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Swords and Sandals Classic Collection cover art

Swords and Sandals Classic Collection

Whiskeybarrel Studios · eGames.com · 2019-04-18

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureCasualRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 18, 2019 (Mac), Apr 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"Gladiator, gladiator, gladiator, Swords and Sandals, Gladiatorrrrr!"You grew up playing the legendary Swords and Sandals turn based combat game series. These games have been played over half a billion times. Swords and Sandals is nostalgia, Swords and Sandals is life.

29
playing now
93%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

29 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 29 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 237 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 75k–181k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,009 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-30%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.99-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2024-08-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 28 of 50 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
767620192026Week of 2019-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

76112026-08-07 00:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 37 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 66 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 53 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 69 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 59 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 28 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 27 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 48 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 39 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 52 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 46 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 54 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 76 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 21 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 50 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 58 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 29 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.992019-04-192026-08-302019-04-19 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $7.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $6.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $6.992022-03-28 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-10-02 — best price $9.992024-02-12 — best price $6.992024-04-08 — best price $9.992024-08-22 — best price $6.992024-09-30 — best price $6.992024-11-12 — best price $6.992024-12-12 — best price $6.992025-01-23 — best price $9.992025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-04-11 — best price $9.992025-05-11 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $6.992025-08-14 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $6.992025-10-15 — best price $6.992025-11-25 — best price $6.992026-01-15 — best price $6.992026-03-19 — best price $6.992026-04-17 — best price $9.992026-05-20 — best price $6.992026-06-17 — best price $6.992026-08-01 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $6.992026-08-30 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
63.8%
earned "You'll Regret This!"
15.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,5255%74

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

Player tags

2DRPGGoreFunnyActionCasualComedyStrategyAdventureBoard Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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