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Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Indie

Open the Gates!

Open The Gates to the Realms of Madness!

Dear Knights and Dames,

Word has reached us from another kingdom far away. Portals from strange dimensions have opened and they are looking for someone to enter...

Foolish if you ask me! But if you are up to the challenge... I suggest you join.

Kind regards,
The Advisor


Realms of Madness




Features



  • Dominate the skies with the aid of birds and winged beasts. Engage in ground battles deploying soldiers, wizards, trolls, and siege equipment. Command the seas utilizing ships and subaquatic creatures.
  • Raise powerful walls enhanced with modular upgrades like fire braziers, traps, and towers.
  • Attain chaotic abilities by investing ability points earned during combat.
  • Deploy squad-based soldier formations that can accumulate experience. Preserve their lives, and they will progressively increase in skill.
  • Conjure extremely powerful dragons in the late game.
  • Collaborate with friends or engage in fierce battles against each other in online multiplayer.
  • Interact through dialogue with fully voice-acted characters.


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50% Discount!

To all who read,

We need a lot more noble warriors willing to lead our army to victory! Conquer the five* worlds with might and force! Open The Gates! To War We Go!

Now 50% off!

Yours sincerely,
The Advisor

Strategy Fest Discount

Dear Knights and Dames,

Many have embarked on this quest since October 16th. However, many more are needed to vanguish the evil bastards once and for all! That's why the emperor, and I, have decided to reduce the recruitment fee by 40% during the Steam jousting tournament (officially known as 'Steam Strategy Fest 2023'). This event will take place from Augustus 28th until September 4th starting at 10AM pacific time.

May your conquests lead to glory!

Open The Gates! To War We Go!

Yours sincerely,
The Advisor

What are you all thinking about the game?

The King is looking for your thoughts on this quest.

Dear Knights and Dames,

The king has requested a kingdom wide audit of all noble warriors recruited to recapture the kingdom. The noble king is curious how many of you actually managed to reclaim his empire. He also wishes to know what about his quest was not up to your liking. Who were the villains that stumbled you? What problems were encountered along the way?

Please leave your thoughts and feedback on the discussion forums. It will be used to improve the experience and create future updates! Your input is greatly appreciated. May the future be bright!

Kind regards,
The Advisor

Balance Patch 2

Second balance patch adressing some more balance related issues. As well as some smaller improvements.


  • Reduced frequency of attacks in level 4 of world 2.
  • Attacks in level 4 of world 2 will now no longer occur just as the player is winning. Should make the level more fair and fun.
  • Changed the knight charge visual.
  • Changed exploding bolts and maceman smash ability because the previous balance patch made enemy flying units always die causing these two abilities to become significantly overpowered. Please let me know whether you feel the abilities are now under or overpowered.

Balance Patch 1

This will be the first in a series of balance patches to address the sometimes crazy balance in the game :)

  • Flying enemy units will now die instead of pile-up near the enemy castle. Should help make long matches more fair.
  • Changed the description for the horse knights to make the charge ability more clear.
  • Nerfed the enemy attack rate in level 2 of world 3.

Open The Gates! is 25% off during the Steam Spring Sale.

Dear Knights and Dames,


It is my most grandiose pleasure to announce to you that TODAY the noble and truly most delightful emperor has decided to reduce the mandatory sign-up tax required for admission to his empire by a grand total of 25%! Bureaucracy once again reigns supreme on this day! So sign-up for a once-in-a-lifetime quest to retake the empire now!

tldr; this game is on sale for 25%...


Kind regards,
The Noble Emperor's Loyal Advisor

Update! Preview Enemy Army

Preview Enemy Army!

This update adds a new button that allows you to see what enemy army is about to attack you. This should allow you to more easily anticipate the next attack. This feature can be turned off in the options panel if you dislike the additional space covered up by the timer in the top left hand corner.


Minor Update 1.0.11

Hey, here is another small update while I am working on a major update.


  • Made level 19 more fair. The game will now try to accomodate players who aren't as quick with building an outpost on another island.
  • Fixed a crash issue reported by a user.
  • Some miscellaneous changes.


Minor Update 1.0.10


  • Right clicking to cancel placement of structure no longer moves selected units.
  • Left clicking to place structure no longer de-selects units.
  • Slightly changed siege timings in level 1 world 3. (This is minor but makes the level slightly more difficult)