Story of a Gladiator

Story of a Gladiator

Story of a Gladiator is a small arena beat ‘em-up game in which we try to avoid getting a bloody nose.

The story is told quite quickly: Our family and friends are killed by the Romans and we manage to escape so that we do not end up in slavery… or worse. Finally, we spend the day with fighting and drinking alcohol in the company of shady ladies - until one day we meet a famous gladiator who gives us some advice on how to become a great champion ourselves. And so our first fight of many begins in the arena…

Real player with 179.2 hrs in game


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The game is very fun and interesting, we definitely need more Gladiator games as there hasn’t been any good one’s in modern times, it’s very sad that such genre is not being looked into by developers and game studios. Ryse of Rome had gladiator mode, but it’s not like Gladiator Begins/Road to Colosseum. I am glad this game came out, and hopefully people show interest in this game, so we can get more of this genre.

As for the game

The game is very fun and actually very hard, my only issue with it is the lack of story and in depth customization, the game feels very limited in that aspect, it’s not even as good in terms of depth as sword and sandals to be honest. The graphics are amazing, the armour looks very nice, I just wish there was more depth to fight styles, weapon, character customization, story arc, training and maybe companions and such in fights. There is a lot the game can do, I played all the levels and have 3 stars in all of them, took me 9hrs total play time

Real player with 9.0 hrs in game

Story of a Gladiator on Steam

ArtFormer: Ancient Stories

ArtFormer: Ancient Stories

An original idea for graphic design, historical animated art is cool. I welcomed the opportunity to learn about the origin of the individual styles used, for example, where the original cave paintings were found. The game is well controlled, it is fun, it is intended for lovers of platformers, among whom he will definitely find his fans.

Real player with 13.2 hrs in game


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I dont know how about everyone else BUT my copy of that game is bugged and this is critical because i cant finish quest

oh you probably want to know why? BECAUSE QUEST AI IS DYING ON THE TRAP FOR PLAYER WHICH WAS PLACED BY DEVELOPERS and i lost half an hour to trying get through it but i failed (yes and thats mean replay,loading and reinstall)

UPDATE: Thanks to this Player: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198063948557

I was noticed that this bug that i have was patched and i should check it.

Real player with 10.8 hrs in game

ArtFormer: Ancient Stories on Steam

Shillelagh

Shillelagh

Got this game because I love devil daggers. The soundtrack is awesome and the gameplay has a really unique twist.

Real player with 4.3 hrs in game


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Overall, I feel the potential and the charm of this game are buried too deeply beneath absolutely horrible visual clarity and the frustration of, for a lack of better words, total bullshit deaths completely outside of player control.

Shillelagh is held back by issues that are few in number but quite significant in effect. My biggest frustration currently is that it seems everything in the game has collision and can push you around. The trees popping up, the spirits you launch at enemies, the little floating stone fragments that appear when enemies burst through the rock, and probably more. On the handful of runs I’ve tried, an enemy has killed me only once. Every other run I’ve had end did so due to a tree bursting up beneath me unexpectedly and shoving me off the arena with no chance for me to react, or a single, tiny out of place floating stone bumping me into a pit. I don’t feel like I died because I made a mistake - I died because of something stupid I have absolutely no ability to influence and no possible method of reacting to. It feels like shit and it’s rapidly killing my ability to enjoy the game even this early on.

Real player with 2.0 hrs in game

Shillelagh on Steam

The Frogs

The Frogs

Dionysus, the god of wine, is feeling somber. He’s turned some pirates into dolphins. He’s thrown a king or two into a cave. And now some other king in Thebes is talking smack. But none of that has cheered him up. It’s the playwrights the kids listen to these days.

Mumble poets and people using automatons to speak their lines… he’s sick of it. Back in his day the likes of Euripides could tear apart a stage and leave the crowd screaming for more. He’s decided it’s up to him to set things right.

The Frogs is a point-and-click adventure game based on the ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. It’s a hodgepodge of ancient wit, Pythonesque animation, Renaissance artwork, and public domain classical music all wrapped up in a ball of irreverent humor from a mind way too influenced by the likes of Terry Practhett and Jasper Fforde.

Still out to sea aboard the Cleisthenes and having just read Andromeda, Dionysus is pumped and ready to get back to his theater in Athens so he can get to work improving the world of the arts for the good of everyone. But we all know it can’t be that easy… he has to go through a lot of content to make it worth the asking price.

Features

  • Innovative Point-and-Click Interface

  • Ancient Humor Circa 405 BCE

  • Choices That Matter

  • Multiple Solutions to Puzzles

  • Renaissance Artwork

  • Classical Music

  • Hidden Optional Content

  • Tons Of Interactive Elements and NPCs

  • References So Niche You’ll Wonder Why I Bothered

  • Multiple Endings Whether Aristophanes Likes It Or Not

  • What’s He Gonna Do? Come Back From the Dead and Get Me?

The Frogs on Steam

Paper Shakespeare: Cthulhu Coriolanus

Paper Shakespeare: Cthulhu Coriolanus

BECOME A LEGEND.

General Caius “Coriolanus” Martius is one of Rome’s most feared warriors. So, you know, as this is a war story, that’s gonna have a happy ending. As a war story in Shakespeare Times™, it will 100% have a happier ending than any other happy ending.

Yes, that’s sarcasm.

Enemies are around every corner. Old vendettas lurk in every shadow. War is never over. Navigate Caius through this poorly-drawn (boy, that joke is really overused by now) visual novel of battle, betrayal, and choices that you have to make every so often that may or may not throw the story in a new direction. A direction that Shakespeare never intended. Scary, right? Total Death of the Author right here.

Navigate a weird lil’ adventure game of war and more war, and sometimes politics. The politics of - wait for it:

Modern Warfare.

  • As Caius, the choices you make in how exactly to respond to certain situations may open up other paths down the road

This is totally not a parody or a satire of anything.

50% of all sales go towards the Wounded Warrior Project and Feast of Crispian.

About the Wounded Warrior Project

Wounded Warrior Project is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services and events for wounded veterans of the military.

About Feast of Crispian

Feast Of Crispian is a non-profit organization that brings professional actors and veterans together to strengthen the emotional resources they need to overcome trauma and reintegration issues.

Paper Shakespeare: Cthulhu Coriolanus on Steam