I'm really impressed by this demo. I'm ready for this. Hell yeah, you have my attention. I don't really see anything to complain about. It's a tactical RPG Gladiator game that's just like one of the greatest Gladiator games ever made on the PlayStation 2.

Cover image via IGDB, © Daedalic Entertainment. · License: IGDB image hosting (editorial use)
TACTICAL RPG·TURN-BASED TACTICS·REL 2026.03.12
Bloodgrounds’26
The Consensus: Is It Worth Playing?
Bloodgrounds is a turn-based tactical RPG with roguelite and city management elements, developed by Exordium Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Players recruit and command gladiators in grid-based arena combat with permadeath while managing a city and pursuing revenge against a tyrannical emperor in a dark fantasy setting.
Streamer verdicts
One bucket per creator — explicit picks plus inferred reads from their quotes
No verdicts match your selected streamers.
SplatterCatGaming
This Gladiator Strategy RPG Has Me Very Excited! - BLOODGROUNDS
Review notes ·2
Verbatim quotes from indexed creators
No review notes match your selected streamers
// widen your creator filter to see more
SplatterCatGaming
37:03
positive
my closing thoughts about Bloodgrounds are that it's a really, really good game. It cleverly has a lot of ideas from games like Gladius, a lot of ideas from games like Dominus, a lot of ideas from games like Diablo. It mixes them together in a very, very satisfying mélange.
review
Watch on YouTube
1 earlier review from this creator
31:46
positive
review
Watch on YouTube
Streamer