Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting
VR sword fighting against Roman warriors, animals, and mythical creatures
VirtualAge · Released Oct 29, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 311
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jul 8, 2023
What is Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting?
A first-person VR combat game set in ancient Rome, where you play a gladiator fighting for freedom. You swing weapons, block with a sword or shield, and shoot a bow in a seven-day Colosseum campaign, arena challenges, or customizable training fights.
For you if...
- +you enjoy physically active games that reward practiced swordplay
- +you want community mods with unusual weapons and arenas
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fighting games without gore or dismemberment
- −you want to fight other players in multiplayer
What players say
71% of 311 reviews are positive
Players praise the weapon variety and Roman gladiator atmosphere. Recent negative reviews describe the combat as awkward and unpolished.
Screenshots and trailer
Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting system requirements
Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting?
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- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 or newer
- Processor
- Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- Notes
- HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer, 1x USB 2.0 or greater port
Does Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, VR
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain.
Does Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- VR
- Gore
- Violent
- Swordplay
- Action
- Rome
- Indie
- Fighting
- Adventure
- 3D Fighter
- Sandbox
- Dungeon Crawler
- Hack and Slash
- Historical
- Combat
- Medieval
Recent updates
- Nov 9, 2022 · Patch 1.02 live!
- Oct 29, 2022 · Gladius v1.0 is live!
- Dec 13, 2019 · Update 1.30 - Day 7: Pharaoh Palace
- Jan 26, 2019 · Update 1.29 - Day 7: Mount Olympus!
- Sep 2, 2018 · Update 1.28 - Fixes, difficulty adjustments and improvements