Valve Datamine Reveals Four Unannounced Games
A datamine has discovered multiple references in the files of Aperture Desk Job to four different unannounced Valve games.
As reported by Tyler McVicker, a journalist with a specialism in Valve’s work, the recently released Aperture Desk Job (a small game designed for the Steam Deck) contains folders with multiple detailed references to four different games: Citadel, a Source 2 port of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a follow-up to Half-Life: Alyx, and a recreation of a previously cancelled Portal game. None of these projects have been formally announced by Valve.
The datamine, which runs over 70 pages long, contains data related to Citadel. “Citadel appears to be a Combine vs rebels, team-based, squad-based, class-based RTS/FPS hybrid,” McVicker explained. “The game appears to have a campaign, a single-player campaign and two major systems at play.”
McVicker reports that Citadel places players in the role of a commander who can direct squads of AI bots. This can be done from a bird’s eye view, or you can drop down onto the battlefield and take direct control of either your commander or other squad members.
It’s unclear from this leak if Citadel is a game in active development at Valve. The studio often builds out projects and prototypes that never come to public fruition. But this datamine provides a fascinating look behind the curtain. While many of the files are difficult to decipher, there are many notes that help build a picture of what Citadel was/is/could be.
The squad based game features groups of AI bots that have a dynamic behaviour system based on “mood” and “memory”. These bots, as well as the player, have access to weapons, upgrades, alternate fire systems, and passive buffs. These are considered “held
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