ActionStrategy
Citadels
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 49% of owners
Steam reviews 15% positive of 494
What the data shows
- 11% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (11%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
- Only 49% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 496 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 3.7h for positive, 2.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (49% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (26)
- First Win Complete the mission The end of an era 100%
- King Arthur Complete the mission Excalibur and finish all quests 42%
- Defender of the coast Complete the mission Holding the Coast and finish all quests 29%
- Duelist Win a Duel 19%
- Tower captain Reach attack wave 3 14%
- Wallbreaker Complete the mission The second army and finish all quests 8.2%
- Keeper of hope Complete the mission Rosslyn Chapel and finish all quests 6.5%
- Garrison commander Reach attack wave 6 6.3%
- Grail Knight Complete the mission Grail Knights and finish all quests 4.5%
- Invader Complete the mission The landing and finish all quests 4.1%
- Army trainer Complete the mission United and finish all quests 3.7%
- Reasonably rich Accumulate a treasure of 5000 gold 3.3%
- Liberator Complete the mission Guthrum's fall and finish all quests 2.9%
- Quickshot Win a duel in under 30 minutes 2.7%
- Knight of the Round Table Win the Knights of the Round Table Campaign 2.7%
- Spoils of war Complete the mission Claiming the lands and finish all quests 2.4%
- Conquest Complete the mission Northumbria and finish all quests 2.4%
- King of the castle Reach attack wave 12 2.2%
- Holding the line Complete the mission Knights advance and finish all quests 2.2%
- Billionaire Accumulate a treasure of 10000 gold 2.0%
- Treasure finder Complete the mission The Grail and finish all quests 2.0%
- Unstoppable Complete the mission Approaches to York and finish all quests 1.6%
- Veteran Raider Complete the mission The escort and finish all quests 1.6%
- Warlord Win the Invaders of the Round Table Campaign 1.4%
- Two sides of the coin Win both campaigns 1.4%
- Rich bounty Complete the mission The withdrawal and finish all quests 1.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.