Zerowake Gates

Zerowake Gates is a card-based battle game set in a ruined world overrun by alien creatures. You build a deck from random card draws, deploy Espers and Guides, and choose actions to fight the creatures. Pairing connected Esper and Guide cards activates stronger couple synergy, bonuses and special skills.

Story

After waking from a seven-year coma, Han Gaon finds a meteorite shard embedded in his chest. The world has been devastated by alien Creatures: meteorites they fired to invade Earth pierced the atmosphere and opened Gates, from which parasitic monsters poured out in an ongoing assault. The Creatures seek Earth’s life force, and almost all of Korea has fallen.

Among the infected, a rare few are born with the ability to suppress the Creatures’ power and unleash supernatural strength. They are called the Awakened. Espers wield this power, while Guides can calm them; survival depends on the bonds between the two. The truth behind the chaotic world lies within the shard in Han Gaon’s chest.

Factions and characters

Survivors have formed new orders across the country, including the Awakened guilds New Tiger, Daybreak Dragon and Taeul, the military organization 710 Commando, the S.E.M.A Research Institute, and the unaffiliated Wanderers. The story follows Han Gaon and the tangled fates of Espers and Guides as they fight the alien invasion and search for the secret of the meteor fragment.

• Park Mujin, Esper: His alpha energy commands those around him. He has beast-like instincts, particularly a keen sense of smell, and marking someone leads to an obsessive bond.
• Seong Yebin, Esper: A control freak with strategic brilliance, he believes Han Gaon is the key to ending the Creature crisis.
• Han Gaon, Guide: Mature and brilliant, he often chooses silence over action and carries the exhaustion of someone who has seen too much. He cannot ignore someone suffering in front of him.

Battles and deckbuilding

Draw cards at random to build your deck, then deploy Espers and Guides in each fight. Your choices determine each action, so you plan attacks and find effective pairings to survive. Connected couples unleash greater power through synergy, bonuses and special skills.

Story missions

Between battles, story scenes reveal Han Gaon’s story and the relationships between the Espers and Guides. Take on story missions to uncover the alien invasion’s secrets within the fragments and fight to save the ruined world.