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Gladiator-themed roguelike Bloodgrounds has received its first major Early Access update, just one month after launching on Steam.

Titled Masters of the Arena, the update introduces several features requested by Early Access players, including larger arenas, controllable camera rotation, and new arena obstacles.

It also offers players three new difficulty options: Initiate, Warrior and Champion. This was something that the devs noted was heavily influenced by player feedback, and you can see the break down for each option below.

Developer Exordium Games has confirmed that Bloodgrounds is targeting a full 1.0 release in Q1 2026, with additional content, balancing updates, and new features planned ahead of launch.

Just like many of the games we’ve been covering recently, Bloodgrounds is discounted at 25% off on Steam until 5th January.

You can check out the launch trailer for Bloodgrounds below:

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