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Kotama and Academy Citadel

Kotama and Academy Citadel

In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.

Released Jan 14, 2026 Developer Atomstring Games Publisher 2P Games Platforms Windows · Linux MetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistExplorationPlatformerAnime
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

80.6%positive3,033 reviews
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“After 100% completion, I regret to inform you... that this game is much more than a g00ner trap I was gifted Steam credits by a friend to explicitly get this game since they knew my love for metroidvanias. When I saw the art style and a few reviews, I doubted my friend's…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“If you care about 100%ing the game then play on Challenge mode from the start, saves you from doing a 2nd run.”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 18 found this helpful

“Very pretty game with cool looking animations and entertaining boss battles, but I can't recommend a metroidvania where I couldn't be bothered to even explore the full map. It is a list of small things that keep annoying me as I try to explore where in the end I am rewarded with…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,563all-time peak
0 500 1k 694 avg · Jan 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

40achievements
29.3%median completion
8.0%rarest: Kotama and Academy Citadel
81.1% of players 73.0% of players 60.1% of players 52.6% of players 46.3% of players 45.5% of players 40.6% of players 40.5% of players 40.1% of players 39.7% of players 36.6% of players 36.4% of players 35.7% of players 32.3% of players 31.7% of players 30.9% of players 30.8% of players 30.3% of players 30.2% of players 29.8% of players 29.3% of players 27.2% of players 25.7% of players 25.6% of players 25.0% of players 25.0% of players 24.4% of players 23.4% of players 22.9% of players 22.7% of players 22.7% of players 22.5% of players 22.0% of players 21.0% of players 20.3% of players 19.8% of players 19.6% of players 16.9% of players 11.6% of players 8.0% of players 81.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.1%The Candidate — Receive the students' votes for the first time.
73.0%Arrowhead Alpha — Defeat Sailfish.
60.1%Dreamweaver — Defeat Klara & Stage Device.
Rarest badges of honor
8.0%Kotama and Academy Citadel — Unlock all achievements.
11.6%Honor Student — Finish the game on Challenge difficulty.
16.9%Humanoid Auto-Guide — Achieve 100% map exploration.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 16, 2026
V.1.03.00.00 Special Update & Limited-Time Sale!

Hello, students! Thank you for your continued support and love for "Girl and Academy City."Today, we’re excited to announce: the game is now offering a new all-time-low 20% OFF discount, and the long-

May 01, 2026
"A Metroidvania Adventure Featuring a Girl and a Dog" Bundle is OUT NOW！

Hello, students! A girl-and-dog Metroidvania adventure: tough it out in a burning room, or trigger a fluid explosion in an academy city. Today we’ve prepared two very different journeys — both requiri

Apr 28, 2026
Kotama & Academy Citadel Now Supports German, Russian, and French!

Hello, Players! Thank you all for your continued support and love for Kotama and Academy Citadel. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the game now officially supports three new languages: German,

Mar 27, 2026
V1.01.00.01 Version Update

Hello, everyone~ First of all, thank you for your continued support for "Kotama and Academy Citadel" and for your ongoing suggestions. The Engineering Club is still continuously fixing various issues

Mar 19, 2026
"Kotama and Academy Citadel" Spring Sale & Special Update!

Hello, everyone~ Today we have two super exciting pieces of news to share: the Spring Sale is live with 15% off—our lowest price ever! And the long-awaited outfit change & battle voice features are no

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsMetroidvania · Female Protagonist · Exploration · Platformer · Anime · Action-Adventure · Singleplayer · RPG · Adventure · Action RPG · Sexual Content · JRPG (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10+ Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: Please ensure NVIDIA graphic card driver above 472.12