About Citadel: Fortress Defense
Citadel: Fortress Defense is a 3D medieval strategy game in first person. Each day you build your town, then a raid comes. Build walls, gates, houses, farms, sawmills, quarries, towers, barracks, a market and a mage tower. Gather wood, stone, gold and food. Characters: you are the Lord. Hire knights, archers and mages and control any soldier in battle. Enemies: goblins, bandits, skeletons, shamans and enemy soldiers break through walls; every fifth day a boss arrives. Each raid is stronger: spend renown on upgrades, raise stone walls and expand your land. Mode: single player endless survival. If the town hall falls, the game is over.
Our guide to Citadel: Fortress Defense
A first-person medieval strategy game: build your town by day, then defend it against raids at night. You gather wood, stone, gold and food and hire knights, archers and mages.
Tips
- Build farms and a sawmill before walls: resources come first.
- Close every gap in your walls before night falls.
- Place archers on towers near the gate.
Good for: Fans of Bloons TD and tower defense
How to play
WASD - move Shift - run Mouse - look LMB - attack build RMB - cancel build B - build mode 1-9 and 0 - pick building R - rotate X - demolish 1-9 - control a soldier Q E - switch soldier G - back to the Lord H - barracks T - market U - upgrades
Controls
- Mouse
- W A S D
- Shift
Good to know
- Category
- Action, Strategy, Simulation
- On phones
- Computer recommended
- Price
- Free, no download
- Added
- 2026-10-26
Questions
Is Citadel: Fortress Defense free?
Yes. Citadel: Fortress Defense is free to play on Joyo, with no download and no account.
Can I play Citadel: Fortress Defense on my phone?
It is made for computers with a keyboard and mouse. It may not work well on phones.
What kind of game is Citadel: Fortress Defense?
It is a action and strategy game. If you like it, try the other action games below.
Does Citadel: Fortress Defense save my progress?
Many games save your progress in your browser. If you clear your browser data or change device, the progress is lost.











