- Publisher: Abylight
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2026
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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Apr 29, 2026Citadelum is an excellent city-building and management game set in ancient Rome, featuring an intelligent building system, clear objectives, an intuitive menu, and campaigns that simulate Rome’s historical events. A few issues, such as rough autosaving and basic battle sections, do occur, but they do not spoil the overall experience.
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Feb 11, 2026Citadelum is an easy to learn historical city builder that feels right at home in the portable mode offered by Switch 2. While it may not break new ground for the genre, its streamlined design can provide many fun hours of building your own Roman Empire.
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Feb 11, 2026Citadelum is a great city builder, and it absolutely sings on Switch 2 thanks to the console’s mouse controls. After this, console city builders will never be the same again.
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Jan 29, 2026Citadelum delivers an engaging old-school strategy experience, expertly leveraging Switch 2's innovative mouse mode. Its addictive gameplay and strong historical atmosphere make it a true "time-sink." Although its functional mechanics might lack depth for genre veterans and some graphical hiccups persist, the intuitive controls and clear vision provide immense entertainment.
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Jan 23, 2026Citadelum was already a fantastic game on PC, but this version for Nintendo Switch 2 has gone straight to becoming our favorite way to play the city builder of Ancient Rome.
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Apr 2, 2026A classically-styled city-builder that will test your ability to meticulously place and plan your building layouts, but that may lack the depth or intensity to attract a broader audience.
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Mar 8, 2026Citadelum arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 with the same old school strategy vibe but maintaining it's long-term problems.
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Jan 31, 2026The game allows for the players' gradual immersion into its mechanics and fundamentals, in a way that even those of little experience with such games will feel welcome, and the use of the Nintendo Switch 2 mouse control does wonders for the interactivity. Citadelum would have benefited from a greater development of its diplomatic and military components, and in the medium term it can feel somewhat repetitive due to the lack of a strong plot, but the game does a very good job with its core mechanics and fits neatly in the Switch 2 catalogue.