Bloodgrounds

Bloodgrounds

Exordium Games · 2026 · Turn-Based Tactics, Rome, Turn-Based Combat, Perma Death, RPG

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About Bloodgrounds


Lead your team of Gladiators in turn-based arena battles, recruiting, training, and sometimes sacrificing them for glory. But remember, your Gladiators are mortal - If they fall in battle, they are lost forever... though their legacy will live on.

As a noble heir, you'll manage your city by unlocking, constructing, and upgrading buildings that provide new services and mechanics to aid you on your bloody quest for vengeance.

You fought tooth and nail for survival, driven by a burning hatred and a thirst for justice. Now, as a wealthy patron and a gladiator trainer, you plot your revenge against the tyrannical Emperor who stole your freedom and murdered your father. But the path to redemption is fraught with peril, and you must navigate a treacherous world filled with deception and danger.

Recruit new allies and expand your gladiator team to climb the ranks of the brutal tournaments. Each victory brings you closer to the grand Capitol, where your ultimate target - the Emperor, lost in his madness - awaits on his throne.

Before each battle, assemble a team of gladiators from various classes: physical, ranged, or magical. Will you pay gold, duel them, or show mercy in the arena to recruit them?

Level them up, increase their stats, and learn new abilities to ensure they're battle-ready. Don't forget to address any negative statuses or traumas, and equip them with shiny new weapons, armor, and consumables.

Use powerful Deity abilities to aid your Gladiators in battle, or make a shady deal with a local crime lord to sabotage your enemies before the battle even begins.

Combat unfolds in turn-based battles on a grid, where units act in order of initiative. Strategically move your gladiators, attack, and position them to outsmart and outmaneuver your opponents.

Use your action points wisely - unleash powerful weapon or class abilities, make use of items like potions and magical scrolls, or set traps on the ground to catch enemies off guard.

Win the favor of the audience by fulfilling their bloodthirsty wishes and reap rewards after each battle. But beware - permadeath is on. If a gladiator falls, they and their equipment are lost forever, adding high stakes to every decision.

You’ve inherited an estate overlooking the desolate coastal city of Marevento, and the city’s future now rests in your hands.

Between battles, use your hard-earned gold to build and upgrade city buildings, unlocking new tools and services to aid you in your quest for vengeance. From the infirmary, where your gladiators can recover, to the bustling market for trading items, and even a grand monument to honor fallen gladiators.

Defeat each region’s Arena Champion to advance the age and access powerful new buildings and items.
Are you ready to rise to the challenge and carve your name into history?

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 29, 2026
I like this game quite a lot, love tactical battles and the presentation.
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Recommended Jun 27, 2026
I love the system of trying to appeal to the crowd, makes each fight more fun trying to get as much gold as possible. Overall really fun game. Very similar to The Last Spell (without the aspect of fighting hordes) and honestly I love it. It's a really great design to just fight gladiator battles with only a handful of strong enemies. One downside is the artsyle. I love pixelated art, but here it's way too blurry. Everything kind of just melts together too much. Each character and object should be more refined to prevent blending into the terrain too. Everything is too shiny and blurry.
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Recommended Jul 10, 2026
Only played a bit of the game but really enjoying it so far, feels like a gladiator style battle brothers with a bit more graphic appeal, also shares some aspects of "we who are about to die" very good game look forward to progression
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 5, 2026
Like a mini game of xcom. But without all the painful stuff. The missions go quick and the base/strategy side has no time pressures. Units have a good variety of powers. Keyboard/Mouse controls are very good. Controller is horrible to use with it, mostly unplayable due to everything taking so long to do.
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Recommended Jul 4, 2026
Amazing game with a charming art style and genuinely fun gameplay! For me the visuals are AMAZING, the mechanics are enjoyable, and it's so easy to get immersed in the experience. I had a great time playing and would definitely recommend it. It would be even better if future updates added more minigames or more adventure storyline, giving players even more content to explore and enjoy.
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Not recommended Jul 5, 2026
The concept is cool, but gameplay loop gets bland and repetitive very fast

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