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Steam app 1200230 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 23:03 UTC

Ludus

Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome.

Ludus Steam header artwork
Cheesecake DevCheesecake Dev
6playing now
1224-hour peak
177all-time peak
4average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.1Gain−19.88%% gain13Peak

148 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

047111419 Aug24 Aug29 Aug01 Sep04 Sep07 Sep10 SepWednesday 19 August 20263 peakFriday 21 August 20261 peakSunday 23 August 20261 peakMonday 24 August 20265 peakTuesday 25 August 20261 peakFriday 28 August 20264 peakSaturday 29 August 20264 peakSunday 30 August 20266 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peakTuesday 01 September 202610 peakWednesday 02 September 202612 peakThursday 03 September 20267 peakFriday 04 September 202610 peakSaturday 05 September 20269 peakSunday 06 September 202611 peakMonday 07 September 20268 peakTuesday 08 September 202610 peakWednesday 09 September 202613 peakThursday 10 September 20269 peakFriday 11 September 202612 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

80 months, February 2020 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

048961431912020202120222023202420252026February 2020177 monthly peakMarch 2020117 monthly peakApril 202019 monthly peakMay 202021 monthly peakJune 202012 monthly peakJuly 20206 monthly peakAugust 20208 monthly peakSeptember 202084 monthly peakOctober 202055 monthly peakNovember 202026 monthly peakDecember 202010 monthly peakJanuary 202115 monthly peakFebruary 202112 monthly peakMarch 202111 monthly peakApril 20219 monthly peakMay 202112 monthly peakJune 20218 monthly peakJuly 202110 monthly peakAugust 20219 monthly peakSeptember 202147 monthly peakOctober 202153 monthly peakNovember 202111 monthly peakDecember 20219 monthly peakJanuary 202217 monthly peakFebruary 202211 monthly peakMarch 202212 monthly peakApril 202218 monthly peakMay 202211 monthly peakJune 202211 monthly peakJuly 20229 monthly peakAugust 202213 monthly peakSeptember 20228 monthly peakOctober 202224 monthly peakNovember 202214 monthly peakDecember 202212 monthly peakJanuary 202314 monthly peakFebruary 20239 monthly peakMarch 202312 monthly peakApril 202376 monthly peakMay 202320 monthly peakJune 202326 monthly peakJuly 202379 monthly peakAugust 202329 monthly peakSeptember 202312 monthly peakOctober 202311 monthly peakNovember 202313 monthly peakDecember 20239 monthly peakJanuary 202444 monthly peakFebruary 202417 monthly peakMarch 202410 monthly peakApril 202416 monthly peakMay 202412 monthly peakJune 202413 monthly peakJuly 202414 monthly peakAugust 202412 monthly peakSeptember 202412 monthly peakOctober 202416 monthly peakNovember 202410 monthly peakDecember 202415 monthly peakJanuary 202519 monthly peakFebruary 202517 monthly peakMarch 202511 monthly peakApril 202514 monthly peakMay 202512 monthly peakJune 20259 monthly peakJuly 202510 monthly peakAugust 20258 monthly peakSeptember 202513 monthly peakOctober 202521 monthly peakNovember 202512 monthly peakDecember 202510 monthly peakJanuary 202614 monthly peakFebruary 202615 monthly peakMarch 202614 monthly peakApril 202616 monthly peakMay 202615 monthly peakJune 20267 monthly peakJuly 202625 monthly peakAugust 202612 monthly peakSeptember 202613 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

