Inspired by Dark Messiah and Thief, this stealth game sees you sneak through a medieval megastructure prowled by undead guards

It's a great time to be a fan of both Thief: The Dark Project and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. A Thief remaster from Nightdive—which features a new campaign—is coming next month, while Dark Messiah is getting a Ubisoft-approved community edition that adds co-op, new modes and more. There are also numerous spiritual successors in the works for both games, such as the dark and Thief-y Gloomwood and the Dark Messiah-inspired Fatekeeper and Alkahest.

Until earlier today, I hadn't seen a game inspired by both Thief and Dark Messiah at the same time (apart from Dishonored, I suppose, though that was made by Dark Messiah developers Arkane, so I'm not sure that counts). But that all changed when The Citadel Project snuck through my eyes and booted my ignorance right out of my brain.

Created by solo outfit Reliquary Software, The Citadel Project synthesises the designs of Thief and Dark Messiah with first-person indie gaming's current fascination with megastructures. …