Chess of the Hidden Gates — Press Kit

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Fact Sheet

Developer / Publisher	AgentGameLab
Platform	PC / Steam
Genre	Roguelike Deckbuilder / Strategy / Turn-Based Tactics
Release Status	Free demo available now · Steam Next Fest October 2026 · Full release November 17, 2026
Demo Content	Horse Master · Act I · Boss encounter
Languages	10 languages — English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian
Price	$12.99 USD (demo free)

Description

One deck. One board. And an endgame nobody has finished in three thousand years. Chess of the Hidden Gates is a roguelike deckbuilder that runs on Chinese chess footwork — every card in your hand is a move, and every move decides who gets taken. A beast's blade lands on a square, not on your health bar: step aside and the hit means nothing, stand in the wrong spot and you are surrounded. The battle of Zhuolu never ended; its endgame is still sitting there, locked behind the Eight Gates, and you are the last player to walk in.

Over 300 cards across four rarities — each one a move, a kill, or a trap.
Three classes, three signature systems: Momentum burst, Steadfast defense, Relay artillery.
Over forty beasts, each with a backstory, a temper, and a mechanic of its own.
Nine Star bosses across three acts, each one rewriting the rules, all the way up to Chiyou at the end.
A living bestiary: beat a beast and you unlock its story, written up like pages from an old field journal.
Reshuffled every run: terrain, threats, beasts, drops — no two runs inside the Eight Gates are alike.

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Screenshots

Localized UI where available; scene-only shots use the English master. Click any image to view full size.

Turn one on the split wooden board: the Horse Master weighs a movement card while an Ashen Wolf and a Bear Legionnaire hold the upper board

The tile an enemy is about to hit, marked in red with its attack arrows, leaving the player a step out of the danger

Myriad Spears Return recalling every spear planted across the board, each one striking along its path back

The Pawn Commander standing firm while three Ashen Wolves close in from three sides

The Cannon Adept lining up Siege Breaker, which destroys the obstacle in its path for extra damage

Tianqin, King of Birds, spreading its wings across the upper board in a boss fight

The run map carved into burnt wood, branching into battle, elite, shop, encounter, treasure, rest and boss nodes

A written encounter on the cliff path, with the choice laid out in full before the player commits

The shop between fights, offering cards and goods for the coins earned on the run

Victory reward offering three cards to add to the deck: Myriad Spears Return, Grounded Spear and Spear Spin

Downloads

Key art in every capsule size, game logo, studio logo, and app icon — right-click / long-press to save.

Main Capsule (Key Art)

Contact

For press inquiries, review copies, or interview requests, reach us at [email protected].