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'''Citadel''' was an early development version of ''[[Deadlock]]''. Many of ''Deadlock's'' game files are still named after ''Citadel''.


'''Citadel''', or '''project8''', was an early development version of ''[[Deadlock]]''. Many of ''Deadlock's'' game files are still named after ''Citadel''.
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The digital book [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361700/HalfLife_Alyx__Final_Hours/ ''The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx''] (2020) mentioned "a top-secret new project that another small team at Valve has been working on since the first part of 2018".<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=IqimxjIRIlw&t=5032s|title=The Final Hours of Half Life: Alyx (Full Game No Commentary)}}</ref>
''Citadel'' was reworked into [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime'']] at some point between 2019 and 2020.
 
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The digital book ''[https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/The_Final_Hours_of_Half-Life:_Alyx The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx]'' (2020) mentioned "a top-secret new project that another small team at Valve has been working on since the first part of 2018".<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=IqimxjIRIlw&t=5032s|title=The Final Hours of Half Life: Alyx (Full Game No Commentary)}}</ref>


References to ''Citadel'' in other Valve games were first discovered by dataminers in 2019.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=0vOzehp5BKg|title=Valve's Developing 2 Half-Life Games - HLVR/Citadel Leaks}}</ref> It was speculated to be a multiplayer team-based shooter set in the ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life_(video_game)|Half-Life]]'' universe, named after the [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Citadel Combine Citadel] from ''Half-Life 2''. It was also speculated to feature asymmetrical VR-desktop gameplay.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=WkZN7Gnnurk|title=Valve's Next Game? This is Citadel.}}</ref>
References to ''Citadel'' in other Valve games were first discovered by dataminers in 2019.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=0vOzehp5BKg|title=Valve's Developing 2 Half-Life Games - HLVR/Citadel Leaks}}</ref> It was speculated to be a multiplayer team-based shooter set in the ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life_(video_game)|Half-Life]]'' universe, named after the [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Citadel Combine Citadel] from ''Half-Life 2''. It was also speculated to feature asymmetrical VR-desktop gameplay.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=WkZN7Gnnurk|title=Valve's Next Game? This is Citadel.}}</ref>
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[[Yoshi]] shared gameplay footage of an early ''Citadel'' prototype build that used [[wikipedia:Half-Life:_Alyx|''Half-Life: Alyx'']] and [[wikipedia:Left_4_Dead_2|''Left 4 Dead 2'']] assets.<ref>2024-08-25 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"here is a much earlier dev test version of the game"''</ref>
[[Yoshi]] shared gameplay footage of an early ''Citadel'' prototype build that used [[wikipedia:Half-Life:_Alyx|''Half-Life: Alyx'']] and [[wikipedia:Left_4_Dead_2|''Left 4 Dead 2'']] assets.<ref>2024-08-25 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"here is a much earlier dev test version of the game"''</ref>


''Citadel'' changed its setting and was renamed to [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime'']] at some point between 2019 and 2021.
The two teams in ''Citadel'' initially were named ''Team Nick'' and ''Team Coach,'' after the characters from ''Left 4 Dead 2''.


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