Gate Wars

Multiply your soldiers through gates and storm the enemy castle. A siege battle in 2.5-minute matches.

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Gate Wars

Features

1

Multiply through gates

Slide your drop point to send soldiers through ×2 and ×3 gates. Numbers are power.

2

15 races

Humans, Demons, Elves and more. Each race has its own troops, hero and way of fighting.

3

Online battles

Get matched with players of similar skill in 1v1 or three-way battles, and aim for the top of the weekly, monthly and all-time rankings.

How to play

  1. Soldiers spawn automatically and march toward the enemy castle.
  2. Slide left and right (mouse or ← → keys on PC) to move the drop point and send soldiers through gates to multiply them.
  3. Fallen allies fill your Power Gauge. Spend it on castle defenders, wall repairs, a special action (cavalry, mammoth and more) or summoning a hero.
  4. Bring the enemy castle's HP to zero to win. If time runs out (2:30 in 1v1, 3:00 in three-way battles), the side with the higher castle HP percentage wins. Matches against the CPU can also be played without a time limit.

The Power Gauge and 5 buttons

When your soldiers fall, the Power Gauge at the bottom fills up. Spend it on five buttons to strengthen your army (costs differ by race).

The Power Gauge and 5 buttons
  1. 1

    Add Archers

    Station more archers on your castle to shoot approaching enemies.

  2. 2

    Upgrade Archers

    Better bows for your castle archers, with more range and power each time.

  3. 3

    Repair Wall

    Restore your castle HP. Great for recovering when you are pushed back.

  4. 4

    Special

    Each race's own gauge skill. Humans charge with cavalry, Elves call a forest spirit, and every race is different.

  5. 5

    Summon Hero

    For 120 gauge, summon your race's hero anywhere in your territory. Each hero turns nearby fights in your favor in its own way.

Races

The browser version includes these 5 races for free.

Humans

Humans

Balanced. Swordsmen grow into Knights and Heavy Knights. Their hero boosts the attack of nearby allies.

Hero
Hero — boosts the attack of nearby allies
Gauge skill (Special)
Cavalry — rides fast and charges the first enemy it meets
  • Numbers★★★★★
  • Strength★★★★★
  • Toughness★★★★★
  • Speed★★★★★
  • Castle★★★★★
Demons

Demons

Few but elite. Each soldier is strong, and they excel on narrow roads. Their Lamia special turns an enemy unit to stone.

Hero
Demon Lord — weakens the attack of nearby enemies
Gauge skill (Special)
Lamia — turns the first enemy squad it meets to stone
  • Numbers★★★★★
  • Strength★★★★★
  • Toughness★★★★★
  • Speed★★★★★
  • Castle★★★★★
Elves

Elves

Agile archers with a solid defense. Their castle archers are cheap and strong, and each upgrade sends arrows farther. Allies fighting in their own territory keep healing.

Hero
Forest Queen — heals nearby allies with Healing Light
Gauge skill (Special)
Summon Spirit — a forest spirit roots nearby enemies with vines
  • Numbers★★★★★
  • Strength★★★★★
  • Toughness★★★★★
  • Speed★★★★★
  • Castle★★★★★
Dwarves

Dwarves

Raw power. Few and slow, but each one is strong and great at sieges. Their Tunnel special sends troops underground straight into enemy territory.

Hero
Dwarf King — Shield Wall reduces damage to nearby allies
Gauge skill (Special)
Tunnel — travels underground and pops out in the enemy plaza
  • Numbers★★★★★
  • Strength★★★★★
  • Toughness★★★★★
  • Speed★★★★★
  • Castle★★★★★
Orcs

Orcs

Evolving berserkers. Goblins grow into Orcs and hit harder the more they are wounded. Their Orc Warlord boosts the attack and speed of nearby allies.

Hero
Orc Warlord — War Cry boosts the attack and speed of nearby allies
Gauge skill (Special)
Boar Riders — ride fast on war boars and hit the first enemy hard
  • Numbers★★★★★
  • Strength★★★★★
  • Toughness★★★★★
  • Speed★★★★★
  • Castle★★★★★

15 races

Troops, heroes, gauge skills and even castles are different for every race.

  • HumansFree
  • DemonsFree
  • ElvesFree
  • DwarvesFree
  • OrcsFree

The other 10 races (Cavemen, Samurai, Ninja, Undead, Angels, Devils, Cats, Robot Legion, Space Force and Aliens) are planned as paid characters. You will still meet them as opponents in the browser version.

Maps

Rivers, marshes, wilds and muddy roads: every map has its own terrain and tricks. A map is picked for each match.

Great River, Narrow Bridge
Great River, Narrow BridgeOnly a narrow bridge crosses the river, so only a few can fight at once.
Twin Serpent Roads
Twin Serpent RoadsTwo winding roads. The long way round passes through more gates.
Crossing Roads
Crossing RoadsTwo roads cross in the middle, forming a plaza where the armies clash.
Marshland Plains
Marshland PlainsCrocodiles lurk in the marshes. Squads that wade in slow down and lose soldiers.
Beast Wilds
Beast WildsWolves and bears spawn from dens and attack both armies. Defeat them to gain soldiers.
Three Muddy Roads
Three Muddy RoadsThe side roads are thick mud: wide, but squads slow to a crawl.
Three-way battles

Three-way battles

On three-player maps, three armies fight it out at once. Online matches can group three players, and CPU matches sometimes turn into three-way battles too.

Rankings

Online results go into weekly, monthly and all-time rankings. Ranking points combine win points with win-rate and streak bonuses. You are matched with players of similar skill, so anyone can climb (players with 5+ matches in the period are listed).

Screenshots

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Fact sheet

Genre
Real-time strategy battle
Modes
Online (1v1 and three-way), vs CPU, local 2-player (face to face on one device)
Platforms
Browser on PC and smartphones (Steam version in development)
Price
Free in the browser
Developer
maru-games

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