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Ludus Mortis

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4.4/5

( 11 Reviews )

4.4

11 Reviews

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Ludus Mortis
Description
STORY Rome, 4th Century AD. Over the last few decades the Senate has become corrupt and has progressively lost power and influence, while the Emperor Diocletian and his army ruled unchallenged outside the eternal city.  Seeking to return to a dominant position, the members of the Roman Senate...
Genre:
Role-playing - Combat - Horror
Tags:
Indie, Role-playing, First-Person, Horror, Historical, show 4 more... Gore, Dungeon Crawler, Combat, CRPG
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4.4/5

( 11 Reviews )

4.4

11 Reviews

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2023, 68k Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, 8 GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5700 series or better, 1 GB av...
Description

STORY

Rome, 4th Century AD. Over the last few decades the Senate has become corrupt and has progressively lost power and influence, while the Emperor Diocletian and his army ruled unchallenged outside the eternal city. 

Seeking to return to a dominant position, the members of the Roman Senate decide to use necromancy to increase their power, creating an army of undead and demons to fight against imperial soldiers. 

By waging war on its own emperor, the Senate has caused a rift in the Roman population, which slowly began to live in fear. 

Year after year the armies of undead summoned by the Senate have taken over, imposing themselves on the senators and enslaving the Roman population. 

In this climate of chaos, an ancient gladiatorial school continued to train soldiers for the games. But the purpose of these gladiators is now different: to rid the city of the undead and invaders...to allow Rome to return to its former glory.

 

GAMEPLAY

Ludus Mortis is a Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler inspired by classic cRPG from the 80s and 90s. 
It's a party-based RPG ("blobber") with turn-based combat.

 

KEY FEATURES

  • Create your characters choosing from 14 classes 
     
  • Manage and develop you Ludus (Gladiator School) by improving facilities, acquiring gladiators, crafting new equipment. 
     
  • Explore catacombs and dungeons. 
     
  • Manage your party changing formation, equipment and skills: you can try different combinations for every different dungeon. 
     
  • Turn-based combat: think carefully and use your Action Points wisely. 
     
  • Randomly-generated loot with thousands and thousands of different combinations

 

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER

68k Studio is based in Rome, Italy. We have been developing games for more than 10 years drawing inspiration from classic old-school cRPGs. 
 

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Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Combat - Horror
Tags:
Indie, Role-playing, First-Person, Horror, Historical, show 4 more... Gore, Dungeon Crawler, Combat, CRPG
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'2023-09-29T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
68k Studios / 68k Studios
Size:
476 MB
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Posted on: June 20, 2025

pyrospl

Verified owner

Games: 183 Reviews: 1

Great buy at discount

If you enjoy bloater Dungeon Crawlers in the vein of games like Etrian Odyssey or Wizardry 8, Ludus Mortis is a solid buy. It has a bit of a learning curve and is pretty miserly with more in-depth explanations early on, but it "clicks" fast and the experience is rather enjoyable - game is simple enough with complications that are fun, rather than annoying. Exploration is limited, but with some nice twists and secrets are available, motivating for re-entering already completed dungeons. Still, 4/5 as there certainly are things that could use work, like no walkaround music or clunky menus and some mechanics are more miss than hit, game is also a bit too grindy if that's not your thing.

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Posted on: July 15, 2025

KasiaTytkowskaT

Verified owner

Games: 209 Reviews: 9

I give it a 3, but feel like it's a 2

The story is not interesting, Unless I didn't get the right idea about how to play this game, it will require gring and not interesting repetitivness. Also, considering next-to-none animations, the game feels very poorly optimised. Also it would be better, if the latin names of the enemy's skills had also a translation, so You'd get the idea of what to expect from them. Maybe, if I'd had the time, I'd enjoy it more, but I don't have it for not good enough games anymore. On the other hand - the art is cool and atmosphere is ok, but there's little change after several hours I played the game - maybe later it becomes more interesting.

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Posted on: July 7, 2025

GalacticGallo

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Games: 330 Reviews: 3

Classic fun

If you like this kind of game you'll probably have a good time. I find it less punishing than Wizardry, which is nice to feel like you are actually progressing.

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Posted on: December 21, 2024

breremarer

Verified owner

Games: 23 Reviews: 3

Cool Indie Dungeon Crawler

Cool sprite art, novel setting, and hella soundtrack. It's a little obtuse with some of its systems, but I think it's fun!

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Posted on: June 15, 2025

Cutuljo

Games: 30 Reviews: 2

Solid Dungeon Crawler

It scratches the itches, what else can I say

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