Civitatem

Civitatem is a village management game in which you assign villagers to tasks, develop their skills and guide your people through challenges. You gather resources, build a stable settlement, research technologies, explore the surrounding region and trade with other villages while protecting your people from natural dangers and raiders.

Lead your village

Name your village and create its elder, choosing specializations for him. The elder never sleeps and can take on critical tasks while other villagers are sleeping or injured. Villagers are your most important resource: each can specialize in particular tasks and gains experience by performing them. Children can attend school to begin adult life with better skills.

Villagers have needs they must meet to survive, including food, shelter and water. If their needs go unmet, a villager may die or depart with their family. You can craft weapons, armor and tools, with blacksmiths producing equipment for life in dangerous lands.

Face changing conditions

Procedurally generated territory and land maps also determine where resources are found. Seasons, weather, temperature and the day-night cycle affect conditions and the times for planting and harvesting crops. Each season brings challenges shaped by the difficulty, including possible bandit raids, wildlife attacks and natural disasters, as well as positive events that can help the village grow.

As your village grows, it attracts bandits, who may raid and sometimes kidnap villagers if they win. You can ransom kidnapped villagers for gold. Building a prison lets you capture raiders and ransom them in turn.

Explore and progress

Send scouts beyond your territory to find other villages for trade. Scouting certain regions can also bring random rewards. Books obtained through trade let you research technologies that improve buildings, trade and village management tools.

The game has three difficulties, each with its own challenges and progression. After completing the game once, you unlock Free Mode, which can be played without events or combat. Each completed playthrough also grants a persistent reward to help on your next one.

Build toward victory

To win, you must establish a stable village and construct one of two end-game buildings. These make your town a popular destination for trade, spirituality and knowledge.