Citadels: Shadow City

Citadels: Shadow City is a turn-based card game about building a city, drafting hidden roles and deceiving your rivals. Set in a dark fantasy medieval world, you compete to become Master Builder by constructing a wealthy and impressive city.

Hidden roles

At the start of each round, you secretly draft a character role, such as the Spy, Guildmaster, Inquisitor or Alchemist. Each role grants a special ability that can help you gather resources, protect your districts or sabotage rivals. Since other players hide their roles too, you must work out what they chose and decide when to act.

Build your city

Spend gold to construct districts, balancing your economy across Trade markets, Religious abbeys, Military fortresses and Science academies. Building 8 districts triggers the end of the game, but the winner is the player whose city has the highest total value and the best category synergies.

Game modes

Play solo against AI bots, host a Local Area Network (LAN) game or compete with players online. Each round’s character draft comes from a roster of custom characters, and you can adapt your strategy as roles change.

Key features

• Hidden roles and bluffing
• Gather gold or draw new district cards to manage your economy
• Full controller support, adjustable UI scaling and remappable keys