Citadels
Medieval real-time strategy built around fortress construction and siege warfare
Games Distillery s.r.o. · Published by THQ Nordic Mobile · Released Jul 25, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Negative
- 13% of 386
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 12 years ago
- Jan 31, 2014
Metacritic: 20/100 (critic reviews)
What is Citadels?
Set in Arthurian legend, this single-player real-time strategy game follows both sides of a war threatening King Arthur's reign through two campaigns. You gather resources, manage production, construct defenses, and command troops during sieges, accounting for terrain and falling rubble.
For you if...
- +you like balancing an economy with military defenses
- +you enjoy campaigns rooted in Arthurian legend
Not for you if...
- −you want combat without resource management or construction
- −you are looking for competitive or cooperative multiplayer
What players say
13% of 386 reviews are positive
Players criticize buggy wall construction and crashes that prevent them from completing missions. A recent reviewer also reports being unable to start the game.
Screenshots and trailer
Citadels system requirements
Minimum: 1GB Memory with Shader 3.0, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Citadels?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP (SP2) / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz dual core
- Graphics
- 1GB Graphics Memory with Shader 3.0
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Supported Graphics Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 / 8 / 9 / GT / GTS / GTX series; ATI Radeon X1900 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP (SP2) / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 3.5 GHz dual core or better
- Graphics
- 1GB Graphics Memory with Shader 3.0 or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or better, AMD Radeon HD 7700 or better)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Supported Graphics Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 / 8 / 9 / GT / GTS / GTX series; ATI Radeon X1900 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series
Does Citadels have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Citadels run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 26
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Does Citadels use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Action
- Medieval
- RTS
- Simulation
- Building
- Resource Management
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Tower Defense
- City Builder
- 3D Platformer
- Dating Sim
- Linear
- Base Building
- War
Recent updates
- Jan 31, 2014 · Patch 4.04 released
- Jan 31, 2014 · Patch 4.04 released
- Aug 12, 2013 · Second major update released
- Aug 12, 2013 · Second major update released
- Jul 26, 2013 · First Update will be released soon
