Steam app 1689250 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 00:24 UTC
Easily play tabletop games like D&D with your friends online. GATE was built with simplicity in mind, allowing people to play games with friends quickly and easily.
9 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
63 months, July 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
10 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
5 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
GATE was released on 30 Jul, 2021.
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50 developer announcements, May 2022 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
Updated the Notes tool to allow for up to 100 characters in the title. Have tweaks you'd like to see made to GATE? Drop your comments in the Discord or on the Community forums!
Patch notesWhen the Chat window had a lot of messages, performance began to degrade. New optimizations have been made to reduce this performance impact. The Chat window can now be moved. The resize window functionality should be more user friendly.…
Patch notesHello everyone!This latest update focuses on performance updates. The underlying Unity engine has been updated to the latest available version, and should hopefully come with some small performance gains as the previous version was about 4…
AlderexThis update addresses two issues that were reported this week: A bug caused the slider value and the input field for the brush size in the Drawing Tools to get out of sync. This should no longer happen.The eraser tool will now function much…
AlderexUnfortunately this isn't an exciting update for GATE. This update includes a security fix to address an issue with the Unity engine that GATE runs on. Expect a lot of Unity games to be dropping similar patches. If you see any issue, please…
Patch notesWhen using one of the "Delete All" shortcuts from the context menu, you will now be presented with a confirmation pop-up to confirm you would indeed like to actually delete all tokens, maps, drawings, etc. This is to prevent you from…
Patch notesAdded support for Thai characters. Is your language of choice not supported by GATE? Reach out on Discord or the Steam community forums and we'll see what we can do!
Patch notesHappy 2025 everyone! Starting the year off with a small fix. Fixed a bug preventing DMs from interacting with elements in the Monsters tool.
Patch notesHey everyone, as we round out the year I'm happy to add a couple fixes for GATE before the year closes out. It was requested that an input field be added to the drawing tools, so users can explicitly set the width of lines and shapes. This…
Patch notesFull Hero Forge Support is here! GATE has supported STL files for a while, but never had support for Hero Forge's digital miniatures. However, with the latest release that is no longer the case! You can now add your .unity3d files in the…
AlderexFixed an issue causing the Select All and Deselect All buttons to not work with Map and Gallery collections.
Patch notesWhen adding images to an artwork collection, drag and dropping images no longer creates maps instead of adding those images to your collection. Fixed a bug that prevented users from drag and dropping images into a Gallery collection. Fixed…
Patch notesOne feature most often requested is the ability to drop notes in the world, and the first iteration of that feature is here! DMs can now drop in notes via the context menu, or using the default shortcut 'N'.…
AlderexGreetings! GATE has supported the use of 3D models for quite some time, but they've always had to be sourced from outside the game. Now, you can find models for your current situation without ever leaving the application.…
AlderexFixed an issue where saving a session could result in map rotations being saved incorrectly.
Patch notesGreetings! A new patch for the new year. Added a 'Streaming Mode' that lets you hide all hidden tokens and maps on your screen for moments when you may be sharing your screen with others. It's accessible by hotkey with the default…
Patch notesIn the event the matchmaking server is down, GATE will now prompt users to connect to a host directly via IP Address. This functionality will only work if the host has port forwarded UDP traffic on port 42069. Previous Usernames can now be…
Patch notesFixed a bug that prevented the AC from displaying in monster stat blocks. Fixed a header in the Custom Monsters panel that implied the window was for Custom Spells.
Patch notesIf a token has a max health greater than zero, and a current health of zero, it will display a Skull & Crossbones above the token to signify that it's dead. This behavior can be toggled in the preferences menu. Added an additional field for…
Patch notesFixed a bug that caused unresponsive UI in the case that available monitor resolutions didn't match the available monitor resolutions from the last time the game was launched.
Patch notesWhile pushing the earlier patch I noticed that fog wasn't loading from saved files correctly. So without further delay: Fog is now loaded correctly when loading a saved session. I did notice that the whole save/load process for fog assumes…
Patch notesFixed an issue preventing maps from properly displaying when loading a saved game. Fixed an issue that prevented a game from loading properly when in offline mode.
Patch notesFixed an issue that prevented offline sessions from working without an internet connection.
