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Press release:
Barcelona, Spain – September 12th, 2023.
The Barcelona-based (Spain) indie games publisher Abylight Studios and indie games developer Abylight Barcelona (the award-winning studio behind “One Military Camp”) today announced with great happiness and excitement that they are currently developing a brand-new PC game called “CITADELUM” (which is a mythical city building/strategy game) that’s set for a release to PC via Steam next year, 2024).

Enjoy a city building/ strategy game based in ancient Rome, way before it was an empire, and inspired by the classic works of Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

“CITADELUM” is an epic tale unique in the genre, that combines a well known background with mythical experiences.

Gameplay in CITADELUM will be based on three main pillars:

Build your own settlement, gather and refine resources, and grow and evolve until it becomes the center of power in the peninsula.
Expand. Explore the map, free villages under siege and experience the power of the most advanced armies of the era: the Roman Legion. Once the territory is secured, you can set trade routes, import materials and scale up your economy.
Honour. Rise to the Roman Pantheon and gain the favour of the gods. Build temples, make offerings so they will award you gifts, but, alas, their jealousy comes with a swift punishment.

Join us now in the creation of CITADELUM to rewrite History in the most anticipated game by Abylight Barcelona.

Developer: Abylight Barcelona
Genre: Strategy/Management/ City Building
Number of players: 1
Platform: PC Steamdeck, console version TBA.
Publisher: Abylight Studios
Release date: 2024

About Abylight Barcelona
Abylight Barcelona is the development studio behind One Military Camp and Citadelum. A group of talented professionals, artists and above all game lovers, ranging from veterans of the 8-Bit era to promising youngsters. We make indie games with attention to detail, focus on technical achievements, deep gameplay and fun.

About Abylight Studios
Abylight Studios is the indie publisher that brought you titles like Cursed Castilla (Metacritic: 81), Super Hydorah (Metacritic: 82) or the award winning Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition for Switch and iOS – Game of the Year on iPad 2019. You can find our games digitally or as physical collector’s editions at our AbyShop.