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Games like Citadelic

If Citadelic is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warlords Under Siege, Dawnfolk and ValeGuard — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Citadelic: Citadelic is a base building and defending strategy game with roguelite elements. Survive against waves of constantly evolving enemies while expanding your base and managing resources.

2023ActionStrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Keyreal
Citadelic — Steam game cover

Players who liked Citadelic also play

Steam players who put hours into Citadelic also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Warlords Under Siege

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Citadelic.

    Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

    2025StrategySimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dawnfolk

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Citadelic.

    Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

    2025StrategyCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ValeGuard

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Citadelic.

    ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Last Stand: Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Citadelic.

    "Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

    2025ActionStrategy5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kingdom: New Lands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Citadelic.

    Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Isle of Arrows

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Citadelic.

    Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?

    2022StrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Deep Among the Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Citadelic.

    Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?

    2024Strategy8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tower Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Citadelic fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Citadelic.

    Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Citadelic at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Action with Citadelic.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Citadelic.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Citadelic.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Citadelic on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Casual with Citadelic.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. DOGWALK

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Citadelic.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SCP – Containment Breach

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Keyreal

Other recommendable Steam games by Keyreal, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hypnorain

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keyreal, the studio behind Citadelic. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns.

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Speebot

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keyreal, the studio behind Citadelic. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Explore a robot populated world while jumping across sea platforms, solving puzzles, operating drones and more. Tons of levels, tons of fun!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Phantom Path

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keyreal, the studio behind Citadelic. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Explore the ruins of a lost ancient city, uncover the mystery of its esoteric technology, and claim its incredible treasure as your own.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Pilie Pals

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keyreal, the studio behind Citadelic. Shares Indie and Casual with Citadelic.

    Lead a group of adorable creatures known as Pilies and help them climb and stack their way to the goal in this unique and family-friendly puzzle game!

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nulphia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Keyreal, the studio behind Citadelic. Shares Action and Indie with Citadelic.

    Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Citadelic

How much does Citadelic cost?
Citadelic is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Citadelic?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Citadelic are Warlords Under Siege, Dawnfolk, ValeGuard.
Who developed Citadelic?
Citadelic was developed by Keyreal.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Citadelic.

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