Steam app 3639650 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:52 UTC
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
9 months, January 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Kotama and Academy Citadel was released on 14 Jan, 2026.
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A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
40 achievements in total.
29 developer announcements, Sep 2025 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
Hello, students! Thank you for your continued support and love for "Girl and Academy City."Today, we’re excited to announce: the game is now offering a new all-time-low 20% OFF discount, and the long-awaited Gallery and Simulation Battle…
MISCHIEFHello, students!A girl-and-dog Metroidvania adventure: tough it out in a burning room, or trigger a fluid explosion in an academy city. Today we’ve prepared two very different journeys — both requiring a bit of "mental fortitude." This…
MISCHIEFHello, Players!Thank you all for your continued support and love for Kotama and Academy Citadel. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the game now officially supports three new languages: German, Russian, and French!We invite even more…
MISCHIEFHello, everyone~First of all, thank you for your continued support for "Kotama and Academy Citadel" and for your ongoing suggestions. The Engineering Club is still continuously fixing various issues in the game. We hope to provide everyone…
MISCHIEFHello, everyone~Today we have two super exciting pieces of news to share: the Spring Sale is live with 15% off—our lowest price ever! And the long-awaited outfit change & battle voice features are now available!✨Kotama Outfit Change…
MISCHIEFStudents, Kotama is here with good news~🌸 Spring is here, and lots of cherry blossoms are already in bloom in the academy citadel. But today, there’s something even more exciting than cherry blossoms!The three Disciplinary Supervisor…
MISCHIEFHello, students~First, thank you all for your continued support of "Kotama and Academy Citadel" and for constantly providing us with various suggestions. The Engineering Club is still continuously fixing all kinds of issues in the game, and…
MISCHIEFHello, students~First, thank you for your continued support for "Kotama and Academy Citadel" and for continuously sharing various suggestions with us. The Engineering Club is still working on fixing various issues in the game. We hope to…
MISCHIEFHello, Players!I'm here to wish you all an early Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to spending another amazing year with all of you~New year, new vibes—big things are happening soon in the Academy Citadel! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و🎁The New Year surprises…
MISCHIEFHello students!First of all, thank you for your ongoing support of Kotama and Academy Citadel and for the constant feedback you've shared with us. The Engineering Club is still working hard to fix various issues in the game.Details of this…
MISCHIEFHello, students! Today, we are thrilled to introduce a new friend—MIO: Memories in Orbit! To celebrate, we are launching the new Bundle "Memories in Citadel" , available now at a special 10% discount! Get two meticulously crafted adventure…
MISCHIEFHello everyone~First of all, thank you for your continued support of "Kotama and Academy Citadel" and for the many suggestions you have shared with us. The Engineering Club is still working on fixing various issues in the game, and we hope…
MISCHIEFHello students!First of all, thank you for your ongoing support of Kotama and Academy Citadel and for the constant feedback you've shared with us. The Engineering Club is still working hard to fix various issues in the game.The specific…
MISCHIEFHello everyone! We are thrilled to share a milestone with you all—global sales for 'Kotama and Academy Citadel' have now surpassed 50,000 copies! Since the game's launch, every bit of your support and companionship has been the warmest…
MISCHIEFHello students!First of all, thank you for your ongoing support of Kotama and Academy Citadel and for the continuous feedback you’ve shared with us. The Engineering Club is still hard at work addressing various issues. In this update, we…
MISCHIEFHello students!First of all, thank you for your ongoing support of Kotama and Academy Citadel and for the constant feedback you've shared with us. The Engineering Club is still working hard to fix various issues in the game. In this update…
MISCHIEFHello students!First of all, thank you for your ongoing support of Kotama and Academy Citadel and for the constant feedback you've shared with us. The Engineering Club is still working hard to fix various issues in the game. In this update…
MISCHIEFHello everyone!This is the Academy Citadel Engineering Club. Thank you for your support of Kotama and Academy Citadel; we have been closely monitoring the discussions among all students. First, we want to offer our sincerest apologies for…
MISCHIEFHello, students! Kotama and Academy Citadel is officially out! We want to express our deepest gratitude to every player who has supported us along the way. To show our appreciation, we’ve prepared exciting reward events outside of the game.…
MISCHIEFHello everyone!Thank you for your incredible support of Kotama and Academy Citadel. We have been closely monitoring community discussions and have summarized the most frequent feedback. Today, we would like to address three key topics: the…
MISCHIEFThe "Academy Festival" is finally here! Kotama and Academy Citadel launched NOW! The game is priced at $19.99, and you can grab a -10% launch discount for the first two weeks!Check out our latest trailer and head over to submit your…
MISCHIEFHello everyone! The excitement is building - the "Academy Festival" begins tomorrow! Look, everyone is busy testing out the controller support, and Clare seems to have run into a bit of a snag. But don't worry, her persistence is her…
MISCHIEFHello students, A lot has been happening in the academy citadel recently,Not only have there been frequent problems, but the president has also mysteriously disappeared?！Fortunately, after this period of emergency repairs and getting things…
MISCHIEFHello everyone! The game has currently surpassed 130,000 wishlists!As students look forward to the "Academy Festival," everyone in the Academy Citadel is making final preparations, hoping to be in top form to welcome your arrival.On January…
MISCHIEFHello everyone!Thank you for your continued support of Kotama and Academy Citadel.We regret to inform you that, since save data is not compatible between the full release and the Demo, and to prevent unexpected bugs while ensuring the best…
MISCHIEFHello, Transfer Students! We have big news to share today - the opening day for Academis has finally been locked in! We faced a few construction hiccups along the way... things like "rusty tracks on engineering robots," "particle colliders…
MISCHIEFHello everyone,We are currently addressing the frequently reported "game feel" issues from the DEMO. We have implemented a series of detailed optimizations and adjustments. However, because the DEMO version has many other differences from…
MISCHIEFAdded new keyboard key rebinding functionalityAdjusted the screen's bloom effectAdjusted the default language to suit players in different regionsAdded a new tutorial regarding the respawn point after deathAdded a new hidden boss (unlocked…
Patch notesDear exchange students, A huge thank you for all your amazing support for Kotama&Academy Citadel! We just got back from our very first convention, and we were blown away by all the fantastic feedback we received. Now for the big news: we're…
MISCHIEFEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Kotama and Academy Citadel - Original Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 30 Jan 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | KotamaAcademyCitadel.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | KotamaAcademyCitadel.bin | linux 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | AtomStringCompany/KotamaAcademyCitadel/{64BitSteamID}/Clound | *.json and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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