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Shadow Gates

A roguelite dungeon crawler where every death feeds your shadow army. Solo Leveling-inspired power fantasy: clear 5 gates, master 5 classes, climb 5 ascensions. Every hit lands, every death matters. Built for "one more run."

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Facundo Morelli
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Facundo Morelli
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July 19, 2026
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About the Game

You died on the lowest gate. Now build the army that ends them all.

Shadow Gates is a roguelite dungeon crawler where you crawl 5 escalating gates with 5 distinct biomes — Forest, Crypt, Shadow Rift, Frozen Cathedral, Volcanic Forge — each with its own boss, enemies, and music. Inspired by Solo Leveling, every kill extracts a shadow you can deploy on your next run. Lose 100 times. The army grows. Eventually you don't just survive — you walk back in commanding the dead that killed you.

🗡️ Five Classes, Five Fantasies

  • Knight — frontline shield, area cleaves, taunts that pull aggro

  • Mage — projectile control, elemental combos, freeze-then-shatter

  • Rogue — backstab burst, blink dodges, single-target deletion

  • Warrior — sustained DPS, rage stacking, mid-range cleave

  • Paladin — heal-while-hitting hybrid, holy AoE, party-of-one tank

🌑 The Shadow Army Loop

Every kill leaves an extractable shadow. Deploy up to 5 shadows on your next run. Your worst death builds your strongest army.

🎲 Run Variety

  • 5 classes × 5 gates × 14 curses × 25 aspects × 5 ascensions

  • Special rooms: Forge, Altar, Merchant, Elite, Event

  • Daily challenge with seeded leaderboards

  • Boss Rush mode

  • Endless ascensions for veterans

⚙️ Built for Replay

Transparent formulas, no microtransactions, no energy timers. Just you, the gates, and the shadows you leave behind.

♿ Accessibility

  • 4-step UI scaling (85%-130%)

  • Reduce-flashes toggle (photo-sensitive epilepsy friendly)

  • Screen-shake toggle

  • Damage-number toggle

  • Full key rebinding

  • 60fps cap, vsync options

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