Citizen Vigilante, the official game based on Uwe Boll’s controversial vigilante film, launches digitally on PlayStation 5 on 17 July 2026. It is a solo-developed first-person shooter that puts you in the shoes of the film’s protagonist, Sanders, but without Armie Hammer’s voice or likeness.
- The game is PS5-only for now, with no PS4, Xbox, PC or Switch versions announced.
- It is built by German solo developer Daniel Wengenroth of Polygon Art, known for budget PlayStation titles like Forklift 2024 — The Simulation.
- Expect eight story missions with gunfights, vehicle sections, gore and dismemberment, set to the film’s original soundtrack.
- Early previews describe the visuals as rough, with comparisons to PS2-era assets.
Uwe Boll spent the better part of two decades turning video games like BloodRayne, Postal and House of the Dead into films critics wished they could unsee. Now the pipeline runs in reverse: Citizen Vigilante, his hyper-violent revenge flick starring Armie Hammer, is getting an official video game adaptation, launching digitally on the PlayStation Store for PS5 on 17 July 2026.
Games becoming films is big business right now — the Battlefield movie sparked a bidding war between Netflix, Sony and three major studios — but films becoming games this quickly, and this cheaply, is a rarer sight.
A solo-developed shooter with PS2-era looks
The game is being made by Daniel Wengenroth, a German solo developer whose studio Polygon Art (no relation to the website) has shipped a steady stream of budget PlayStation titles, including Forklift 2024 — The Simulation and Taxi Driver — The Simulation. According to CBR’s report on the announcement, you play as Sanders, the film’s vigilante protagonist, hunting criminals and uncovering corruption across a large, crime-ridden city.
The structure sounds compact rather than sprawling: eight story missions mixing on-foot gunfights with vehicle sections, backed by the film’s original soundtrack. The PlayStation Store listing promises “brutal, fast-paced action combat” with “gore and dismemberment”, which points firmly at a mature rating. One notable omission: despite being built around Hammer’s character, the game reportedly does not use his voice or likeness — a telling sign of the budget involved, and convenient timing given the actor is reportedly distancing himself from the film entirely.
Early impressions have not been kind on the visual front. IGN’s coverage describes the game as looking as rough as you’d expect, with screenshots drawing comparisons to PS2-era assets. Boll’s name is on the marketing — it’s billed as “the official game based on the film by Uwe Boll” — but the extent of his actual involvement in development is unknown.
The controversy is the marketing plan
The timing here is not subtle. The film sits at a 6% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes against a 93% audience score, has been criticised as anti-immigrant, “morally bankrupt” and “borderline snuff”, and has attracted a vocal far-right online fanbase. It cracked Prime Video’s top 10 purchases and rentals after Elon Musk, with Boll’s blessing, made it free to watch on X for two days.
The game arrives just weeks after that streaming surge, aimed squarely at the same vigilante-power-fantasy audience. Even the film’s own star appears uncomfortable with the result: a source in Hammer’s camp told Puck the actor was “in tears” after seeing the finished film, calling it “hateful, disgusting”.
FAQ
When does the Citizen Vigilante game release on PS5?
The official Citizen Vigilante game launches digitally on the PlayStation Store for PS5 on 17 July 2026. No physical edition has been announced.
Is the Citizen Vigilante game coming to Xbox, PC or Switch?
No. Only a PS5 version has been announced, and current reporting notes it is unclear whether the game will come to other platforms later.
Does Armie Hammer appear in the Citizen Vigilante game?
No. Although you play as Sanders, the character Hammer portrays in the film, the game reportedly does not use the actor’s voice or likeness.
Who is developing the Citizen Vigilante game?
German solo developer Daniel Wengenroth is building the game through his studio Polygon Art, which is known for low-budget PlayStation titles such as Forklift 2024 — The Simulation and Taxi Driver — The Simulation.
