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The Gate Must Stand

The Gate Must Stand

Fend off brutal waves of demonic hordes in this epic fantasy tower defense survivors like! Hack and slash among the action or zoom to strategically control the battlefield. You are the city’s last line of defense, build your base, defend the gate!

Released Jun 18, 2026 Developer Senmu Studio Publisher Gamersky Games, Yogscast Games Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeHack and SlashBullet HellReal Time TacticsTower Defense
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

78.0%positive254 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun game. Has big potential as the dev likes to get creative. 👏”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Its quite simple in its game loop, yet fun in its team build variation possibilities. The game has an atmhosphere that feels good.,”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I like most of this game. Great units and upgrades. It's fun until the boss fights, most of which make no sense and turn the game into a boring, tedious slog. Waited too long to refund but not sure the game will improve?”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

186all-time peak
0 25 50 45 avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

84achievements
50.6%median completion
2.0%rarest: Barricade King
92.2% of players 92.2% of players 90.7% of players 88.5% of players 87.6% of players 86.9% of players 86.9% of players 85.7% of players 84.2% of players 84.0% of players 83.5% of players 83.4% of players 82.1% of players 81.6% of players 80.7% of players 79.9% of players 78.5% of players 76.9% of players 76.1% of players 75.8% of players 75.5% of players 75.0% of players 75.0% of players 74.5% of players 74.3% of players 73.1% of players 72.9% of players 72.4% of players 71.9% of players 71.0% of players 69.3% of players 68.1% of players 66.3% of players 64.8% of players 63.0% of players 62.8% of players 59.8% of players 58.2% of players 57.8% of players 55.5% of players 52.0% of players 50.9% of players 50.6% of players 50.0% of players 49.5% of players 48.7% of players 47.0% of players 46.6% of players 44.7% of players 43.7% of players 41.0% of players 40.0% of players 39.7% of players 39.2% of players 33.7% of players 32.5% of players 32.0% of players 30.8% of players 28.8% of players 27.9% of players 92.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.2%A Small Test — Kill a Tier 1 Boss for the first time
92.2%Frozen Three Feet 1 — Inflict 500 stacks of Freeze
90.7%Physical Bro 1 — Deal 100,000 physical damage
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Barricade King — Place barricades 500 times
2.6%Shopaholic 3 — Buy 1,000 items from the shop
3.5%Godsend King — Place Godsends 100 times

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$6.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US9.99 USD
EU9.49 EUR
UK7.99 GBP
Australia14.99 AUD
Canada11.99 CAD
Japan1,350 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China56.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.8 China Canada Japan US Australia UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 28, 2026
Patch Note 26

Fixed a bug where client players might not be able to respawn in multiplayer mode. Fixed a network connection issue in multiplayer mode.

Aug 27, 2026
🎉The Gate Must Stand brings a NEW UPDATE - Multiplayer Co-op and More!🎉

Hello City Defenders! We’re excited to announce that we’re bringing a whole NEW update. This comes with new features of Multiplayer and Xbox and PS controller compatibility, QOL changes and so much mo

Aug 22, 2026
Patch Notes 25

Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where players could not complete the game after defeating the final boss in multiplayer. Fixed abnormal bugs triggered by "Shua Shua Yi Shan" and "Ultimate Grail" in client mo

Aug 15, 2026
Patch Notes 24

👥 Multiplayer Mode Fixes ​ Settlement fixed: Fixed a bug where the game wouldn't settle properly at the end of a multiplayer session. Display fixed: Fixed an issue where unit stack counts were display

Aug 15, 2026
Patch Notes 23

👥 Multiplayer Mode Improvements ​ Added | Added multiplayer game invitation functionality. Added | Added error prompt for "Failed to create room". Fixed | Fixed a bug where players couldn't proceed to

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Bullet Hell · Real Time Tactics · Tower Defense · Roguelite · Difficult · RTS · Roguelike · Base Building · Controller · Strategy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean
ControllerFull support
Achievements84
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows7,Windows10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 2 MB available space