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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 a moddable, singleplayer and city builder game developed by Abylight Barcelona and published by Abylight Studios and Gamersky Games.
Released on October 17th 2024 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Polish, Catalan, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

It has received 720 reviews of which 591 were positive and 129 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam with a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Citadelum into these genres:

Moddable Singleplayer City Builder Rome Resource Management Building Sandbox Auto Battler Level Editor Simulation Historical Military Relaxing Economy Base-Building 3D Strategy Tutorial Isometric Dynamic Narration

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System requirements

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Windows

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

A Worthy Successor to the Classic Caesar City Builders. If you grew up loving the Caesar series (especially Caesar III), Citadelum feels like a heartfelt modern love letter to that era of city-building. At first, the game starts deliberately slow. You’re laying foundations, learning systems, and easing into production chains. But that pacing is intentional. As your city grows, Citadelum opens up in a big way. Before you know it, you’re managing complex logistics, sprawling districts, trade routes, military concerns, and civic happiness on a scale that feels genuinely earned. What Citadelum absolutely nails is that classic loop that made games like Caesar so addictive. Build, optimize, expand, and watch your city come alive. The visuals are clean and readable while still being charming, and the soundtrack and atmosphere reinforce that calm but focused “just one more thing” mindset. It feels modern without losing the soul of old-school city builders. The systems have real depth. Production chains matter, layout matters, and poor planning will catch up with you later. At the same time, the game is fair. When something goes wrong, it usually feels like a lesson rather than a punishment. That balance makes progression incredibly satisfying. One of the best parts is scale. Citadelum starts small and personal, but as hours pass, your city becomes massive, busy, and complex. Looking over a fully developed settlement and realizing how far it’s come is genuinely rewarding. If you enjoyed Caesar I–III, Pharaoh, or similar classic city builders, this is an easy recommendation. Citadelum respects its roots while refining them for modern play. It rewards patience, thoughtful planning, and long-term vision, and it delivers that rare feeling of watching a humble settlement grow into something truly grand. Highly recommended for fans of classic city-building games and anyone who enjoys a slow-burn experience that pays off in a big way.

Dec. 2025

I've really enjoyed this game so far! As someone who absolutely loved Caesar III, this game really hits the nostalgia just right while adding enough new functionality to keep things interesting.

Nov. 2025

This is the best Steam Deck implementation I've ever seen for a city builder. Seriously, I wish more games like this took the time to develop such fluid and snappy controls, Citadelum clearly proves its possible. Also the game itself is good and strikes a great balance between complexity and ease of learning. I didn't even expect it to have a combat system. Also great and SORTABLE data displays... Jesus, a lot of games are DOA for me because it's impossible to figure out what's going on in your city. This is great. Thanks devs. PS: First time I've ever reviewed a game on Steam in god knows how many years of having this account.

April 2025

If you played Zeus + Poseidon, this game is its modern counterpart with tons of cool new features. Definitely something I can get hooked on for hours.

April 2025

Played this game on original release and very much enjoyed the original campaign...It was a nostalgic diversion that kept me engaged throughout...but now with the FREE releases of two more mini-campaigns and the massive Julius 2.0 release I am back into it...the Julius update adds a stunning amount of depth and variance to the game and I find myself replaying the original campaign once again and it is like doing it for the first time...more nuance, more to manage, more level advancement and production management...This is a great entry into the historic builder genre...a throwback to Caesar 4 and Grand Ages: Rome but modernized just enough to make it relevant to today's burst of city builder releases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Citadelum is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.

Citadelum is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 12.49€ on Steam.

Citadelum received 591 positive votes out of a total of 720 achieving a rating of 7.77.

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Citadelum was developed by Abylight Barcelona and published by Abylight Studios and Gamersky Games.

Citadelum is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Citadelum is not playable on MacOS.

Citadelum is not playable on Linux.

Citadelum is a single-player game.

There are 5 DLCs available for Citadelum. Explore additional content available for Citadelum on Steam.

Citadelum is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Citadelum does not support Steam Remote Play.

Citadelum is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Citadelum.

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