Citadel Opens Next Wave of Closed Beta After High Demand for Its Browser Gunship MMO

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Los Angeles, USA, October 27th, 2026/GamingWire/--Independent studio Yee-Haw Monster Trucks is opening the next wave of its closed beta for Citadel, a gunship sandbox MMO that combines ship customization, extraction combat and persistent progression in a desktop web browser. The new wave opens in November, following strong demand for the first wave, which launched on September 30. No download or installation is required.

The expansion comes as browser-based games and shorter session formats draw renewed interest from players and developers. Citadel aims to bring the depth of a sandbox MMO to that format, with sessions designed to fit into a normal day while players keep their ships, inventory and progression between runs.

“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,...

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