Elemgate

Elemgate is a stage-based game about escaping a malevolent god who has captured you while you travel through space. The god curses you with an element that restricts your movement, then builds increasingly elaborate stages for his amusement as he collapses the universe around you. Complete the stages to earn a score and try to escape the curse.

Stages and scoring

You earn points based on the time remaining when you finish each stage. After stages 4 and 8, checkpoints preserve your score and remaining lives for that level. Completing all 10 stages in a level awards a star based on your total score; earn enough points and stars to pass levels and gain extra lives. Each level has mirrored stages, each with its own difficulty, and you can practice over 150 stages.

Use the elements

Switch elements with the correct key or button, then use them to navigate each stage. Climb ramps that require a matching element, activate element-colored jump platforms to reach higher places, and use the cursed element in later levels. You can also roll or jump through gates to gain time, with some gates worth more than others, and destroy elementals for extra points.

Changing the stages

Portals move you around stages and change your view. Reverse or restore gravity to avoid time-sucking pools, and enter or leave Zero G areas, where you float instead of rolling. The game begins with four 2D levels before moving on to rolling through 2.5D stages. You can change platform colors in the game options to make them easier to see.

Choose a difficulty

There are three difficulty settings: Easy, Normal and Hard. Easy or Normal are recommended as starting points.