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Space Gladiators

Hand-drawn roguelite platformer with randomized rooms and arena fights

Blobfish · Released Mar 10, 2021

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Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 456
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Mar 10, 2021
Minimum PC
128MB
4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Space Gladiators?

This hand-drawn 2D roguelite platformer follows a prisoner forced to fight for aliens on Tartarus. In runs assembled from randomly selected rooms, you dodge traps and monsters, fight arena opponents for items and coins, and choose between easier and harder paths.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult side-scrolling fights and boss battles
  • +you like choosing riskier routes for better rewards
  • +you appreciate goofy characters in an alien setting

Not for you if...

  • −you want fixed levels instead of randomized runs
  • −you avoid permadeath and starting over after failure

What players say

90% of 456 reviews are positive

Players praise the goofy tone, while some say items accumulate too slowly.

How many players finish Space Gladiators?

16% of Steam players have unlocked «Freedom at Last», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Space Gladiators system requirements

Minimum: 128MB, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7+
Processor
2 Ghz
Graphics
128MB
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
Notes
Might have to tweak settings for better performance

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel i5+
Graphics
GeForce GTX 560
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
Notes
Controller and 1080p resolution recommended

Does Space Gladiators have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Space Gladiators run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
110
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Turkish.

Does Space Gladiators use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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