Arena Victus

A Roman Deck-Builder Roguelike

Choose thy gladiator, draft thy deck, and conquer the Colosseum. A free browser deck-builder roguelike set in ancient Rome, in the spirit of Slay the Spire but with a multi-gladiator party where each fighter carries its own energy.

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Four Gladiator Classes

• Murmillo — Defensive Tank. Stacks Block, holds the line, punishes greed.
• Retiarius — Control / Disabler. Entangles enemies and drowns them in poison.
• Sagittarius — Glass Cannon. Bow and arrows; strikes any zone from behind allies.
• Provocator — Hybrid Bleed. Stacks Bleed, builds Frenzy, fights like a wolf.

What's Inside

• 4 gladiator classes, each with 70+ hand-painted class cards (300+ total).
• 4 written 3-act narrative campaigns, each ending in a legendary relic.
• 65+ relics, 40+ events, 12 status mechanics, a per-gladiator energy system.
• Ascension 1–20 difficulty, daily & weekly challenges, async Score Battles, Endless Coliseum.
• Free, no download, no install. Plays in the browser on desktop and mobile.

Narrative Campaigns

• The Shield of Rome — the Murmillo's three betrayals.
• The Tide of Triumph — the Retiarius walks with Neptune.
• The Eye of Apollo — the Sagittarius between two gods.
• The Blade Eternal — the Provocator's path to Death's door.

Begin a run → One run, about fifteen minutes. The sand is waiting.