Exordium Games and Daedalic Entertainment have launched Bloodgrounds, a turn-based roguelite gladiator game, on Steam Early Access. It is fully playable on the Steam Deck.
Following the demo's "Very Positive" reception, Bloodgrounds now invites players to experience its full single-player campaign, which features five distinct ages (Steam). They can choose from nine gladiator classes, build and upgrade thirteen structures, and master an arsenal of weapons, equipment and consumables, rising from nameless slave to arena legend in the process. The Early Access version already includes the complete narrative campaign, and additional content, balancing and features will be added and refined towards the planned 1.0 release in early 2026. More detailed plans regarding the direction of the Early Access version can be found here.
Daedalic: "Bloodgrounds blends brutal, tactical grid combat with deep squad management, RPG progression, and roguelite elements. Players step into the sandals of a once-enslaved gladiator turned wealthy patron, commanding teams of physical, ranged, and magical fighters across blood-soaked arenas."
The game is being developed by Exordium Games, a game studio that was founded in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2014. To date, they have created over 100 games and 30 other projects, amassing over 20 million mobile users and 500,000 downloads on standalone platforms. Daedalic Entertainment is a German publisher that has supported indie developers for over 18 years and has an international team of around 45 employees. Its portfolio includes titles focusing on four distinct areas: storytelling, strategy, co-op games, and wholesome games. Recent releases include New Cycle, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Yield! Fall of Rome, Inkulinati, Hidden Deep, Fling to the Finish! and more. Upcoming games include Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, The Occultist, Woodo, the Barotrauma Home & Harbour expansion, Surviving Deponia and many more. Since April 2022, Daedalic Entertainment has been a subsidiary of the French publishing house Nacon.
Bloodgrounds; © Exordium Games and Daedalic Entertainment
