- 67% Off in Today's Daily Deal! Also: Gatekeeper Horror Sim Demo Coming Soon - 6 June 2026
Gladiator Guild Manager is at 67% discount and on daily deal! Also, the new game we are working on is approaching its next round of beta testing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389020/Dreadwoods_Gatekeeper/ You can Wishlist and Follow the game to get notified when the new version is ready for the next beta phase, or join our Discord so you do not miss any updates. Cheers! -Darko
- New Game: Medieval Gatekeeper Horror Sim Beta Testing Coming Soon - 6 June 2026
Hi! Our new game, Dreadwoods Gatekeeper, is getting close to its second beta testing phase. We already ran a round of testing for the first version and gathered a lot of valuable feedback. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389020/Dreadwoods_Gatekeeper/ You can Wishlist and Follow the game to get notified when the new version is ready for next beta testing round or join our Discord so you do not miss any updates. This game was originally planned to take less than a year to make, but I underestimated the challenge of switching to 3D. We are now approaching two years of development. Gladiator was supposed to take six months and took six years, so Dreadwoods still feels like solid progress in comparison :) Anyway, a lot of work is already done, and it should be finished this year. Thank you for checking it out! -Darko
- Serbian Games Week: 67% Off All-Time Low, New Bundle and Our Next Game! - 22 September 2025
We’re part of Serbian Games Week! Discover awesome games at a discount all week long. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SerbianGamesWeek2025 Serbian Games Week Serbian Games Week - over 120 titles on the Steam sale event featuring Serbian games From Monday, September 22, gamers around the world will have the opportunity to browse, buy, or wishlist games made in Serbia. Some of over 120 games will be heavily discounted, while others will soon be published. The Serbian Games Association (SGA) has curated and launched Serbian Games Week, seven days of promotion and celebration of the success of the Serbian gaming ecosystem on Steam. There are more than 120 games on the list. It includes a wide variety of titles: from action, strategy and adventure, AA and indie projects, to games inspired by Slavic mythology. The search for the perfect game is made easier through categories and filters b…
- New Game: Medieval Fantasy Gatekeeping Sim + GGM All-Time Low Discount Tomorrow - 13 September 2025
Hi! I’m excited to share the latest game we’ve been working on: Dreadwoods Gatekeeper. It’s a story-driven medieval fantasy gatekeeping simulation with a horror theme (horror-themed, but not a jumpscare fest ). The game focuses on a gatekeeping job simulation where you’ll manage the gate, inspect wagons, make decisions, and patrol the town. It’s a mystery-thriller story set in a small town filled with many characters. There’s also a touch of bow combat, which you’ll master alongside the protagonist. You’ll balance between upgrading your tools for gatekeeping and inspection, and getting better gear to protect yourself from wild animals and anything else that might lurk in the woods. Note that the current trailer and screenshots are mostly placeholders. We’ve been working on the game for some time now, and soon we’ll update the page with a brand-new trailer soon. (A sneak peek at the new…
- Our Game Is Currently 50% Off! Plus More Discounts in the Publisher Sale! - 1 August 2025
Our game is currently 50% off, so if you’ve had your eye on it, now’s a great time to grab it: Our publisher is also running a big sale, so be sure to check out some other great discounted titles here:https://store.steampowered.com/developer/GrabTheGames/sale/publishersale
- Small fix v1.043 - 12 June 2025
Fixed the Wild Heart Quirk. Previously, Level 3 provided the same stats as Level 2.
- Gladiator Comic Book, New Update, Biggest Discount Yet, and More! - 7 June 2025
Hello,We have a few exciting announcements! We've added a new feature called Glory Mode to the game, and we've also created a Gladiator Guild Manager comic book!Plus, we’re running our biggest discount yet: 60% off!Glory Mode FeatureWe’ve added the Glory Mode feature in update v1.041. It can be enabled when starting a new game. This mode limits the number of times you can lose or skip a championship, giving the game a much-needed challenge. Until now, even if you played on the hardest modes, time was always an unlimited resource. That made it possible to grind through the game no matter what.With Glory Mode enabled, you will have to be extra careful because losing a certain number of championships means game over. You can choose how many championships you are allowed to fail before the game ends, on a scale from 1 to 7.I’d love to hear what you think about this feature, how far you mana…
- Glory Mode Feature Added to the Game - 6 June 2025
We have just added a Glory Mode feature to the game. It can be enabled when starting a new game. This mode limits the number of times you can lose or skip a championship, giving the game a much-needed challenge. Until now, even if you played on the hardest modes, time was always an unlimited resource. That made it possible to grind through the game no matter what.With Glory Mode enabled, you will have to be extra careful because losing a certain number of championships means game over. You can choose how many championships you are allowed to fail before the game ends, on a scale from 1 to 7.I’ll write more about this in tomorrow's regular update, where we’ll also be releasing the Gladiator Guild Manager Comic Book.I’d love to hear what you think about this feature once you’ve tried it.Cheers,-Darko
- Hotfix v1.039 - 24 September 2024
Fixed Greed is Good and Anti Capitalism traits in Tournament Mode.
