The Citadel
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.
- Price:$7.49
- Release Date:8/5/2020
- Franchise:Top Hat Studios
- Developers:
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/20/2026
- Steam App Id:1378290
The Citadel
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Citadel has 36 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 77% lower than its previous all-time peak of 154 players achieved on 1/11/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Citadel. It has received a total of 2,715 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Citadel and its growth over time. It currently has 8,917 followers on its community page.
The Citadel Price
The Citadel costs $7.49 in the Steam store as of 3/20/2026 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like The Citadel & Beyond Citadel or Waifus with Raifus which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Citadel.
About The Citadel
The Citadel is an Action, Indie, and Casual game developed by doekuramori, and Top Hat Studios Inc. On 8/5/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by doekuramori, and Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Players have rated The Citadel as "Very Positive" out of 2,715 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,520 positive reviews and 195 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Citadel on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, The Citadel supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, The Citadel has been tagged with the following user tags:
- 2.5D
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- 1990's
- Dark Humor
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Retro
- Old School
- Gore
- Action-Adventure
- FPS
- Combat
- Boomer Shooter
- Sci-fi
- Anime
- Indie
- Casual
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Citadel and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Citadel is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Citadel & Beyond Citadel | 2 | 2 | $17.53 | View |
 | Waifus with Raifus | 4 | 4 | $53.96 | View |
Related Packages
The Citadel is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | $8.24 | View |
Supported Languages
The Citadel is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | No | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Citadel data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 20). The Citadel on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1378290
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 20). The Citadel. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1378290
- doekuramori. (2023, July 8). The Citadel. The Citadel. https://ci-en.dlsite.com/creator/3655