Action
Gloom Gate
The kingdom is shrouded in darkness.
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Description
The kingdom is shrouded in darkness. Deep within the castle, a mystical gate was discovered, and a terrible curse poured through it into our world. But a brave knight sets out into the heart of the darkness to find the gate and break the curse. Gloom Gate is a reaction-based action RPG that combines old-school dungeon crawling with soulslike elements. Features Fight brutal monsters in real-time battles that will put your reflexes to the test Explore a maze-like dungeon on a node-based overworld Find & equip magical items that help you to survive Gain experience points and level up your character & gear Meet NPCs and help each other out A pocket-sized dungeon crawler that mixes classic elements with a modern feel Can you survive the dark world of Gloom Gate?
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
Credits
Credits This game was made by Lukas Büffel With the support of Panic Quality Assurance by Plastic Fern Jay Fernandes - Director Nic Freeman - Test Specialist Margot Michaud - Platform Specialist Mason Zedaker - Test Specialist Yuki Oyakawa - Producer Character Assets by N-Hance Studio Environment Assets by Tidal Flask Studios PilotStudios Triplebrick Sound library Soundly Fonts Dungeon Font (customized) - vrtxrry Ancient Modern Tales (customized) - Chequered Ink Roobert - Playdate SDK Icons Stello Hexis (customized) Logo Design Robert Malicki Special Thanks Elizabeth McGill Arisa Sudangnoi Jonas Pfeiffer Andreas Horn Shaun Inman Indiana-Jonas Kemal Amet Robert Koch Stephan Schattmann Kenney Jon Davies The Playdate Squad My lovely wife Caro
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This game uses all buttons on the Playdate. You need good timing and reactions to succeed in this game. You can use the crank for some parts, but it is not mandatory.
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Playthroughs 3 videos
Gameplay and impressions 2 videos
Roundups 3 videos
playthrough
Playthroughs / Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
Gloom Gate | Playdate | Season 3 Week 1
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Playthroughs / Johndo TV
Gloom Gate Playdate: The Game That Hits Different! ⚔️🏰🛡️
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Playthroughs / Nerd Zone
Playdate - Сезон 3, Епизод 1 (Gloom Gate)
gameplay
Gameplay and impressions / RedToad64
Gloom Gate - Let's Playdate
gameplay
Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
Gloom Gate - Playdate gameplay + impressions
roundup
Roundups / Quence
Gloom Gate & Soggy Froggy | Playdate Season 3
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Roundups / MegaAmpster
Playdate Reviews (S3W1): Gloom Gate and Soggy Froggy
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Roundups / shadowstew
Playdate Season 3 - Week 1 | Soggy Froggy & Gloom Gate
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Playdate: The Unofficial Website
Gloom Gate
Nick Simberg
2026-10-12
The best 3rd person soulslike on the Playdate
Third Coast Review
Review: Playdate Season 3 Launches with Two Great New Titles | Third Coast Review
Age note: This game contains monsters that can look scary to young children. You fight these monsters with a sword, but there is no blood visible.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.