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Open The Gates!

Also known as Open The Gates!, og, open gates

Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.

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17 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 03 Nov 2025

Open The Gates into the Realms of Madness!

Realms of Madness is now available! "Dear Knights and Dames, It is an honour and privilege to welcome you to our once great kingdom of Gyldor! The king invites you to embark on an unforgettable quest into Realms beyond…

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January 2025
Realms of MadnessDear Knights and Dames, After two years of quiet creation, I am thrilled to invite you into a new adventure— Realms of Madness, a mysterious fantasy castlebuilder that pushes beyond the familiar into strange and untamed…Announcement2 changesGameplay20 Jan 2025
December 2024
Open The Gates into the Realms of Madness!Dear Knights and Dames, As some of you may have seen, I have been working on a new game called "Realms of Madness". Similar to 'Open The Gates!', it is a sidescroller castlebuilder RTS but this time it will contain more…Announcement2 changesGameplay23 Dec 2024
December 2023
Open The Gates to the Realms of Madness!Dear Knights and Dames, Word has reached us from another kingdom far away. Portals from strange dimensions have opened and they are looking for someone to enter... Foolish if you ask me! But if you are up to the challen…Event3 changesUI/audioStore12 Dec 2023
August 2023
Strategy Fest DiscountDear Knights and Dames, Many have embarked on this quest since October 16th. However, many more are needed to vanguish the evil bastards once and for all! That's why the emperor, and I, have decided to reduce the recrui…Event1 change25 Aug 2023
June 2023
What are you all thinking about the game?The King is looking for your thoughts on this quest. Dear Knights and Dames, The king has requested a kingdom wide audit of all noble warriors recruited to recapture the kingdom. The noble king is curious how many of yo…Announcement04 Jun 2023
March 2023
Balance Patch 2Second balance patch adressing some more balance related issues. As well as some smaller improvements. Reduced frequency of attacks in level 4 of world 2. Attacks in level 4 of world 2 will now no longer occur just as t…Announcement5 changesBalanceGameplay19 Mar 2023
Balance Patch 1This will be the first in a series of balance patches to address the sometimes crazy balance in the game :) Flying enemy units will now die instead of pile-up near the enemy castle. Should help make long matches more fa…Announcement2 changesBalanceGameplay19 Mar 2023
December 2022
Update! Preview Enemy ArmyPreview Enemy Army! This update adds a new button that allows you to see what enemy army is about to attack you. This should allow you to more easily anticipate the next attack. This feature can be turned off in the opt…Announcement1 changeGameplay15 Dec 2022
November 2022
Minor Update 1.0.11Hey, here is another small update while I am working on a major update. Made level 19 more fair. The game will now try to accomodate players who aren't as quick with building an outpost on another island. Fixed a crash…Announcementv1.0.111 changeFixPerformance17 Nov 2022
October 2022
Minor Update 1.0.10Right clicking to cancel placement of structure no longer moves selected units. Left clicking to place structure no longer de-selects units. Slightly changed siege timings in level 1 world 3. (This is minor but makes th…Announcementv1.0.103 changesGameplay26 Oct 2022
Minor Update 1.0.9Update addresses issues related to balancing brought up by players. I appreciate their feedback enormously! Balanced level 5 of world 2. This should now be much easier on 'very easy', 'easy' and 'normal' while remaining…Announcementv1.0.91 changeGameplay25 Oct 2022

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