- Trading Cards Are Now Available! - 23 September 2024
We’re excited to announce that trading cards are now available for Gladiator Guild Manager! We’ve added 9 trading cards featuring gladiators and faction characters, 6 backgrounds, and 10 emoticons. We’ve also fixed several minor bugs in the latest update. These include issues with weather-related traits such as Crimson Lungs, Rain Absorber, and Wind Rider, along with other minor trait, item, and UI bugs. Next Project Also, I wanted to tease the next project that I’m dabbling with. It’s super early, and I just have a visual prototype that you can see in the trailer. But I wanted to share it early so anyone interested can wishlist, follow, or join Discord and be the first to get access to the early alpha build as soon as it's available. I am planning to heavily rely on your feedback again in shaping this game as well. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389020/Dreadwoods_Gatekeeper/ Of co…
- Gladiator Guild Manage is on 50% Discount! - 9 August 2024
Gladiator Guild Manage is on 50% Discount!
- V 1.036 balancing adjustment - Sages Sacrificial Diadem - 10 July 2024
We brought Sages Sacrificial Diadem item back to its original damage. We were made aware that the nerf didn't make much sense, and after considering it, we agreed. So now it does a 100/150/200% intelligence boost like before.
- Hotfix v1.035 - 9 July 2024
Fixed issue where resetting gladiator stats was not possible during tournament mode.
- Priority Points QoL Improvements, More Options, Many Fixes and More v1.034 - 9 July 2024
Priority Points: One of the most requested features is to add some QoL for priority points. The issue was having to select every unit individually and set their points. We received suggestions to add buttons to select them all, but we figured that would not solve it completely as you’d set points for units you don’t want to set points for. So now we added the option to select multiple units at once. You can use right-click and select multiple units with rectangle selection. You can also hold the CTRL key and add to your current selection, either with rectangle selection or just by clicking on more units. Additionally, now you cannot click on enemy units while setting up the priority sliders. This was another big issue, as you’d accidentally select an enemy unit while trying to set their priority sliders, which would deselect your unit. And slider sizes are increased to make it easier to…
- V1.022: Localization and Typo Fixes, Slight Balancing of a Few Units - 28 June 2024
Localization and Typo Fixes We had reports of people encountering “Localization Not Found” text in some places. This was really hard to track at first, but now we've developed a tool to help us locate those instances. We've gone through all of them and fixed them. Additionally, reported typos in English have been corrected. Let us know if you still run into any issues. Gladiator Adjustments: - Shaman: Nerfed slightly. The cooldown of his totems has been increased. The starting cooldown is now 14 seconds (up from 12), and the minimum cooldown is now 7 seconds (up from 6). It also requires a bit more agility to scale to the minimum cooldown. - Dark Mage: Damage nerfed from 9 damage per intelligence to 8 damage per intelligence. - Knight: Buffed. His melee attack damage per strength point has been increased from 3 to 4.5. The agility scaling remains unchanged at 6. Let us know if you notic…
- Saving Gladiator Positions During Individual Championships and Tournaments - 27 June 2024
The most requested feature since the 1.0 update was to save the positions of your gladiators. This posed several challenges due to the varying number of gladiators in each fight and the different arena shapes and sizes. However, we found a solution that addresses this issue. Now, when you play a championship, the formations you set on the battlefield will stay the same between rounds. So, if you have eight rounds, you only need to position your gladiators in the first one. We still recommend keeping a close eye on the enemy team and repositioning some gladiators if needed in certain situations. But overall, this will save a lot of time on positioning. We made an adjustment to the number of gladiators allowed for the championship. This number can no longer vary between different fight choices, which might actually be beneficial as you'll be able to plan for the number of gladiators you n…
- Fixes and improvements v1.017 - 26 June 2024
- Fixed Japanese localization mistake. (We’re working on all localization files for “Localization Not Found” issues) - Druid, Afflictor, and Skeleton Mage now have both friendly and enemy priority sliders. - Martyr Traits that change weather are fixed to work correctly in all situations, including tournaments. - Unyielding and Practical Learner Traits now reset their stats correctly after each round in the tournament. More changes are on the way. Thank you all!
- v1.015 - Fixed Tournament Score Saving - 26 June 2024
Fixed Tournament Score issues when you end the tournament on your own without losing all the lives.
- v1.013 improvements and fixes - 26 June 2024
- Priority points sliders improvements - text will no longer block clicks. - Grateful Trait fixed. We are currently working on further improving the priority points UI, fixing and enhancing a few more features. We're also developing additional QoL features that we'll discuss in the next patch updates. Thank you all for amazing feedback and support!
- V1.011 - Added "Not Enough Stamina" floating text indicator - and minor fixes - 24 June 2024
We received many reports that units would just stand idly during fights. Most of these issues were due to units lacking the stamina to take any action. We've now added a floating text indicator when units attempt to use an ability but don't have enough stamina. Additionally, several minor fixes have been implemented.
