Kotama and Academy Citadel
Atomstring Games · 2P Games · 2026-01-14
Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view
Releases: Jan 15, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 15, 2026 (Linux)
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.
Kotama and Academy Citadel is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 2858 reviews).
Trailer
Kotama and Academy Citadel - Official Launch Trailer
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Health check
- · 267 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
- · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,159 reviews).
- · Top 9% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 2,973 total reviews — how this is computed.
All-time low: $13.39 at Fanatical (2026-09-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)
Review momentum
Price history
Completion
- · 81.2% of players earned The Candidate
- · 29% of players earned Dreamforge
- · 7.8% of players earned Kotama and Academy Citadel
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Russian
Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-01-30 (Steam store data)
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (Steam) | 607 | 17% | 40 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Where its players are
- Chinese (Simplified)69% · 1.9k reviews
- English17% · 463 reviews
- Japanese5% · 131 reviews
- Korean5% · 127 reviews
- Russian2% · 60 reviews
Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.
Census log
- 2026-01-15First review activity on record (week of 2026-01-15).
- 2026-01-15Biggest review week on record: 1,159 reviews (week of 2026-01-15).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
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