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Beyond Citadel

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.

What works

  • Unique and satisfying gunplay mechanics
  • Engaging tactical combat and movement
  • Rich and distinctive art style
  • Deep gore and visceral feedback
  • Meaningful player progression and customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Story can be confusing or underdeveloped
  • Some performance issues reported
  • Level design sometimes repetitive or open-ended
  • Sexual and gore content may be off-putting
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Citadel

  • Project Warlock II

  • Shrine II

  • Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike

  • Zortch

  • The Apogee Throwback Pack

More relaxing

Games that feels like Beyond Citadel but with a more relaxing feel

  • Fida Puti Samurai

  • Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

  • Fallen Aces

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • Project Warlock

  • REAVER

Less expressive

Games that feels like Beyond Citadel but with less self-expression and customization

  • STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)

  • Chasm: The Rift

  • Viscerafest

  • Ion Fury

  • DOOM 64

  • The spy who shot me™

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Beyond Citadel: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026