{"rewrite":{"id":"r_29054b74c6c14c4a8f5325a4","clusterId":"c_5dc8353d57ed47ccabebe1d5","slug":"gate-to-die-demo-drops-with-three-hours-of-shadowgate-style-survival-crafting","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Gate to Die Demo Drops With Three Hours of Shadowgate-Style Survival Crafting","summary":"Matenrou Project leader Uta released a demo for the survival craft adventure game Gate to Die on May 25. The demo offers about three hours of play, combining point-and-click exploration reminiscent of the Famicom Shadowgate with crafting mechanics. Players gather materials, build tools, and die in varied ways. The full version is planned for release within the year.","whyItMatters":"The demo gives a substantial preview of a niche genre mashup that blends classic point-and-click adventure structure with survival crafting, a combination rarely seen at this scale.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMatenrou Project leader Uta released a demo for Gate to Die on May 25, offering roughly three hours of play. The game combines point-and-click adventure design inspired by the Famicom version of Shadowgate with survival crafting elements such as collecting wood and stone to make campfires and torches. Players are transported to a trap-filled mansion and must gather materials, craft tools, and explore while avoiding a range of death scenes. The author of the Game Spark article died within five minutes by falling into a pitfall. Other fates include being hit by an arrow after opening something or setting oneself on fire with a torch. The demo is available on Uta's itch.io page. Uta said the full version is planned for release within the year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gate to Die, a survival craft adventure inspired by Shadowgate, got a 3-hour demo on May 25. Craft torches, avoid traps, die in creative ways. Full version due this year.","twitterPost":"Gate to Die, a Shadowgate-like survival craft adventure, got a 3-hour demo on May 25. Craft torches, avoid traps, die in creative ways. Full version due this year.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Matenrou Project leader Uta released a demo for Gate to Die, a survival craft adventure that blends point-and-click exploration with crafting mechanics. The demo offers about three hours of play. The full version is planned for release within the year.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166857.html\",\"title\":\"'Shadowgate'-like Survival Craft ADV 'Gate to Die' Releases a Huge Demo That Can Be Played for Nearly 3 Hours! Torches Can Be Used 'Self-Style'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3649,"outputTokens":559,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826510,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T04:33:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-25T04:45:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T04:45:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5dc8353d57ed47ccabebe1d5","canonicalTitle":"『シャドウゲイト』ライクなサバイバルクラフトADV『ゲイトトゥダイ』3時間近く遊べるドデカ体験版の配信開始！たいまつなど“セルフ”で使用可能 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト","representativeArticleId":"a_88e91edfbe494f88f64033cd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-25T02:20:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-25T02:20:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T04:45:51.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166857.html","title":"『シャドウゲイト』ライクなサバイバルクラフトADV『ゲイトトゥダイ』3時間近く遊べるドデカ体験版の配信開始！たいまつなど“セルフ”で使用可能 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Matenrou Project leader Uta released a demo for Gate to Die on May 25.","The demo offers roughly three hours of play.","The game combines point-and-click adventure design inspired by the Famicom version of Shadowgate with survival crafting elements.","Players gather materials, build tools, and explore a trap-filled mansion while avoiding death scenes.","The full version is planned for release within the year."]}