Choose Undead Citadel
Choose Undead Citadel if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Undead Citadel launched in 2023.
Undead Citadel vs Hellsplit: Arena
Undead Citadel and Hellsplit: Arena both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. Hellsplit: Arena (2019) is 4 years older than Undead Citadel (2023). Hellsplit: Arena scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Undead Citadel (69.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Hellsplit: Arena
Choose Hellsplit: Arena if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.4% positive across 3,079 reviews.
Both Undead Citadel and Hellsplit: Arena sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Undead Citadel |  Hellsplit: Arena | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.6% positive (138 reviews) | 83.4% positive (3,079 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dark Curry S.L. | Deep Type Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Hellsplit: Arena (2019) is 4 years older than Undead Citadel (2023).
- Hellsplit: Arena scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Undead Citadel (69.6% positive).
- Hellsplit: Arena is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Undead Citadel (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Undead Citadel vs Hellsplit: Arena — FAQ
- Which is better, Undead Citadel or Hellsplit: Arena?
- On Steam reviews Hellsplit: Arena scores higher (83.4% positive) than Undead Citadel (69.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hellsplit: Arena is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Undead Citadel or Hellsplit: Arena first?
- If you want chronology, Hellsplit: Arena (2019) came out before Undead Citadel (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Undead Citadel and Hellsplit: Arena similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.