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3. Citadels £10.99/$14.99
Owners: 40,111
Citadels is one of those games that looks great, at least in the Steam store. Unfortunately that's as good as it gets. Conceptually the idea is excellent, if a little derivative: a vast army is gathering to attack King Arthur and you must build a fortress to keep them out.
The real-time strategy game promised 'epic battles with realistic destruction' and, er, 'legendary characters', but was so bug-ridden on release that it was pretty much unplayable. Indeed, it still is bug-ridden. The developers have given up but, for reasons best known to publisher THQ Nordic, it's still available on Steam.
Why?
Steam reviews:
"Absolutely unplayable in its current state. Nearly every aspect from UI to AI is fundamentally flawed and bugged. Patches were promised and never delivered."
User name: SSgt Winters (Oregon)
"Citadels most closely resembles a stripped down Age of Empires title. Everything from base building, combat and resource gathering are implemented poorly. There is no strategy involved at all because combat boils down to spamming units. You can literally spam the most basic military unit available and win every time. The utter lack of military units available leaves no room for strategy, tactics or planning at all."
User name: Spoonoop
