Ludus overview

Cheesecake Dev | Feb 20, 2020 | game

Released

7players observed · 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC

Action Adventure Indie RPG Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed players7 · 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak177
Units sold (VGI)26,580
Revenue (VGI)$170,000
Review score68% positive

Ludus dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players7 · 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak177
Units sold (VGI)26,580
Revenue (VGI)$170,000
Review score68% positive
Total reviews866
Release dateFeb 20, 2020
DeveloperCheesecake Dev
PublisherCheesecake Dev

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Cheesecake Dev Publisher: Cheesecake Dev

Top Steam charts Top 100 games Game directory Steam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Ludus comes from Cheesecake Dev and is published by Cheesecake Dev. It arrived on Steam on Feb 20, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Ludus's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7 players at 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC, with a tracked peak near 177. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 68% positive across 866 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Ludus is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainSimplified ChinesePolishPortuguese - PortugalRussianTurkish

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU	4 GB RAM	GTX 750	4 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	3+ GHz Dual Core CPU	4 GB RAM	Geforce GTX 970/Radeon RX470 or better	5 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Ludus has sold up to 26,580 units and has 795 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $170,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Ludus overview details

Ludus combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ludus is listed as a game with $2.49 (75% off from $9.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7 players at 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC, a tracked peak of 177, and 68% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Ludus
Steam App ID	1200230
Type	game
Release date	Feb 20, 2020
Developer	Cheesecake Dev
Publisher	Cheesecake Dev
Price	$2.49 (75% off from $9.99)
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	7 · 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	177
Positive reviews	591
Negative reviews	275
Total reviews	866
Positive percent	68%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	795
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 20, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	7 January 2022 - 18:03:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Victory	No description
Auction	No description
Mercantile	No description
Farmer	No description
Gambler	No description
Fisherman	No description
Task King	No description
Leaf man	No description
Glory	No description
Bettor	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1200230
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200230/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1200230
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Ludus

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Ludus?

Ludus's latest SteamPulse observation records 7 players at 4 October 2026 - 14:44:37 UTC, with a tracked peak of 177 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Ludus growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 7 players; the highest observed daily value is 7 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Ludus?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40.4%), Czechia (4.3%), Spain (4.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.7%), United Kingdom (4.4%), Türkiye (4.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45%), China (4.4%), United Kingdom (4.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.9%), China (7.2%), Russia (4.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Ludus?

Ludus currently sits at 68% positive across 866 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 591 positive reviews and 275 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Ludus have?

Ludus currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Ludus?

Ludus is currently listed at $2.49 on Steam. That is 75% below the usual price of $9.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 795, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

68% positive, 591 positive, 275 negative

Price and discount

$2.49 (75% off from $9.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 20 February 2020

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Cheesecake Dev's SimulatorBundle #34061 - 20% off$25.72 DevBundle #15636 - 25% off$5.97

LudusBuy Ludus #414034$2.49 Ludus - Commercial LicenseBuy Ludus #499973$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

Recommended requirements

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

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