Fit check
Is Citadelum worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- City-building fans who want to manage resource production and citizens in an Ancient Roman setting
- Strategy players who prefer territorial expansion and trade routes over a settlement-only focus
- Players drawn to mythological stories where dealings with gods shape events
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for direct control of every action during battles may find auto-battle combat limiting.
- Players seeking a game focused solely on city management may find the world-map expansion, trade, and gods' role broader than they want.
Our take on Citadelum
The gods are woven into the playthrough: offerings may win one deity's favor while provoking another, making divine relationships a source of changing events.
What is Citadelum?
Citadelum is a city-building game set in legendary Ancient Rome.
Players gather and process resources, raise crops and animals, maintain food supplies, and use aqueducts to bring water to buildings. Citizens can work as artisans, farmers, or carpenters, or train for military service. Walls and towers defend the settlement from barbarian attacks. On the world map, players explore, relieve besieged villages, secure territory, establish trade routes, and import goods. Legions fight in tactical auto-battles. Temples and offerings let players seek favor from the gods, whose responses can include gifts or punishment. Missions, artifacts, and challenges vary between playthroughs.
How Citadelum plays
- 01Gods and offerings
- Seeking one deity's favor can bring another god's anger, while divine encounters can alter the story.
- 02Territorial trade
- After securing an area, players can create trade links and bring in resources from elsewhere.
- 03Auto-battle legions
- Military units engage in tactical fights resolved through auto-battles.
- 04Settlement production
- The population can produce food and goods through farming, animal breeding, fishing, and wine-making.
Citadelum compared to similar games
Citadelum centers on building a Roman settlement, expanding territory, and negotiating with gods; Old World describes leading a historical empire across generations, including marriage and heirs. Xenonauts instead focuses on Cold War-era defense against aliens through turn-based squad combat.
Citadelum: platforms & release
Is Citadelum worth it?
It is worth it if: city-building fans who want to manage resource production and citizens in an Ancient Roman setting. Skip it if: players looking for direct control of every action during battles may find auto-battle combat limiting.
Where can I download Citadelum?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Citadelum's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Citadelum on?
Windows only.
