The Citadel

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The Citadel

Short description

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.

Developer
doekuramori, Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Publisher
doekuramori, Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Release
Wed, Aug 05, 2020
Price
$14.99
$7.49
50%
best price ever
Reviews
2,543
Positive
94%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
11
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Tags
FPS Retro Gore Old School Indie Anime Violent Singleplayer Shooter 2.5D Action Sci-fi 1990's Atmospheric Boomer Shooter First-Person Shoot 'Em Up Female Protagonist Casual Combat
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.6msomewhere between $0 and $2.8m · roughly 0–203K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $13.83, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $14.99 launch price. That is 8% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

3 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$1.6m → ~$1.6m
Reviews 2,543 → 2,543
Price $7.49 → $7.49
Positive reviews 94.0% → 94.0%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 128 further data points reach back to Aug 1, 2020 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $7.49 on Nov 21, 2023. That is the current price.

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Image Name Studio Shared Tag difference Price Reviews Positive Released Revenue (estimated)
Maximum Action Maximum Action George Mandell 2 titles 4 − Old School − Anime + Action + Violent $19.99 3,668 89% Wed, Sep 19, 2018 $3.1m
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DUSK DUSK David Szymanski 15 titles 3 − Gore − Indie − Anime + Boomer Shooter + Shooter + Fast-Paced $19.99
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DOOM 64 DOOM 64 Nightdive Studios 109 titles +1 3 − Old School − Indie − Anime + Action + Classic + 1990's $4.99 7,924 93% Thu, Mar 19, 2020 $1.6m
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Ion Fury Ion Fury Voidpoint, LLC first game 3 − Gore − Indie − Anime + Boomer Shooter + Female Protagonist + Action $24.99 5,639 93% Thu, Aug 15, 2019 $5.8m
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