Citadel: Forged with Fire

Citadel: Forged with Fire

Released Nov 2019

This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!

67% positive · 5,894 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Citadel: Forged with Fire launched as a full 1.0 release on November 1, 2019, after two years in Early Access. At launch, Blue Isle Studios confirmed they were "far from done" with development and outlined a post-launch roadmap of quests, dyes, structures, and world events. The studio followed through on those commitments with two substantial free expansions: "The Godking's Vengeance" (February 5, 2020) and its sequel "Godking's Vengeance Part Two" (May 21, 2020), and then "Balarok's Revenge: The Spirits of Umbrus" (February 1, 2021), which introduced a brand new world, new dungeon, new spells, tames, and questline. That February 2021 release marked the last major content update. Since February 2021, developer communications have been sparse and focused on maintenance: a Fall 2020 roadmap (September 10, 2020) that was plausibly fulfilled by the Spirits of Umbrus expansion, a Halloween seasonal event announced October 4, 2024, and a price reduction announced October 2, 2024. The October 2024 posts describe community engagement activities, not new content under development. The established cadence between major content drops was roughly three to nine months (February 2020 → May 2020 → February 2021). The last major content release was on February 1, 2021 — more than five years ago as of June 2026. No roadmap, DLC announcement, or developer statement points to any further content being planned. The developer has not explicitly said "development is complete," but the silence since February 2021 — far beyond any reasonable extension of the historical update cadence — combined with no outstanding commitments and no unreleased DLC on the store, indicates the game's content is complete. The 2024 activity (seasonal event, price drop) reflects ongoing server operation rather than new content development.
Evidence
Major free expansion 'Balarok's Revenge: The Spirits of Umbrus' launched with a new world, dungeon, spells, tames, and questline. This is the last major content release on record.
news post · Feb 1, 2021 source content shipped
high
Major free expansion 'Godking's Vengeance Part Two' launched, completing the two-part expansion series with a new dungeon, new creatures, quests, and emotes.
news post · May 21, 2020 source content shipped
high

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Details

Publisher
Blue Isle Publishing
Achievements
50
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

About this game


Citadel: Forged With Fire is a massive online sandbox RPG with elements of magic, spellcasting and inter-kingdom conflict. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to investigate the dangerous world of Ignus. Your goal: create a name for yourself and achieve notoriety and power among the land’s ruling Houses.

You have complete freedom to pursue your own destiny; hatch plots of trickery and deceit to ascend the ranks among allies and enemies, become an infamous hunter of other players, build massive and unique castles, tame mighty beasts to do your bidding, and visit uncharted territories to unravel their rich and intriguing history. The path to ultimate power and influence is yours to choose.


Welcome to the magical world of Ignus: a 36 square kilometer landmass of sweeping plains, dense forests, craggy mountains, festering swamps and frozen tundra. Leave no stone unturned as you explore dangerous caves and ancient ruins to recover powerful artifacts and uncover a rich history spanning thousands of years. Embark on a journey across the land to find the perfect place for you and your allies to call home.


Master a diverse range of powerful spells. Discover your conduit of choice among a huge selection of mystic wands and staves, magically imbued axes, swords, maces and hammers, and enchanted gauntlets.


Align your efforts with fellow Warlocks to create a mighty House. Create an internal hierarchy of power, design and plant your own House flag, share your resources to build huge castles and team up to hunt legendary creatures. Wage war with opposing Houses or hatch plans of deceit and trickery to cause internal chaos and ascend the ranks within your own.


Use the Pacify spell to tame ferocious creatures and amass an army of minions. Tamed companions will gain experience and grow with you as you travel the world and triumph in battle. Siege an enemy fortress with a horde of savage Orcs, ride Horses and Direwolves to quickly traverse the vast landscape, or rain fiery death upon your enemies from the back of a Dragon!


Construct your Dream Castle using hundreds of structural pieces found within a flexible and easy-to-use building editor, or take advantage of the dynamic destruction engine and crush someone else’s. Enhance your fortress with magical structures like defensive shields, attack towers, mana pools and respawn stones. Unlock new fortification materials and building features as you level up: with so many materials and pieces to work with the only limit is your imagination.


Are you an old, bearded and wise Warlock or are you a young, ambitious and strong-willed Mage? Create your own style with a huge variety of clothing and weapon options. Discover a near limitless variety among these items’ stats with Citadel’s rich and deep loot generation system; every loot pull is different and ensures that fighting monsters and exploring dungeons is a constantly rewarding and memorable experience.


Why walk when you can fly? Use your Wizardly prowess to take to the skies. Enjoy the convenience of a custom-crafted broomstick, tame and mount airborne companions like dragons and giant eagles, or use alchemy to concoct potent elixirs allowing flight without the aid of beast or broom.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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