Fit check
Is Citadelic worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who enjoy defending a base against successive enemy waves
- Players who like adapting defenses to changing enemy characteristics
- Fans of roguelite runs who want randomized rewards and unlockable base types
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a campaign with a fixed sequence of missions rather than repeated runs
- Those who prefer short, predictable encounters over defenses against evolving waves
- Players looking for a strategy game centered on directing a mobile army rather than building and defending a fortress
Our take on Citadelic
Each wave begins with a chance to expand the base, while enemy evolution and randomized post-wave rewards make the next defense depend on the choices made during that run.
What is Citadelic?
Citadelic is a base-building strategy game with roguelite runs.
At the start of each wave, expand the base and prepare defenses around the main fortress. Enemies evolve, and intel reveals details about incoming attackers so defenses can target their weaknesses. Defeating enemies and constructing ore mines provide ore for buildings, repairs, and upgrades; production facilities generate tech points. After each wave, choose one of five random rewards, such as augments, temporary effects, or resource shipments. Augments can be installed on structures, and skills can be used during battles and improved with ore. Runs vary, and surviving more waves earns experience to unlock base types. Optional modifiers trade an advantage for a disadvantage, while harder difficulty modes change enemy evolution.
How Citadelic plays
- 01Enemy intelligence
- Incoming attackers have characteristics that can guide the placement of defenses against their weaknesses.
- 02Random wave rewards
- After each wave, select one of five options, including augments, temporary effects, and resource shipments.
- 03Resource production
- Ore comes from defeated enemies and mines, while factories, laboratories, and science facilities generate tech points.
- 04Run modifiers
- Optional modifiers pair an advantage with a disadvantage, changing the conditions of a run.
Citadelic compared to similar games
Like Creeper World 4, Citadelic centers on building an economic base and resisting waves of enemies; Citadelic adds randomized post-wave rewards and evolving attackers countered using enemy intel. Tooth and Tail also combines base building with combat, but focuses on leading an army and includes single-player and online competitive play, as well as split-screen and replays.
Citadelic: platforms & release
Is Citadelic worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who enjoy defending a base against successive enemy waves. Skip it if: players seeking a campaign with a fixed sequence of missions rather than repeated runs.
Where can I download Citadelic?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Citadelic's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Citadelic on?
Windows only.
