Gladiator: Road to Colosseum

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About this game

The Romans call you many names. A slave. A gladiator. A champion. Who and what will you be? You decide. Conquer the arena, navigate petty Roman politics and etch your name in the annals of Rome! Or die trying.

"Gladiator: Road to the Colosseum" is a 220,000 word interactive novel by Foong Yi Zhuan, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

• Play as male or female; gay or straight.
• Battles against slaves, gladiators and even wild animals!
• Manage relationships with your friends and enemies, rig a vote or poison a foe!
• Navigate the complicated (and petty) politics of the Roman Senators.
• Unique character tracking system and story that makes each playthrough different!
• Find love amidst the madness of the arena, even in the most desperate of places!
• Fight your way to the Colosseum, through the greatest games the world has ever seen!

Fight for your freedom and etch your name in the annals of Rome!

Ratings and reviews

in strong need of save points. Once you master a section, it's tedious to get back to where you were. My pattern is that I tend to die in new sections, trying to stay in character and failing, then have to work back there to choose the 'right' choices. The further I get, the more ground I have to cover again. Not fun, which is disappointing because the story is interesting. Also, it's a little weird for the narrator to address my character directly.

This one is a lot of fun. It's a bit railroaded in terms of the narrative, but the diversity of how choices affect the immediate story makes that just fine. I think it is hilarious that there is an achievement for cheating. Unpacking and modifying these games is fairly straightforward, so it's definitely doable. My only issue with the game is that some choices to disobey lead to immediate death forcing you to start over. It's sometimes hard to know which ones will do this.

Pretty nice story, definitely quite interesting to play and read. Alas, I am unable to give it more than 2 stars due to 2 reasons that marred my personal enjoyment of this game: 1. It seems to use a form of random number generator system for vs. status checks. As have been mentioned by another reviewer, even though you picked absolutely the same choices in multiple different play-through, sometimes you passed a status check and sometimes you failed it. Putting it simply: No matter how high your status scores are, you can fail just because you're unlucky. This is not fun for me personally. I can't even do proper trial and error like other Choice of/Hosted Games because of this. 2. The ending. I understand that the author is planning for a 2nd book in mind, but... I mean, to put hours upon hours into the game and then be given that kind of ending... Sorry, I just feel so heartbroken. That said, I understand this is the author's very first Choice game. So I hope my input can provide some insight to the author. Here's hoping to a better game in the 2nd book!

What’s new

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Gladiator: Road to Colosseum", please leave us a written review. It really helps!