Gloom Gate

Gloom Gate

Made by LuBu

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?

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

More cool info

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  • First published 09/09/2026
  • This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.
  • This game contains monsters that can look scary to young children. You fight these monsters with a sword, but there is no blood visible.
  • 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.