Rune Coliseum
Turn-based gladiator strategy RPG with queued combat and base building
Rafale Software · Released Sep 23, 2024 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 1,049
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 35 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 10
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 15, 2026
What is Rune Coliseum?
In this single-player strategy RPG, you manage gladiators competing in elimination tournaments. Queue weapon and magic actions for turn-based clashes, then use battle resources to recruit and train fighters and develop a base.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning combat moves several steps ahead
- +you like managing fighters across repeated tournaments
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quick fights without planning action sequences
- −you want combat systems you can grasp immediately
What players say
81% of 1,049 reviews are positive · 74% of 35 in the last 30 days
Players praise the depth of combat and the variety of weapon and character builds. They complain that unclear tutorials, interface text, and English translation make the systems hard to understand; some say a recent overhaul made progression more confusing.
Screenshots and trailer
Rune Coliseum system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 and above
- Processor
- Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 8.0a
- Notes
- Recommend using an SSD
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Display output not correctly scaled
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
Tags
- Early Access
- Turn-Based Combat
- Deckbuilding
- Strategy RPG
- RPG
- Base Building
- Card Battler
- Roguelike
- 2D Fighter
- Card Game
- Spectacle fighter
- Replay Value
- Fighting
- Perma Death
- Roguelite
- Turn-Based Tactics
Recent updates
- Sep 15, 2026 · HOTFIX EA-V5-0915-0025
- Sep 9, 2026 · Version Patch EA_V5_0908_1258
- Sep 7, 2026 · Hotfix-EA-V5-00907-0134
- Sep 6, 2026 · Version Patch V5-0829-2241
- Aug 22, 2026 · Version Patch V5-0721-2207
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