Patch notesIn the Settings menu, there's a new Preference option. From here, you can: Adjust how many units make up a grid square. This is useful if you'd like to use a different scale when using the measuring tool. Disable the use of D&D 5th edition…
Patch notesMaps and props now have their locked status set properly when saving and loading sessions. Locked props are no longer selected when doing a drag-selection with the mouse,
Patch notesImproved the rendering of the tokens, to reduce blurriness when viewed from a distance and certain angles. The rotation of a token laying in the flat orientation has been flipped, to allow tokens with text to be read correctly. When adding…
Patch notesMaps now support transparency, to allow for more creature usage. Maps can now be hidden and revealed. It's now easier than ever to support hidden areas! Saved sessions can now be loaded additively. This means you can set up content ahead of…
Patch notesAdded a new hotkey to toggle the visibility of selected tokens. The default key is V.
Patch notesFixed a bug that prevented tokens from having their height set correctly. Put in a fix that will hopefully address that problem of tokens having slightly different positions across clients.
Patch notesFixed a bug that caused the game to hang when loading certain save files. Fixed a bug that caused connection issues when joining sessions. Holding the "Quick Move" shortcut key while moving a token will display the distance you've moved it…
Patch notesHosts can now synchronize their camera's position and rotation to all connected players. The button to do this is in the top right corner of the screen, next to the camera controls. Token health has been rotated 180 degrees so that it…
Patch notesHosts can now choose to hide their rolls from players.
Patch notesAdded an opacity slider for grids, to help them blend into your maps. Reduced the line thickness for the hex grid by about 50% to better match the square grid. Reduced the size of pings by 50%. Apparently bigger isn't always better.
Patch notesFixed a bug preventing tokens from using the Y axis on the gizmo. Fixed a bug that was cutting the output from the measurement tool in half for players. Fixed a bug that caused hotkeys not to work correctly.
Patch notesFixed a bug that prevented some users from being able to move the camera.
Patch notesFixed a bug that caused names for tokens to be cut in half by fog. Adjusting fog brush thresholds to give more control over adding/removing fog. Using the shortcut keys for the menu and settings toggles the visibility instead of always…
Patch notesDrawings should now be able to overlap without z-fighting. The ordering of the layers should remain consistent between saves. Options in the Artwork app now properly update when selecting and deselecting tokens.
Patch notesAdded around 70 new pieces of sci-fi themed token art to the included content. Added a Mouse Sensitivity slider to the settings. Added a Camera Speed slider to the settings. Added a Getting Started section that displays helpful information…
Patch notesFixed a bug preventing saved games from being loaded if they contained a token that didn't have a skin attached to it. Setting token visibility now correctly hides 3D tokens. Changing token artwork now properly clears the previous token…
Patch notesMoving on over to Amazon S3 Hey everyone. If you've noticed over the past few days bad performance for your uploads, it's been addressed with this update. Previously, token artwork and maps were stored on a webserver that held the files for…
AlderexThank You! A big thanks to those of you who have had a chance to give the latest update a try and share your feedback and bug reports. Thanks to you, the following issues have been resolved. When loading games, a token's base visibility is…
Patch notesThe Best GATE So Far After months of hard work, the latest version of GATE is here. There's so many changes and improvements, it really does feel like a whole new game. Let's break down some of the biggest changes. Avatars When logging into…
AlderexImages can now be dragged and dropped onto GATE during a session to display the image as a map. On most windows, tab should cycle between input fields, and enter should submit the content. If you find a window where that's not the case…
Patch notesToken base colors can now be changed in the advanced options. Token artwork scale can now be changed in the advanced options. Tokens now have a colored ring around them to indicate the owner of the token. A bug has been fixed that prevented…
Patch notesUsers can no longer interact with the world while a window is open. This prevents accidental drawings and other unintentional actions.
Patch notesWhile adding or removing fog, the scroll wheel now changes the size of the brush. The brush is not incredibly accurate when very small. Tokens now have an advanced settings panel, where you can explicitly set its position in the world, in…
Patch notesI've wanted to add this feature for a while, and it's finally here! You can now edit token details on many tokens at once. Hide groups of enemies only to have them appear before your players at the right moment. Set the health of a horde of…
AlderexToken size and aura size can now easily be increased or decreased by one unit using new buttons. Favorite rolls can now be edited.
Patch notesA new Bug Report option has been included to help users submit bug reports.
Patch notesTokens now have their size set explicitly, allowing for more precise control over tokens.
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | GATE.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/tokens | *.png and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/maps | *.jpg and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/maps | *.png and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/maps | *.jpeg and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/maps | *.info and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/tokens | *.info and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/models | *.zip and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/models | *.info and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/models | *.png and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data | *.json |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/maps | *.data and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/tokens | *.data and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/gallery | *.png and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/gallery | *.jpg and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/gallery | *.jpeg and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/gallery | *.data and below |
gameinstall | GATE_Data/StreamingAssets/models | *.unity3d and below |
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