Open The Gates!

Side-scrolling strategy with castle building and warfare across floating islands

Robin van der Horst · Released Oct 17, 2022

Reviews: Mixed; 69% of 72
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Mar 19, 2023
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 660; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Open The Gates!?

You lead an emperor's reconquest in a single-player, side-scrolling real-time strategy game set in a fantasy kingdom. Across a linear campaign, you gather resources, build homes and services for citizens, raise armies, and defend or besiege castles.

For you if...

+you like balancing town management with military planning
+you prefer a structured campaign over open-ended play

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer matches
−you prefer turn-based planning rather than real-time management

What players say

69% of 72 reviews are positive

Players praise the humorous dialogue and the gradual introduction of new mechanics. Common complaints include abrupt difficulty spikes and awkward unit controls.

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Open The Gates! system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher (64 bit)
Processor: Quad Core Processor
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or similar dedicated graphics card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Make sure to switch to High Performance Card instead of Integrated Graphics!

Does Open The Gates! have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Open The Gates! run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Dutch.

Does Open The Gates! use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam