The Citadel Project

The Citadel Project is a single-player stealth game with light RPG and adventure elements, set in a dark fantasy world. You play as an ordinary prisoner who escapes a cell deep inside the Citadel, a last line of defense built by the Ancient Kings to preserve what remains of humanity from the Great Storm. An evil force is consuming the structure from within, and you must survive its deadly alleys and labyrinths while uncovering what happened.

Stay out of sight

You are at a disadvantage in direct combat and have no magic spells, so you rely on stealth, assassination and the tools you find. The Citadel’s lighting system calculates your exposure to each light source, letting you use areas of darkness or create darkness with your equipment. Infected guards and civilians cannot be killed by ordinary means, but you can sneak up on them and tear the gangrenous growths from their backs. Hide bodies, or enemies in the area will be alerted.

Use the Citadel

You can push enemies away, send them off cliffs or onto thorned barricades, and drop onto them from above. The Citadel’s vertical architecture gives you ways to turn your surroundings against your foes.

Crossbow and exploration

Your crossbow is your main tool for survival and progress. You find different bolts throughout the Citadel: use them to extinguish torches, reach new heights with rope bolts or eliminate threats with fire bolts. Exploring can also uncover ammunition, secret relics, precious artifacts and notes about the Citadel’s history, as well as paths through the structure’s vast depths.