Mortal Glory

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Mortal Glory is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Redbeak Games and was released on January 29, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 358 reviews

gameplay25 positive mentions

grinding6 negative mentions

Engaging turn-based tactical combat with satisfying strategic depth and variety in team composition, skills, and equipment.
High replayability driven by randomized events, items, gladiators, and scaling difficulty with unlockable challenge modes.
Accessible gameplay with a simple interface and pixel-art style, supported by an active developer who listens to feedback.

Heavy reliance on RNG can lead to frustrating and sometimes unfair scenarios, including snowballing losses and awkward difficulty spikes.
Limited content variety with repetitive arenas, a lack of meta-progression, and some essential features locked behind DLC.
User interface issues and minimal audiovisual presentation that feel basic and can hamper overall immersion.

gameplay
74 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
34%
62%
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The gameplay offers a straightforward, systems-driven loop centered on recruiting and upgrading gladiators for arena battles, blending strategic customization with emergent narrative moments. While it is accessible and engaging with satisfying mechanics like buffs, debuffs, and knockback, it is criticized for heavy reliance on RNG, limited build diversity, lack of roguelike progression between runs, and occasional repetitiveness. Overall, it's a solid but somewhat basic experience that could benefit from deeper mechanics, better variety, and quality-of-life improvements.
- “Rather than telling a sweeping story, the game focuses on the rise and fall of your fighters across repeated runs, using systems-driven gameplay to create tension, drama, and memorable moments organically.”
- “It thrives on the stories that emerge from its mechanics: the unlikely survivor, the doomed champion, the perfectly executed formation that turns the tide of battle.”
- “The gameplay loop is satisfying and the amount of races, gear and skills really lets your mind come up with interesting new builds and team comps.”
- “Without writing an essay, many of the game mechanics push you towards a very limited set of builds to be reliably successful, and executing on those strategies (getting the right units, skills, gear, and other progress) is very dependent on RNG.”
- “The large issue that I have with the gameplay is twofold – RNG and no real roguelike progression.”
- “The gameplay is fun, but I didn't enjoy reaching the end of a tournament and having absolutely nothing carry over.”
replayability
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
42%
12%
Mortal Glory offers strong replayability driven by randomized content, scaling difficulty, and tactical depth, appealing especially to players who enjoy strategy and varied challenges. While some find the gameplay basic with limited uniqueness in classes and races, the game's procedural elements and unlockable modes provide lasting engagement. Its blend of accessibility and complexity ensures it remains enjoyable for repeated playthroughs.
- “An insane amount of replayability, especially with the Fresh Blood DLC.”
- “Easy to approach, complex and varied enough to offer a respectable level of replayability; the base difficulty and overall length of a playthrough feel right, and if one's up for a challenge, there are ways to arrange just that.”
- “The many unlockable harder modes and toggable challenges, together with the randomization, give it good replayability.”
- “A fine game with limited gameplay and replay value.”
- “Had the classes and races been more unique, there would be a lot of replayability.”
- “It's very basic, with limited replay value.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
55%
17%
The graphics are generally simple, pixel-art style, and functional, emphasizing readability over visual flair and evoking a retro, old-school aesthetic. While some users find the graphics basic or cheap, especially the UI, others appreciate the charming, endearing, and easy-on-the-eyes style that suits the gameplay and nostalgic tone. Overall, the visuals are not modern or polished but serve their purpose without being off-putting.
- “Visually, Mortal Glory adopts a clean, functional pixel-art style that prioritizes readability over flair.”
- “Different classes, interesting achievements and in-game event system makes for fun gameplay and the graphics and sound are just perfect - easy on the eyes and not overdone.”
- “Yes, the game's visuals are very simple but it is not ugly by any means.”
- “Graphics are generally pretty bad, but in most cases, it's fine.”
- “This game is small, the career mode is locked as DLC, and the graphics are really cheap, especially the UI.”
- “Sas as a series is fun, but the graphics are kind of crappy, and it hasn't aged well.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features minimal traditional narrative, instead focusing on emergent storytelling through the rise and fall of fighters in repeated runs, creating tension and memorable moments organically. While the story mode provides a satisfying short-term experience, it lacks depth, lore, and replay incentive beyond unlocking harder difficulties. Overall, the simple narrative is enough to set the mood without overshadowing gameplay.
- “Rather than telling a sweeping story, the game focuses on the rise and fall of your fighters across repeated runs, using systems-driven gameplay to create tension, drama, and memorable moments organically.”
- “I really liked the simpleness of the game in a sense that it didn't have a lot of background story but still enough to create the mood and make me enjoy the gameplay a lot (along with the nice, simple graphics and music).”
- “You decide how their story plays out.”
- “The only real downside is the story events.”
- “There's no story to begin with.”
- “The game itself is kind of fun (it's not really balanced but exploitation is the way to go), but the story events are pretty minimal and sometimes annoyingly punishing for the sake of pure difficulty.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
23%
33%
The music is generally praised for complementing the game's grim atmosphere and enhancing mood without overpowering gameplay, though some find it understated or somewhat basic. Opinions on sound design are mixed, with some noting a lack of variety and absence of voice acting. Overall, the soundtrack is considered fitting and enjoyable, if not outstanding.
- “Sound design and music remain understated, supporting the grim atmosphere without distracting from decision-making.”
- “Also the music is perfect, great job with that.”
- “Every run is slightly different and the music is surprisingly good.”
- “Audio (sound effects/music/voice acting/ambient) rated 3/10.”
- “However, the music and sound effects leave something to be desired.”
- “There's not much in the sounds and music department.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is noted to be somewhat tedious and grind-heavy, especially with certain achievements requiring excessive effort. While the gameplay can be strategic and rewarding, repetitive runs and luck-dependent mechanics contribute to the overall sense of grind.
- “It also commits the sin of having several achievements be absurdly grindy and punishing, so don't think about 100%ing it.”
- “The AI, who doesn't have to worry about replacing gladiators, buying items, following the rules, grinding stats, etc., makes artificial difficulty a crutch for lazy developers who only want to exploit a weakened gaming market.”
- “It becomes tedious with how many times a run has to be abandoned because they are so luck dependent.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
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The game's optimization delivers flawless performance on desktop systems, ensuring smooth gameplay. However, there is criticism regarding equipment optimization mechanics, particularly that character race influences performance less significantly than items.
- “Performance is flawless, no issues on my desktop.”
- “Equipment optimization is a whole thing unto itself.”
- “My only complaint is that race seems to have a much smaller impact on a character's performance than their items.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is praised for its grim, understated sound design and music that effectively support the mood without distraction. The overall atmosphere is described as nice and complemented by a cute design, though some interface elements feel somewhat clunky.
- “Sound design and music remain understated, supporting the grim atmosphere without distracting from decision-making.”
- “Nice atmosphere, cute design, easy to learn, somewhat clunky interface when you manage skills.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development in the game offers a light RPG-lite experience that complements battlefield tactics, though some users feel it could benefit from more depth and additional features like training mini-games. Overall, it remains enjoyable despite these limitations.
- “Mortal Glory is a cool combination of battlefield tactics and RPG-lite character development.”
- “I would have liked training mini-games and a bit more depth to the character development; however, the game is still fun without those things.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that the game's monetization would be better suited as a low-cost version or promotional tool for a sequel, suggesting the current pricing may not justify its value.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences occasional glitches that affect its stability. While generally playable, these issues may disrupt the experience for some users.