11 · peak 55Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 10 · peak 53Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2023 — avg 16 · peak 76Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 26Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 29Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 25
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.492020-02-202026-08-032020-02-20 — best price $8.692020-06-08 — best price $9.992020-07-14 — best price $9.992020-08-23 — best price $8.992020-09-15 — best price $9.992020-10-11 — best price $7.342020-11-03 — best price $9.992020-11-26 — best price $7.342021-01-06 — best price $9.992021-02-03 — best price $9.992021-02-28 — best price $9.992021-03-28 — best price $9.992021-04-25 — best price $9.992021-05-21 — best price $7.162021-06-17 — best price $9.992021-08-05 — best price $8.992021-09-12 — best price $7.342021-10-29 — best price $7.342021-12-16 — best price $8.992022-02-12 — best price $7.342022-04-18 — best price $9.992022-06-01 — best price $8.992022-08-15 — best price $9.992022-12-14 — best price $8.992023-04-03 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $3.492024-02-26 — best price $9.992024-07-26 — best price $9.992024-11-01 — best price $2.992025-02-03 — best price $7.342025-05-19 — best price $2.492025-10-13 — best price $2.492026-02-09 — best price $2.492026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-08-03 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "Fisherman"
45.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)34720%15

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

Player tags

RPGGoreRomeFunnyIndieActionViolentStrategyAdventureHistorical

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.