A Legionary's Life
Released Sep 2019
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
87% positive · 2,481 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
A Legionary's Life launched into Early Access in early 2019 and reached its full 1.0 release on September 25, 2019, at which point the developer confirmed all story content and campaigns were complete. The game's 11-part story covering the Second Punic War and the Second Macedonian War was fully in place at launch.
Following the 1.0 release, the developer issued a handful of feature patches and bug fixes — notably a quality-of-life update in September 2020 (version 1.3.14) — but no new campaigns, expansions, or major content additions were ever announced or released for this game after version 1.0.
By the time of the fifth anniversary post on September 25, 2024, the developer made clear that their creative energy had moved on: they credited the sustained support from A Legionary's Life players as what made it financially possible to develop their next game, Never Second in Rome. That new game was announced in September 2024, entered Early Access in February 2025, and fully released on May 6, 2026. A security patch was applied to A Legionary's Life as recently as October 4, 2025, showing the developer still maintains the game, but no new content has been planned or hinted at.
The store description itself — which describes the game as having 11 parts and a free demo covering the first 3 — is consistent with a complete, finished product. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap commitments, and no developer statements suggesting further content is coming. The game shipped as a complete single-player experience and has remained so.
Evidence
On the fifth anniversary, the developer thanked players and credited their support as what enabled work on a new game — implying A Legionary's Life development is behind them.
Developer released version 1.0, marking the full launch after Early Access. All campaigns and content were in place.
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Developer
Publisher
Alessandro Roberti
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.
This is a unique single-player game with RPG elements, extensive usage of attribute and skill checks, a turn-based combat system involving many variables (including morale, reach, confined space and high ground) and a touch of roguelike features. Among them, permadeath. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it means you'll have to start over if your character dies; but don't worry: the game is designed to be replayable and you'll see only a fraction of it in each run. Also, you'll be able to spend points on your next legionary based on how well your most successful characters performed.
Most of all, I strongly recommend that you try the demo before you buy this game. It's here on Steam and it's free, there's no better way to make sure that A Legionary's Life suits your taste. The demo contains the first 3 parts out of 11.
This is a unique single-player game with RPG elements, extensive usage of attribute and skill checks, a turn-based combat system involving many variables (including morale, reach, confined space and high ground) and a touch of roguelike features. Among them, permadeath. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it means you'll have to start over if your character dies; but don't worry: the game is designed to be replayable and you'll see only a fraction of it in each run. Also, you'll be able to spend points on your next legionary based on how well your most successful characters performed.
Try the demo
This game is unlike most RPGs. Your character won't be successful at everything. Challenges should be picked carefully based on your legionary's strengths and weaknesses. In general, the game is not designed to put you in a situation where the odds are against you unless you willingly step into it. At times, you may fail to perform a task and take a mild penalty in Morale and/or Opinions (a measure of your relationships with relevant entities within the game, like your superiors and your fellow soldiers). Don't get discouraged when this happens, it is nothing more than a minor setback you can easily recover from.Most of all, I strongly recommend that you try the demo before you buy this game. It's here on Steam and it's free, there's no better way to make sure that A Legionary's Life suits your taste. The demo contains the first 3 parts out of 11.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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