Dark Gates

Dark Gates is a role-playing game in which you assemble a party of six heroes and send them into a labyrinth to find and destroy the Dark Gates. An unnamed evil mage has hidden the gates behind mirrors, and darkness is pouring into the world through them. You explore chambers to find pairs of mirrors and reveal the gates.

Explore the labyrinth

The labyrinth’s map unfolds as you explore and is different with each new adventure. Chambers are locked, and entering them is dangerous: traps are scattered throughout the maze, so it helps to have a hero who can pick locks and disarm them. The labyrinth also contains hidden items, some useful to your quest and others harmful to your party.

Build your party

Choose six heroes and select their spells. The party’s composition matters, and a balanced team can help you survive. If a hero dies, only a Resurrection spell can bring them back, and you must cast it quickly. If the whole party dies, you can continue the current adventure with a new party, provided you still have heroes alive.

Encounters and combat

In the labyrinth, you encounter monsters that you can negotiate with, fight or try to bribe with gold. Combat is turn-based, and the game aims to capture the experience of a classic tabletop role-playing game. Hero deaths are permanent unless you bring the fallen hero back with Resurrection in time.