Arena Monarchy

Deep and engaging combat system begging for "one more battle". Nice character progression with a lot of viable options. A slice of management and crafting between battles make for a fun play loop. Looking forward to updates.

SO hardcore...but it's literally the only game I own where I laugh like a lunatic when I mess up or when my main character gets beheaded. The margins are so tight at the start though, even on the easiest setting, you miss one chance to collect loot because you got overexcited that you actually won with none of your squad dying and that's pretty much the end of your journey. Same thing if you lose more than one fighter in a 6 or even 12v12 battle - you simply can't afford to make mistakes early on and even later in the game losing a unit is punishing. That said I still love this game. The sense of achievement is worth the struggle. Something should be cheaper, I'm not sure what, maybe the basic food supplies or the lvl2 building upgrades. That's if you even live long enough to realise this.

the game is pretty good, the dev is a cool guy who works hard. Solid tactical RPG that might be a little more complex than is fun. would probably suggest you try "dead monarchy" (first game by the dev) first, and then move on to this if you like it

This continues to develop into a great series. It is extremely addictive. I now have 173 hours playing in just the last couple of weeks. If you like Ludus / Gladiatorial type games, you will love this one. For the price, it is a steal. There is a great online manual (accessible from the start menu) written by Kevin Zhang, the developer/publisher of this game. It explains all the fundamentals and also gives great advise on how to upgrade your gladiators. Easy to play, hard to master. This is a labor of love, made by an Indi dev. It's taken him 7 years to get this far, with Arena Monarchy following along after his first Steam game, Dead Monarchy. Kevin plans to roll the upgrades from this game back into Dead Monarchy and come up with an even better, more inpressive game over the coming months. Please support this Indi Dev!!!! Try it, you'll like it!

great game! this is one of the best gladiator management games around that ive played and i have maybe 6 such games in my library. has a small learning curve and u should expect some losses in early game but as your men get stronger, better equipped and your tactical knowledge increases, you will do a lot better and find a lot of enjoyment. dont forget to try the first game dead monarchy its awesome. both dead monarchy and arena monarchy are a strong recommend.

i love the main game and the Arena means more of the main game and super cool new weapons too try out too. i highly recommend both