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The Citadel

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App ID 1378290
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher doekuramori, Top Hat Studios Inc
Franchise Top Hat Studios Inc
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30400251
Last Record Update 4 August 2025 – 04:05:03 UTC ()
Release Date 5 August 2020 – 10:36:44 UTC ()
😎 88.27%
2k reviews
8
In-Game
🔫 FPS 👾 Retro 😖 Gore 🕹️ Old School 🌸 Anime

The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.

Additional Information

Developer doekuramori
ReleaseState released
Publisher doekuramori
Store Release Date 5 August 2020 – 10:36:53 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/citadeldev
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 5 August 2020 – 10:36:44 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 July 2020 – 11:20:18 UTC () (1595503218)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 April 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8258830
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 22 July 2020 – 05:52:31 UTC (), in changelist #8998239
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

🔫 FPS 👾 Retro 😖 Gore 🕹️ Old School 🌱 Indie 🌸 Anime 👊 Violent 👤 Singleplayer 🔫 Shooter 🌓 2.5D 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 📼 1990's 👴 Boomer Shooter 🌫 Atmospheric 🙌 First-Person 👩 Female Protagonist 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 😌 Casual ⚔️ Combat

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp17 August 2020 – 20:25:00 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 8 players right now
  • 23 24-hour peak
  • 155 all-time peak 11 January 2025
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 359 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.27% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,074 92.4% positive reviews
  • 170 7.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
5 August 2020 Steam Release -
1 March 2022 ⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection Build Your Own Bundle (Mar 2022) -
2 February 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (February 2023) -
29 March 2023 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Best of Boomer Shooters: Bigger and Boomier -
13 June 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Fight Shoot Survive Bundle -
18 January 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Shooter Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 8 players live playing The Citadel on Steam.

The Citadel had an all-time peak of 155 concurrent players on 11 January 2025.

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