Citadel’s browser gunships set sail for beta wave two—crypto wallets can stay ashore 🚀

Los Angeles, USA, October 27th, 2026 — Independent studio Yee-Haw Monster Trucks will open the next wave of closed beta for Citadel in November, following strong demand for the first wave, which launched on September 30. The Los Angeles-based studio’s desktop-browser gunship sandbox MMO requires no download or installation and features sessions designed to fit into a normal day while preserving ships, inventory and progression between runs, as browser-based games and shorter session formats draw renewed interest from players and developers.

The first 120 hours of closed beta ran from September 30 to October 5. Yee-Haw Monster Trucks is using the closed beta to test and refine the game’s core systems, while broader faction-war and player-market features remain in development as Citadel expands its persistent world. “We’re longtime MMO players, and EVE was a big influence on us. We loved the depth, the economy and the stakes. What we didn’t love was needing a free evening just to log in,” said William Sanford, Game Design Director at Yee-Haw Monster Trucks. “Citadel brings that depth into focused sessions you can play in a browser tab, whether you’re a veteran of sandbox MMOs or trying one for the first time.”

Set inside a vast ancient megastructure torn apart by civil war, Citadel puts players in command of gunships they can fit, fly and lose. Players arrange modules on a spatial grid, balancing slot types, heat, signature, weapons and cargo protection before entering Breaches, timed multiplayer zones where they fight hostile NPCs and other players, mine and recover resources. Players who extract keep their haul, while ships destroyed in a Breach leave recoverable wreckage that other players can claim using each ship’s harpoon to retrieve loot and tow objects.

Between Breaches, players return to a shared hangar to meet up, duel, manage their stash, manufacture equipment and refit their ships. Citadel draws on EVE Online’s economy and sandbox PvP, Diablo’s loot and customization, and FTL: Faster Than Light’s ship building, combining ship fitting, PvP and PvE extraction combat, resource recovery and persistent progression inside the ancient megastructure.

Players can watch the announcement trailer and join the official Discord at https://discord.gg/thecitadel to secure a spot in the next beta wave. GamingWire’s release carries the disclaimer “Press release sponsored by our commercial partners.” The listed media contact is Media Representative Jamie Kingsley, Yee Haw Monster Trucks, j.kingsley@theprgenius.com.