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Beyond Citadel

doekuramori · 2025-01-02

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 03, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Beyond Citadel is an Action and Indie game released in 2025, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 4670 reviews).

41
playing now
96%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (981 downloads)
8h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

41 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Citadel, the last stronghold of mankind's resistance against the Apocalypse, has fallen. Humankind is now under the control of the Trumpeters of the Apocalypse, the leaders of the forces of the Apocalypse. The “Martyr” who is the last resort of the Seven Angels, the guardians of humankind, is led by a mysterious signal and sets out on a journey to overthrow the Trumpeters of the Apocalypse. To find the truth behind the signal, buried under the Citadel.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

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Beyond Citadel trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 239 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 93k–210k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,670 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.24 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
60260220252026Week of 2025-01-02: 602 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 398 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

68142026-09-15 02:00 — 36 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 25 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 29 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 28 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 37 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 28 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 37 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 16 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 29 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 43 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 57 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 47 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 27 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 47 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 39 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 45 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20633Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 206 · peak 393Feb 2025 — avg 81 · peak 186Mar 2025 — avg 64 · peak 132Apr 2025 — avg 39 · peak 79May 2025 — avg 45 · peak 88Jun 2025 — avg 33 · peak 97Jul 2025 — avg 48 · peak 106Aug 2025 — avg 54 · peak 121Sep 2025 — avg 35 · peak 74Oct 2025 — avg 35 · peak 86Nov 2025 — avg 52 · peak 161Dec 2025 — avg 95 · peak 209Jan 2026 — avg 80 · peak 194Feb 2026 — avg 41 · peak 74Mar 2026 — avg 53 · peak 101Apr 2026 — avg 58 · peak 132May 2026 — avg 42 · peak 74Jun 2026 — avg 42 · peak 95Jul 2026 — avg 49 · peak 95Aug 2026 — avg 52 · peak 90
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$11.242025-01-022026-08-202025-01-02 — best price $13.492025-01-16 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $13.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $12.742025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-08-17 — best price $11.992025-08-31 — best price $14.992025-09-30 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-08 — best price $11.992026-04-18 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.242026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-06 — best price $11.242026-08-20 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
73%
earned "1st step"
34.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,68232%15

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPS2.5DCuteGoreAnimeActionShooterCyberpunkComic BookFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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