Gladio Mori

Gladio Mori

Released Sep 2026

Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game with no health bars. Stab on arteries, pierce vital organs and cut off limbs. Build your own movesets, paint your fighter and battle friends online with cross-play.

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Evaluation

Gladio Mori officially launched its 1.0 release on September 16, 2026 across Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game had been in Early Access since November 26, 2024, during which Plebeian Studio steadily expanded it with new weapons, arenas, armor pieces, combat system overhauls, a custom texture editor, unarmed combat, an arcade campaign mode, mod.io integration, and cross-platform multiplayer — culminating in a full release with 31 movesets, 15 armor pieces, and 6 arenas at launch. In the launch announcement, developer LittleLegatus explicitly stated that "Version 1.0 is only the beginning" and that the studio will soon share a roadmap of planned content and features for the coming year. The post also describes an active launch celebration contest running over the following five weeks. This makes clear that 1.0 is a starting point for ongoing development, not a conclusion. The studio has not yet published the promised roadmap, so the specifics of future content are not yet known, but the developer's intent to continue adding content has been clearly communicated.
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1.0 launch post explicitly states 'Version 1.0 is only the beginning' and promises an upcoming roadmap detailing planned content and features for the coming year.
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Gladio Mori officially released version 1.0 worldwide on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on September 16, 2026, with 31 movesets, 15 armor pieces, 6 arenas, cross-play multiplayer, and a full campaign mode.
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Details

Publisher
Bonus Stage Publishing
Achievements
25
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game where every hit damages the body where it lands. Injure muscles, sever arteries, pierce vital organs or cut off a limb entirely.

Build your own attacks, paint your fighter or use creations shared by other players. Fight through the solo campaign or enter online arenas for up to four players, with cross-play between Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Every hit changes the fight

There are no health bars. Damage a muscle and the affected limb loses strength. Sever an artery and the fighter starts bleeding out. Pierce a vital organ and the fight can end immediately.

Hands, arms and legs can all be cut off. Lose a hand and anything it was holding goes with it. Lose a leg and the rest of the fight becomes considerably more complicated.

Watch your sword hand. Fighting gets harder when it is lying on the other side of the arena.

Blunt weapons crack bones and stagger. Blades cut along their sharpened edge, so the angle of every strike matters. Armour stops attacks where it covers the body, while every gap remains a target.

Organ-Based Damage System

Forget health bars—combat in Gladio Mori is as brutal as it is precise. Damage to muscles, arteries, and vitals directly impacts your ability to fight:

  • Injured Muscles weaken your strikes.

  • Severed Arteries cause you to bleed out.

  • Pierced Vitals mean instant death.

Precision and strategy are your greatest weapons.

Build every move you fight with

Create your own attacks one pose at a time. Set the stance, position the limbs, adjust the timing and save the finished move. Chain individual moves into a complete moveset and take it directly into a fight.

Build a precise technique, recreate a favourite move or invent something no trained gladiator would ever attempt.

You can also browse the community gallery, equip a complete moveset made by another player or combine individual moves into your own fighting style.

Paint your own fighter

Paint and draw directly onto your character with the in-game skin editor. Create your own design, take it into the arena and make sure everyone knows exactly who removed their arm.

PC players can also download the character’s skin template and edit it in any image editor. Share the finished skin through mod.io or choose one created by another player.

34 weapons, three shields and two hands—while they last

Choose from 34 weapons, plus your fists if you are willing to count them. Fight with anything from a gladius or spear to a kanabo, halberd or guandao. Add one of three shields, pick up a two-handed weapon or enter the arena unarmed.

Every weapon includes a basic moveset. Use it as it is, change it in the editor or replace it with one created by the community.

Build your protection from 17 equippable armour pieces, ranging from bracers to full plate. Each piece protects the part of the body it physically covers. Everything else is still available to your opponent.

Fight online or take on the campaign

Host or join online fights for up to four players. Cross-play connects players on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The solo campaign let you face AI opponents, learn the weapons and get familiar with the damage system before taking your creations online.

See what the community has created

Open the in-game mod gallery to browse community-made weapons, armour, arenas, movesets and character skins on PC and console.

The base game includes 34 weapons. Mods bring many more. PC creators can also publish their own work through mod.io for other players to use.

Enjoy the victory more than once

Save any fight as a replay, scrub through the action and move the camera freely.

Show your friends exactly how you sliced them up. Rewind it. Show them again.

What is included in the full version

  • Organ-based damage with bleeding, broken bones and instant vital strikes

  • Dismemberment affecting hands, arms and legs

  • Move editor and community moveset gallery

  • In-game character skin editor

  • Downloadable PC skin template and community skin sharing

  • 34 weapons, unarmed combat and three shields

  • 17 equippable armour pieces

  • Online multiplayer for up to four players

  • Cross-play between Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

  • In-game mod gallery on PC and console

  • Replay tools with timeline controls and a free camera

  • Solo campaign and tutorial

Last evaluated Sep 16, 2026
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