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Gate Builders

Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!

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About the Game

Build your own space empire in this epic 4X strategy game!

Take control of a fleet of space ships and colonize the asteroid belt: a vast expanse of uncharted space.
Explore the frontier, expand your infrastructure, and navigate diplomatic relations with your homeland, neutral factions, and opponents

Expand without stop and achieve a technological marvel that will change the course of human history by constructing the first galactic stargate!

Explore a vast and rich new frontier


Encounter our civilization greatest mysteries


Expand your infrastructure


Build space stations, mine asteroids, hire citizen from your homeland, exploit natural resources and thrive!



Construct new factory, trade complex resources and grow your reach.

Establish a trading empire


Face competitors and opponents


Navigate diplomatic relations with your homeland, neutral faction, pirates, and competitors.
Stay strong in peace and in war.



Reach for the stars


Be the first to build a massive and expensive Galactic Stargate connecting our solar system to Alpha Centauri.

And much more!




  • Lobby a vast array of sponsors that provide massive bonuses
  • Declare Independence from your home land*
  • Declare war with other AI players, invade and capture their station
  • Trade with neutral stations
  • Level up your citizen with hard work
  • Automate trade route between your space stations
  • Play with a friend in the experimental hotseat multiplayer for two

* not available in alpha yet

Explore a large amount of content


  • 21 products, each with its production chain and fluctuating market price
  • 84 buildings for your space stations
  • 51 professions for your citizen
  • 27 type of spaceships
  • 73 sponsors
  • 21 anomalies to explore
  • 4 starting investor changing the way you will play the game