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Story of a Gladiator cover art

Story of a Gladiator

Brain Seal Ltd · 2019-11-27

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 27, 2019 (Mac), Feb 26, 2020 (Android), Nov 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 27, 2019 (Xbox One), Nov 27, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Story of a Gladiator is an arena beat 'em up where you take the role of a man in search of his destiny. Fight against waves of enemies in the arena to earn coin and fame until you are strong enough to enter the colosseum and become champion.

Story of a Gladiator is an Action and Indie game released in 2019, estimated to have 20,000 .. 50,000 owners, priced at $10.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 218 reviews).

0
playing now
79%
positive of 218 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
4.23★
PlayStation Store rating (206 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$10.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 28% of 27,786 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.5k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 218 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$10.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.19 at Steam (2020-11-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 7 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120192026Week of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.99$2.192019-11-272026-10-102019-11-27 — best price $8.792020-01-23 — best price $6.592020-04-22 — best price $4.392020-07-25 — best price $5.492020-10-29 — best price $3.292020-11-25 — best price $4.392021-01-15 — best price $5.492021-03-16 — best price $5.492021-06-24 — best price $2.742021-10-28 — best price $2.192021-12-22 — best price $2.192022-02-09 — best price $5.492022-04-03 — best price $3.292022-06-24 — best price $4.392022-09-05 — best price $4.392022-11-22 — best price $4.392022-12-22 — best price $3.292023-02-22 — best price $5.492023-04-10 — best price $5.492023-06-29 — best price $3.292023-08-23 — best price $4.392023-11-21 — best price $4.392023-12-21 — best price $3.292024-03-14 — best price $4.392024-05-29 — best price $5.492024-08-12 — best price $5.492024-11-27 — best price $4.392025-02-10 — best price $5.492025-04-02 — best price $5.492025-06-27 — best price $4.392025-09-29 — best price $4.392025-12-18 — best price $3.292026-03-19 — best price $4.392026-06-08 — best price $5.492026-07-27 — best price $5.492026-09-12 — best price $10.992026-10-10 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
96.4%
earned "Enter Game"
16.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-12-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)8363%23
PS4 (PlayStation)4498%20
Steam (Steam)3713%23
PS4 (PlayStation)28311%20
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DGoreRomeIndieActionArcadeFightingStylized2D FighterHand-drawn

Census log

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

Recent updates

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