07142027July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202625 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202612 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 202613 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0714202701 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20268 peakThursday 02 July 20268 peakFriday 03 July 20267 peakSaturday 04 July 20268 peakSunday 05 July 20267 peakMonday 06 July 20264 peakTuesday 07 July 202610 peakWednesday 08 July 20265 peakThursday 09 July 20268 peakFriday 10 July 20266 peakSaturday 11 July 20265 peakSunday 12 July 20263 peakMonday 13 July 20264 peakTuesday 14 July 20262 peakWednesday 15 July 20264 peakThursday 16 July 20261 peakFriday 17 July 20268 peakSaturday 18 July 20267 peakSunday 19 July 20262 peakMonday 20 July 20266 peakTuesday 21 July 20266 peakWednesday 22 July 202610 peakThursday 23 July 202620 peakFriday 24 July 202621 peakSaturday 25 July 202625 peakSunday 26 July 202619 peakMonday 27 July 202615 peakTuesday 28 July 202614 peakWednesday 29 July 202612 peakThursday 30 July 202618 peakFriday 31 July 20266 peak

August 2026

17 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

036101301 Aug03 Aug09 Aug11 Aug19 Aug23 Aug25 Aug29 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20268 peakSunday 02 August 20266 peakMonday 03 August 20267 peakTuesday 04 August 20262 peakSunday 09 August 20266 peakMonday 10 August 20268 peakTuesday 11 August 20265 peakWednesday 12 August 20265 peakWednesday 19 August 20263 peakFriday 21 August 20261 peakSunday 23 August 20261 peakMonday 24 August 20265 peakTuesday 25 August 20261 peakFriday 28 August 20264 peakSaturday 29 August 20264 peakSunday 30 August 20266 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 108 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

047111401 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202610 peakWednesday 02 September 202612 peakThursday 03 September 20267 peakFriday 04 September 202610 peakSaturday 05 September 20269 peakSunday 06 September 202611 peakMonday 07 September 20268 peakTuesday 08 September 202610 peakWednesday 09 September 202613 peakThursday 10 September 20269 peakFriday 11 September 202612 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak

October 2026

Ludus was released on 20 Feb, 2020.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 23:03 UTC
App ID
1200230
Last updated
26 Feb 2020 build 4715641
Developer
Cheesecake Dev
Publisher
Cheesecake Dev
Release date
20 Feb, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Download size
1.65 GB
Install size
3.92 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
15

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

SimulationActionRPGStrategyIndieAdventureViolentGoreRomeManagementOpen WorldSingleplayerHistoricalFirst-PersonDifficultFunnyEconomyReplay ValueAtmosphericExploration
About this gameFull description from Steam
Improve your all gladiators and win victories against other gladiators. Buy new armor, swords and equipment. Make trade and make money. Build a large and comprehensive gladiator school. Create the most comfortable working environment for your gladiators. Buy slaves and develop them to become a gladiator. And put it up for auction. Choose from 5 gladiator styles and train your gladiator based on this style. Dimachaerus, Retiarius, Murmillo, Hoplomachus, Gallus When dealing with all gladiators, do not forget to take care of your family. Hire and manage the most useful employees for you.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência
IGRS18Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750 Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 3+ GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 970/Radeon RX470 or better Storage: 5 GB available space
Supported languages9 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Simplified Chinese
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Turkish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

15 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
VictoryAchievement
AuctionAchievement
MercantileAchievement
FarmerAchievement
GamblerAchievement
FishermanAchievement
Task KingAchievement
Leaf manAchievement
GloryAchievement
BettorAchievement

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4 developer announcements, Feb 2020 to Jan 2022 · times in UTC

January

  1. Internet Cafe Simulator 2 Out Now!

    Discord: https://discord.gg/Fue8XtE Hello everyone, we are finally publishing the internet cafe simulator 2 that we have developed for a long time. We are very happy for this and very curious about the feedback. It's the game we've been…

    CheesecakeDev

August

  1. Cheesecake Dev Bundle

    Discord: https://discord.gg/dVPbubb New bundle with our most amazing games and 25% discount https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15636/Dev_Bundle/

    CheesecakeDev

February

  1. Out Now!

    Welcome to Ludus We are very happy to publish Ludus. I hope you enjoy our new game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200230/Ludus/

    CheesecakeDev
  2. Release Date and New trailer

    The release date of Ludus has been announced and we have added a new trailer. I hope you will like it :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200230/Ludus/

    CheesecakeDev

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