- Publisher: Abylight
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2026
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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Summary:
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.
- Developer: Abylight, Abylight Barcelona
- Genre(s): Strategy, Management, Government
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.