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Ludus Mortis

68k Studios · 2024-03-06

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 06, 2024 (Linux), Mar 06, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Ludus Mortis is an Indie and RPG game released in 2024, priced at $17.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (87% of 99 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-15

87%
positive of 99 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

Rome, 4th Century AD. Over the last few decades the Senate has become corrupt and has progressively lost power and influence, while the Emperor Diocletian and his army ruled unchallenged outside the eternal city. Seeking to return to a dominant position, the members of the Roman Senate decide to use necromancy to increase their power, creating an army of undead and demons to fight against imperial soldiers. By waging war on its own emperor, the Senate has caused a rift in the Roman population, which slowly began to live in fear. Year after year the armies of undead summoned by the Senate ha(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 99 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.39-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.39-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2026-03-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 58 of 80 observed days · $0.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320232026Week of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$17.99$4.492023-09-292026-10-152023-09-29 — best price $15.292023-11-13 — best price $15.292023-12-12 — best price $17.992024-01-19 — best price $15.292024-02-28 — best price $15.292024-04-15 — best price $15.292024-05-27 — best price $15.292024-06-27 — best price $14.392024-08-19 — best price $17.992024-09-30 — best price $14.392024-10-23 — best price $17.992024-11-21 — best price $11.692024-12-12 — best price $8.992025-01-16 — best price $17.992025-02-13 — best price $8.992025-03-19 — best price $8.992025-04-23 — best price $7.192025-05-26 — best price $7.192025-06-18 — best price $7.192025-07-28 — best price $7.192025-08-24 — best price $17.992025-09-17 — best price $7.192025-10-09 — best price $7.192025-11-13 — best price $7.192025-12-11 — best price $5.392026-01-19 — best price $5.392026-03-02 — best price $5.392026-03-19 — best price $4.492026-04-14 — best price $5.752026-05-16 — best price $17.992026-06-25 — best price $5.392026-08-24 — best price $5.392026-09-15 — best price $5.392026-09-20 — best price $5.392026-09-25 — best price $5.392026-09-30 — best price $5.392026-10-05 — best price $5.392026-10-10 — best price $17.992026-10-15 — best price $5.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Italian, French

Player tags

RPGCRPGGoreRomeIndie1990'sHorrorHand-drawnOld SchoolDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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