Gladiator Manager is a turn-based management simulation game set in the corrupt and intriguing arena system of ancient Rome. You take on the role of a Lanista, a manager of gladiators, with the goal of leveling up your fighters, managing your estate, and ultimately ascending to become the finest in Rome. The game emphasizes smart decisions over quick reflexes, with tactical auto-battles that reward your strategic preparation.
Your journey involves much more than just fighting. You must hire and train gladiators, each with unique traits, and carefully manage their skills, injuries, and even their egos. Winning matches earns you influence, which unlocks better gear and entry into tougher tournaments. However, the stakes are high; a loss could mean your best fighters are gone forever. To get ahead, you can also engage in underhanded tactics like bribing, scouting, sabotaging, or assassinating your rivals.
The game is packed with deep management and strategic features:
- Deep Gladiator Management: Hire gladiators with unique traits, train their skills, and customize their gear, techniques, and loyalty.
- Tactical Auto-Battles: Plan your technique-based combat strategies and watch them unfold. Your preparation is what determines victory.
- Strategic Resource Management: Manage your resources, influence, and roster of fighters to grow your estate and build out your influence skill tree.
- Roguelike Progression: Face increasing challenges as you die, restart, and ascend to insane difficulty levels.
- Quests and Events: Undertake various quests, survive raids on your estate, and make hard calls that will shape your path to glory.
- Unlockable Content: Earn gems by completing in-game achievements to unlock new weapons, tournaments, buildings, quests, and other features.