Open The Gates! (2022)
- Developer
- Robin van der Horst
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 78 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A humorous sidescrolling castle-builder where you construct defenses and launch counterattacks against comically-voiced enemies.
real-time strategybase-buildingsidescrollingcolorfulmedievalfortress defenseeconomy simfunny
What players say
Players praise the charm and side-scrolling take on castle-building, but many hit a sharp difficulty wall in later worlds that feels unbalanced. Controls are also a common frustration, especially unit movement and siege tools.
Screenshots
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