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Citadelum

Abylight Barcelona · Abylight Studios · 2024-10-17

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 22, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Mar 05, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Mar 05, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

6
playing now
84%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (204 reviews).
  • · Top 24% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 21k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,064 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99-40%
GOG$16.25-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.74 at Steam (2026-03-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 47 of 74 observed days · $6.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16516520242026Week of 2024-10-17: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3112026-08-11 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 26 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 28 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$9.742024-10-172026-08-302024-10-17 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $16.242025-01-29 — best price $19.992025-02-15 — best price $22.492025-03-08 — best price $24.992025-03-21 — best price $18.362025-04-04 — best price $22.492025-04-18 — best price $24.992025-05-09 — best price $12.492025-05-19 — best price $17.492025-06-18 — best price $18.742025-07-11 — best price $22.492025-08-11 — best price $17.492025-08-26 — best price $18.742025-09-25 — best price $17.492025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-10-28 — best price $18.742025-11-17 — best price $16.242025-12-03 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $22.492026-02-02 — best price $22.492026-02-20 — best price $14.992026-03-09 — best price $14.992026-03-18 — best price $9.742026-04-03 — best price $24.992026-04-21 — best price $17.492026-05-05 — best price $12.492026-05-21 — best price $24.992026-06-17 — best price $12.492026-07-16 — best price $12.492026-08-01 — best price $12.492026-08-28 — best price $16.252026-08-30 — best price $16.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
60.2%
earned "Merchant"
16.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound5 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Polish, Catalan, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4892%25
PS5 (PlayStation)3123%26
Xbox Series (Xbox)1414%25
Switch 2 (Nintendo)130%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RomeEconomySandboxBuildingMilitaryModdableRelaxingHistoricalSimulationAuto Battler

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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