Golem Gates is a new RTS out now in Early Access, and it's a collaboration between two studios. Laser Guided Games are veterans of Epic Games who have worked on Gears of War and Unreal Tournament, and Hollow Earth Inc are the art design studio behind Marvel Studios movies such as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Iron Man, Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther.
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Golem Gates is available now on Steam Early Access and launches on March 28. It's a mix of card battler and real-time strategy. Players collect cards, or 'Glyphs', create a deck, then send them out to battle - which takes the form of an RTS. The universe is dark fantasy, where players command forces and summon the mysterious power called 'The Ash' embedded within the barren world's atmosphere.
Matt Oelfke, Founder and Lead Developer at Laser Guided Games (and former Gameplay Programmer at Epic Games), had this to say about their game:
"With Golem Gates, we set out to create a high-concept game that evolves the collectible card game genre by merging its most appealing elements with those of fast-paced real-time strategy games. By combining calculated deck building and furious real-time combat, Golem Gates adds multiple layers of depth, while remaining accessible to newcomers and long-standing fans of both genres."
In Early Access now Golem Gates only has versus multiplayer, but once the game launches on March 28 it will get a full single-player campaign.
Here are the Key Features of Golem Gates, from the press release:
- Dynamic Diversity: Create your own unique battle plan to counter your opponents with nearly 100 collectible card game inspired Glyphs, including units, buildings, traps, buffs, debuffs and techs, that provide nearly limitless strategy options.
- Multiple Modes: Experience the evolving story of Golem Gates’ single-player campaign and take the fight online with friends in cooperative and survival-based modes.
- May the RNG Gods Smile Upon You: Randomized Glyph drawing puts a slightly different spin on every battle by eliminating monotonous build sequences, while rewarding deck building mastery and strategic planning chops in equal measure.
- Streamlined Strategy: Build and enhance your forces with Glyphs; no production or research buildings are needed. Capture resources in King of the Hill style skirmishes without dedicated gathering units and keep your focus where it belongs — on the battle.
- Fight Where You Have Sight: Glyphs can be played almost anywhere you have an existing presence. Add more forces to a battle to turn the tide, transform a scouting party into an army, place emergency defenses to respond to the enemy or hide an outpost in a direction the enemy doesn't expect. The choices are yours, but beware: the enemy will do the same and with the right Glyph, your forces can be destroyed as quickly as they were created.</b>
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Golem Gates is out now on Steam Early Access and will launch March 28.
