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Swords and Sandals Spartacus

The latest addition to the Swords and Sandals family is an all new combat platformer based on the life of the legendary gladiator Spartacus. Take up the sword of the great man and do battle with the might of…

22 December 2019

Swords and Sandals Spartacus is an adventure developed by Whiskeybarrel Studios, released 22 December 2019 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Swords and Sandals Spartacus is

Swords and Sandals Spartacus is an adventure game developed by Whiskeybarrel Studios and released in 2019. It was published by eGames. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The latest addition to the Swords and Sandals family is an all new combat platformer based on the life of the legendary gladiator Spartacus. Take up the sword of the great man and do battle with the might of the Roman Republic.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Swords and Sandals Spartacus launched on 22 December 2019, within three weeks of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Arise: A Simple Story and Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Arise: A Simple Story, Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition.

Official trailer

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When did Swords and Sandals Spartacus come out?
Swords and Sandals Spartacus was released on 22 December 2019 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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