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The Citadel

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4.4/5

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4.4

25 Reviews

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The Citadel
Description
Go forth, Martyr; For you are the finest among the Battlesisters; Go forth, and LET THE SLEEPING GOD DIEDescent into the depth of The Citadel THE CITADEL is a hardcore, brutal old-school shooter full of action that's a throwback to the 90's classics that we all love. Fight through 6 Episodes...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Indie, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, First-Person, show 9 more... Casual, Dark, Violent, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Retro, Cyberpunk, Combat
User reviews

4.4/5

( 25 Reviews )

4.4

25 Reviews

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Product details
2020, Doekuramuri, ...
System requirements
Windows 10 64 bit, Intel Core i-5-10210U, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 820M 1GB VRAM, Version 12, 800 MB...
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
7 h Main + Sides
8.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Go forth, Martyr;
For you are the finest among the Battlesisters;
Go forth, and

LET THE SLEEPING GOD DIE

Descent into the depth of The Citadel


THE CITADEL is a hardcore, brutal old-school shooter full of action that's a throwback to the 90's classics that we all love.
Fight through 6 Episodes of 30 action packed levels (and an additional 6 secret levels). Face off against 6 fearsome bosses.
Carry 14 different types of weapons, with obliterating secondary fire functions. Make the world tremble with 3 types of single-use special weapons.

・Unlimited Continues.
・You can continue trying until you break. Hub areas serve as respite if you find the episode to be too difficult.
・Completely skill based: no cheap Hitscanner, all projectiles. You live as good as you dodge.
・Huge enemy variety and diversity. From axe throwing cultists, to suicide drones, to mecha tanks, and flamethrower troopers.

Kick the Opponent into Lava!

・Light-weight enemies can be kicked and stunned. Get your positioning right, and you can also make them fall into a bottomless pit or lava.

Upgradable Weapons

・Some weapons can be upgraded or switched to superior versions.

Gibs!

・Enemies explode into chunks of meat or metals when they die. Ouch!

Optional Features: Leaning and Weapon Jam

The Citadel contains numerous optional features for added replayability and difficulty.

・Leaning can be enabled in a option menu. Dodging is not the only way to avoid the enemy fire.
・Weapon condition features can be enabled in a option menu.
・Automatic weapons can be jammed in the middle of a battle, and they will be eventually broken.
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
7 h Main + Sides
8.5 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Indie, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, First-Person, show 9 more... Casual, Dark, Violent, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Retro, Cyberpunk, Combat
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2020-08-05T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Doekuramuri / Top Hat Studios Inc
Size:
700 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Cloud saves
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
日本語
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: January 30, 2025

Leevizer

Verified owner

Games: 104 Reviews: 2

Scratched an itch for me

I wanted to play through an FPS game, and played through Citadel in 5 hours. Got my moneys worth. Movement and combat was fun save for a few frustrating levels with lots of pits.

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Posted on: October 14, 2024

agi3254213

Verified owner

Games: 402 Reviews: 9

Hidden gem

Excellent shooter. Great gun feedback. Satisfying kills. Smoothly installed and ran on Linux+Heroic.

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Posted on: January 4, 2025

alrightanotherone

Verified owner

Games: 197 Reviews: 20

Difficult tactical shooter.

Yeah it's got anime girls but it's a solid game. It does get frustrating that death means restarting a level, especially when you die either to an instakill pit cause of a glitch, or when the frigging fireman woman shoots through corners. THROUGH corners. Also it's annoying that a lot of enemies are placed out of the player's view but I guess if the early levels didn't inspire caution that's more of a you problem.

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Posted on: February 17, 2025

oscarpilgrim

Verified owner

Games: 62 Reviews: 2

You like Doom? You like this one too.

Can say much but the gun play is fun, the gore is especially hurtfull, the desings are crazy and the challenge tough. The like how dark the history is, even if we don't get much of it. And the main character is HOT as hell.

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Posted on: March 4, 2025

HolyC

Verified owner

Games: 124 Reviews: 1

The Citadel

It's a gory boomer shooter with anime aesthetics and some interesting gun mechanics that are not common to the genre. This game clearly caters to a certain audience (weebs) so your mileage may vary but I'm having an absolute blast with it.

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