Comparison

Downfall Survival Sim vs Gladiator Fighting Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Downfall Survival Sim

Features
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123 years after WW3 turned the USA into a wasteland, a handful of survivors look to you to rebuild. Downfall Survival Sim is a single-player survival-strategy game. Run a bunker settlement day by day: ration what little you have and decide who eats, who builds, and who walks out into the dust. RATION & BUILD • Balance food, water, power, medicine, scrap, and ammo • Upgrade your bunker modules — hydro farms, water reclaimers, barracks, workshops • Keep integrity and morale up, or watch the colony collapse RECRUIT SURVIVORS • Scouts, guards, medics, engineers, farmers, and traders — each with their own skills and rarities • Survivors level up on missions. Keep them healed and their morale high • Optional permadeath for the brave EXPLORE THE WASTELAND • Send squads across four irradiated regions • Scavenge ruins, rescue strangers, watch the radiation • Trade with passing caravans RESEARCH & DEFEND • Unlock the full tech tree • Hold the gate against mutant packs and raider bands • Fight the battles yourself or auto-resolve them Offline. No ads. No account. Your settlement One optional purchase (Survivor Mode) unlocks a developer God-Mode cheat console for players who want to sandbox. Built by XXI Online Games.

About

Gladiator Fighting Simulator

Manage a gladiator school, recruiting and training fighters to become arena legends. Oversee finances, facilities, and rivalries while navigating gladiator loyalty and the path to freedom. Witness detailed fight simulations and build a lasting legacy.

Highlights
  • Recruit gladiators from diverse ancient regions
  • Deep gladiator fight simulation
  • Build and upgrade your gladiator school (ludus)
  • Manage finances, staff, and facilities
  • Compete against rival schools and in seasonal classics
  • Manage gladiator loyalty and freedom paths
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The ultimate gladiator management simulator. Recruit warriors from across the ancient world, build your ludus, and rise from a struggling local school to the most prestigious gladiator house in Rome. Take command as a lanista and transform unknown fighters into arena legends. Discover talented recruits, negotiate service agreements, develop their skills, and create spectacular arena programs all while managing finances, staff, facilities, rival schools, and the demands of your gladiators. DEEP GLADIATOR FIGHT SIMULATION Watch every battle unfold through a detailed visual fight simulation. Follow each exchange as gladiators attack, defend, tire, suffer injuries, and fight for the crowd’s favor. Weapon styles, physical attributes, experience, conditioning, morale, and tactical matchups all influence the outcome. Witness decisive victories, dramatic comebacks, hard fought verdicts, and unforgettable battles against savage arena beasts. RECRUIT ACROSS THE ANCIENT WORLD Send recruiters throughout Italia, Gallia, Hispania, Thracia, Graecia, Germania, Britannia, Aegyptus, Africa, Parthia, and beyond. Every region produces gladiators with different strengths, backgrounds, fighting styles, ambitions, and potential. Discover unproven prospects, hardened pit fighters, and rare legendary talents capable of carrying your ludus to glory. BUILD AND MANAGE YOUR LUDUS Develop every part of your gladiator school. Upgrade your conditioning grounds, infirmary, sparring pits, weapon racks, and training facilities. Hire staff, manage expenses, secure patronage, and decide where to invest your limited resources. Set individual development plans and improve each gladiator’s power, toughness, speed, agility, weapon skill, defense, footwork, accuracy, and fight sense. RIVAL LUDI AND SEASONAL CLASSICS Compete against rival gladiator schools, study their rosters, and build relationships or bitter feuds with their lanistas. Accept invitations to prestigious Summer and Winter Classics where rival ludi meet on the arena sand. These dangerous contests can bring enormous prestige, but grave injuries and death are possible. Every selection matters. LOYALTY, FREEDOM, AND REVOLT Your gladiators are more than numbers on a roster. Each warrior has personal ambitions, morale, loyalty, and a unique path to freedom. Listen to their requests, make promises, manage disputes, and decide when a gladiator has earned their release. Break your word too often and unrest may spread throughout the ludus. Push the wrong warrior too far and you could face a deadly revolt. EVERY LUDUS CREATES A LEGACY As lanista, every decision matters: - Recruit gladiators from regions across the ancient world - Negotiate service agreements and manage paths to freedom - Develop fighters through specialized training plans - Build arena programs that balance spectacle, rivalry, and risk - Upgrade your training yard, infirmary, office, scouting, and public operations - Compete against rival ludi in prestigious seasonal games - Manage injuries, morale, loyalty, controversies, and unrest - Fight dangerous beasts when the arena gates open - Track champions, records, awards, fallen warriors, and legendary careers - Grow from a local gladiator school into the greatest ludus in Rome Whether you enjoy sports management games, historical strategy, fighting simulators, or deep career building experiences, Gladiator Fighting Simulator puts the fate of an entire ludus in your hands. Can you conquer the arena and build a legacy that survives the ages?

Screenshots

Downfall Survival Sim4 screens
Gladiator Fighting Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gladiator Fighting Simulator at every 2 days against Downfall Survival Sim's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Downfall Survival Sim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gladiator Fighting Simulator sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downfall Survival Sim ships an update every 5 days, Gladiator Fighting Simulator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Downfall Survival Sim versus Gladiator Fighting Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownfall Survival SimGladiator Fighting Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB211 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperConstantin Catalin StroescuMCR Partners LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Downfall Survival Sim

One-time1
  • Survivor Mode$9.99
9 purchases

Gladiator Fighting Simulator

One-time9
  • Denarii Chest$1.99
  • Staff Help$1.99
  • Recruitment and Influence$1.99
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  • Unlock Custom Names$2.99
  • Ludus Resource Bundle$3.99
  • Bank Forgiveness$3.99
  • Treasury Windfall$6.99
  • Staff Reserves$6.99
  • Create Custom Gladiators$14.99

Questions

Is Downfall Survival Sim free?
Downfall Survival Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gladiator Fighting Simulator free?
Gladiator Fighting Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Downfall Survival Sim or Gladiator Fighting Simulator have ads?
Neither Downfall Survival Sim nor Gladiator Fighting Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Downfall Survival Sim or Gladiator Fighting Simulator?
Downfall Survival Sim ships an update every 5 days, and Gladiator Fighting Simulator every 2 days. Most recently, Downfall Survival Sim was updated on October 1, 2026 and Gladiator Fighting Simulator on October 5, 2026.

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