Arena Monarchy is a gladiator management game with a heavy focus on turn-based combat. Collect loot, theorycraft builds, upgrade your ludus and become champion!
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The combat system of Dead Monarchy has been greatly expanded in Arena Monarchy to the point where there are more than double the amount of weapon abilities and perks. As such, I would like to work directly with the players to help improve and balance the combat.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Arena Monarchy will most likely only be in early access for less than a year. The scope for Arena Monarchy is a lot more refined with the main focus being on combat.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“I plan to implement all the legendary champions of the arena. Aside from the legendary champions and the new loot that I plan to implement for the legendary champions, there are plans for buildings to be visually unique depending on the upgrade, currently there are no visual changes. The only other thing that may change would be the potential balancing done to the combat system as a result of player feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Overall, the game is about 80% complete. All the weapon abilities and perks are already implemented. The same goes for all the loot (helmets, armor, weapons). Aside from the legendary champions, all the other enemy factions have already been implemented. You can play all the way up to the "local championship" and fight against endgame enemies and acquire endgame loot. It is just the step after the "local championship" matches (legendary champions) that have not been implemented yet.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will increase slightly after full release when free post-release content gets added to the game.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Just like I did in Dead Monarchy, I will be extremely attentive to all feedback provided by the community. Whether it is positive or negative, I value all player feedback.”
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About This Game

Arena Monarchy is set in the same world as Dead Monarchy. This is a challenging game with no handholding, the inevitable mistakes that you will make will become part of the learning experience. This is a game that requires you to actually think, to plan several steps ahead and to come to terms with loss. It is also a game that costs about as much as a coffee but if you are willing to look hard enough, it is a game with a frightening amount of depth just below the surface.

Arena Monarchy Features

  • Manage a ludus and personally lead your gladiators in the arena. You are a desperate lanista, every fight could be your last. It is game over if your player character dies in combat.

  • Lead up to 12 gladiators during combat. Supports both manual saving and ironman mode. Death is permanent for your fellow gladiators.

  • Survive in an anachronistic world inspired by ancient and medieval history. Weapons and armor are loosely inspired by real world civilizations.

  • Collect over 500+ pieces of equipment, consisting of visually unique helmets, armor, trinkets and rings. 6 tiers of quality for helmets and armor.

  • Light, medium and heavy armor types that change your fighting style. Hunt for masterwork equipment that has unique effects and much higher stats to turn your gladiators into champions.

  • Master 35 melee weapon types, 5 shield types and 1 ranged weapon type. Gladiators have backgrounds assigned to them which determine what weapon type they will be proficient with. Collect over 250+ visually unique weapons. Just like with the helmets and amors, there are 6 tiers of weapon quality with acquiring rare masterwork weapons as the ultimate goal.

  • A combined total of 500 abilities and perks. Each weapon type is entirely unique with its own weapon abilities and upgrades. Specialize your gladiators by focusing on weapon abilities or round out your gladiators with general perks. Once you are familiar with the combat system, go even further and combine weapon abilities and general perks together in the same build and swap between two weapon types to create hybrid fighting styles.

  • Over 35 factions to fight against with their own fighting styles and visually unique unit designs.

  • The new weapon abilities greatly expand upon the combat system from Dead Monarchy which already featured an elevation system that affects hit chance, as well as counter attacks, attacks of opportunity, ranged combat and a flanking system where unit positioning actually matters.

  • 8 upgradable buildings, each with their own unique effects which creates an additional layer of strategy. Balance between investing directly into the infrastructure of your ludus and upgrading your gladiators.

Solo Indie Developer

This game has been developed by a solo developer. As a commitment to remain transparent to my fellow gamers, Arena Monarchy in some ways can be seen as a standalone expansion to Dead Monarchy or a spin-off title. That being said, I wholeheartedly believe that I have created enough new content to justify the price.

Cheers,

Kevin.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

There are ways to trigger decapitations and crush heads during combat. Some character biographies allude to sexual content and there is some occasional cursing.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 3.4GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 20 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Sound Card Compatible With DirectX.
    • Additional Notes: 64-Bit Only, storage requirements may increase as the game is updated.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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