Ludus

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Ludus

Short description

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

Developer
Cheesecake Dev
Publisher
Cheesecake Dev
Release
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Price
$9.99
Reviews
787
Positive
71%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
5
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Tags
Simulation Action RPG Indie Strategy Adventure Violent Gore Rome Management Open World Singleplayer Historical First-Person Funny Economy Difficult Replay Value Atmospheric Exploration
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$313ksomewhere between $139k and $1.8m · roughly 16K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $8.83, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 12% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

3 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$313k → ~$313k
Reviews 787 → 787
Price $9.99 → $9.99
Positive reviews 71.4% → 71.4%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 195 further data points reach back to Feb 1, 2020 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.49 on Mar 13, 2025.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Ludus is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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