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Citadelum

Abylight Barcelona · Abylight Studios · 2024-10-17

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Citadelum is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 1086 reviews).

8
playing now
84%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
Nexus mods (36 downloads)
3.80★
PlayStation Store rating (70 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 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 10% of 50,052 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 22k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,086 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.74 at Steam (2026-03-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 82 of 112 observed days · $5.25 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

3352026-09-15 18:00 — 26 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 14 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 18 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 22 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 24 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 23 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 27 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 13 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31416Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 314 · peak 831Nov 2024 — avg 79 · peak 294Dec 2024 — avg 59 · peak 175Jan 2025 — avg 48 · peak 171Feb 2025 — avg 27 · peak 82Mar 2025 — avg 31 · peak 93Apr 2025 — avg 38 · peak 108May 2025 — avg 96 · peak 489Jun 2025 — avg 38 · peak 103Jul 2025 — avg 29 · peak 72Aug 2025 — avg 31 · peak 85Sep 2025 — avg 21 · peak 47Oct 2025 — avg 21 · peak 55Nov 2025 — avg 31 · peak 93Dec 2025 — avg 19 · peak 40Jan 2026 — avg 24 · peak 58Feb 2026 — avg 21 · peak 58Mar 2026 — avg 57 · peak 249Apr 2026 — avg 25 · peak 74May 2026 — avg 28 · peak 70Jun 2026 — avg 16 · peak 45Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 45Aug 2026 — avg 16 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$9.742024-10-172026-10-152024-10-17 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-03 — best price $17.492025-03-21 — best price $18.362025-04-11 — best price $17.492025-05-02 — best price $18.742025-05-18 — best price $22.492025-06-18 — best price $18.742025-07-24 — best price $17.492025-08-18 — best price $24.992025-09-17 — best price $18.742025-10-08 — best price $24.992025-11-03 — best price $14.992025-11-20 — best price $24.992026-01-03 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $22.492026-02-23 — best price $22.492026-03-14 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $12.492026-04-21 — best price $17.492026-05-07 — best price $12.492026-06-02 — best price $17.492026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-01 — best price $12.492026-08-29 — best price $16.252026-09-03 — best price $16.252026-09-08 — best price $16.252026-09-13 — best price $24.992026-09-18 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $16.252026-10-03 — best price $16.252026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
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

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2024-10-17, latest 2025-11-06 (Steam store data)

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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