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Citadelum

Citadelum

Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of the Gods or challenge them, if you dare.

Released Oct 17, 2024 Developer Abylight Barcelona Publisher Abylight Studios, Gamersky Games Platforms Windows ModdableSingleplayerCity BuilderRomeResource Management
View on Steam ↗ $12.49 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.8%positive1,071 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 65 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 65 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“It feels very much like a Caesar III sucessor. Excellent game to scratch that itch.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I disagree with the negative reviews from old timers. I'm a life long Zeus fan. I appreciate Caesar, but I prefer Zeus. This is a blend of Zeus and Anno, with a sprinkle of Caesar, with UI from Farthest Frontier. It definitely feels like an indie game, not AAA, but it's not that…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Very interesting. Nice compromise between city builder and clasical RTS. Better than many new AAA strategy games.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

831all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 314 avg · Oct 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

25achievements
16.6%median completion
3.2%rarest: Barbarian's Nightmare
60.2% of players 48.1% of players 41.6% of players 40.4% of players 32.5% of players 29.5% of players 25.2% of players 24.4% of players 22.7% of players 22.7% of players 21.5% of players 20.4% of players 16.6% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 11.8% of players 8.6% of players 7.9% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.3% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 4.6% of players 3.2% of players 60.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.2%Merchant — Establish your first trading route.
48.1%Blessed — Receive any god's blessing for the first time.
41.6%Defensive Bulwark — Build your first defensive element.
Rarest badges of honor
3.2%Barbarian's Nightmare — Kill 5.000 enemies in battle.
4.6%Wonderful — Build all 3 wonders in the same game
5.4%Expert explorer — Discover 50 relics.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.49−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$24.99base price
$12.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US12.49 USD−50%
EU12.49 EUR−50%
UK10.49 GBP−50%
Australia18.25 AUD−50%
Canada16.25 CAD−50%
Japan1,400 JPY−50%
Brazil36.99 BRL−50%
China46.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-17 08-21 08-26 08-31 09-05

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 18, 2026
DEVLOG XXIV - Ides of March

Ave, citizens of Rome! We want to celebrate with all of you the arrival of the Ides of March, those days of good omens that anticipate the coming of spring. This is a monumental date in ancient histor

Jan 23, 2026
DEVLOG XXIII - Probatus

Ave, Citizens of Rome! We have exciting news regarding Citadelum, our ancient Rome city-builder and strategy game. Since our initial launch in 2024, we have worked tirelessly to refine the experience,

Dec 12, 2025
DEVLOG XXII - Senate

Ave Citizens! We have important news to share with our dedicated community. Since the release of our empire-building game, Citadelum, we have been dedicated to improving the experience with several ma

Nov 26, 2025
🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award!

Dear Players, Thank you for your unwavering support! This year, \ is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would be honored to have your nomination! 🙏 🌟 Our Dedication to the Experience Rapid iteratio

Nov 06, 2025
Devlog XXI - Hostis

Ave citizens, Carthago Delenda Est! (Carthage Must Be Destroyed!) This famous phrase, pronounced by Cato the Elder in the Roman Senate, uttered at the close of his speeches , serves as the perfec hook

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsModdable · Singleplayer · City Builder · Rome · Resource Management · Building · Sandbox · Auto Battler · Level Editor · Simulation · Historical · Military (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Polish, Catalan, Traditional Chinese, Korean *
Achievements25
Official sitehttps://abylight.com/es/juego/citadelum/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-2300/AMD FX-4300 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space