A Legionary's Life

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.Try the demoThis 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 first3 parts out of11