
Gates of Skeldal is a cult classic Czech dungeon crawler from 1998. On the mythical island of Rovenland, a party of adventurers sets out to stop five rogue mages from the tower of Skeldal. Enjoy turn-based combat, powerful magic, and tricky puzzles in this legendary RPG!
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Gates of Skeldal is a cult-classic Czech grid-based dungeon crawler from 1998 that captivated RPG fans with its unique gameplay, epic story, and challenges that will test your wits and strategic thinking. It was a big deal in Czechia in the ‘90s, but before you download and review it, please keep in mind that this is a very old game (your seller of the year!).
🌍 Explore the Mysterious Island of Rovenland
This mythical island is home to the ruins of ancient civilizations, treacherous dungeons, and forgotten temples brimming with magic. Journey through icy caverns, the heart of a volcano, and the windswept peaks of the Stormy Mountain. The fate of the world hangs by a thread—five rogue mages are trying to open a gate to the forbidden dimension of Zohar. Can you stop them before it's too late?
⚔ Assemble Your Party and Engage in Tactical Turn-Based Combat
Pick up to six heroes, each with unique abilities and skills. Every move matters—thoughtful strategy will be the key to victory.
🔮 Master the Power of Magic
Learn powerful spells, discover ancient scrolls, and combine sorcery with tactical combat to overcome any foe.
🧩 Solve Puzzles and Avoid Deadly Traps
Dungeons aren’t just about combat—cunning traps and mind-bending puzzles will challenge even the most seasoned adventurers.
✨ A Timeless Classic
With its mix of 2D and 3D graphics, a rich story, and an unforgettable atmosphere, Gates of Skeldal stands as a legend of the genre. Join thousands of players who keep returning to Rovenland, time and time again!
👉 Go to Rovenland!
🔥 Save the world!
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Languages: English, Czech**languages with full audio support
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Nostalgie po cca 25 letech, ale pořád parádní hra.
Also wenn ihr wirklich auf Oldschool-RPGs steht, könnt ihr hier mal reinschauen - ich hab einige Stunden versenkt, macht schon Spaß, ist teilweise aber auch frustig. "Leveln" ist hier wirklich Arbeit, um genügend Stufen aufzusteigen müsst ihr so ziemlich jeden Gegner platt machen. Aber so war das eben damals. Die Grafik - wenn auch alt - ist recht eigenwillig, dafür aber auch eigenständig. Die Dungeons, Portraits und Items sehen 0815 nach damaligen Rollenspielen aus. Die Figuren sind hier schon wesentlich spezieller, den Comic-Stil muss man mögen, mir gefällt er. Passt allerdings nicht ganz zum Rest. Die Rätsel sind teilweise echt schwierig, und Lösungen findet man kaum mehr. Aber wer Grimrock 2 "enträtselt" hat, schafft dieses hier auch. Ich glaube zum durchspielen fehlt mir dann doch etwas die Geduld. Aber für Fans ist das Spiel sicher einen Blick wert!
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My childhood classic. Can't give thumbs down on this one. The game doesn't really hold your hand or tell you what to do except for clues that you can collect by reading clues in the world and text carefully. I spent way too many of my childhood computer time on this one, and it's one of the first games I ever finished. Fun thing is after all these years I still remember the exact paths in Caredbar to get from one merchant to the next. When creating characters, you can drag the golden ball on the screen to favour some stats over others. Save often and don't overwrite. Be sure to use the "True Sight" and "Automapping" combo to find hidden paths. Characters can hold two weapons at once, giving them two swings and effectively doubling their actions. Don't spend stat points until you trained your characters to have 30 at the trainers in town (You can easily clear Orc Caves without spending stats and save up). You can train "Basic training" for 20 in all skills except magic and then specialize train at the combat trainer up to 30. Make sure to separate your group in difficult situations (you can also do this outside of combat to solve puzzles by ctrl clicking the characters).
Game of my childhood. I would never dreamed of that I will ca 27 years later play it in Linux through command line. :D On hardware several times powerful than available at that time!
Asi takhle: Hrál jsem a dohrál v době, kdy to vyšlo. Paráda. V té době byly krokovací dungeony v kurzu a bylo to super. Brány Skeldalu byly taky super a strávil jsem na tom tehdy hodně času. Nyní jsem to z nostalgie opět pustil a kouzelná atmosféra devadesátek byla zpět. Tedy na chvíli. Pamatuji si dlouhé hodiny grindění monster, sbírání dropu, prodej, nákup, cvičení postav a podobné chuťovky, co od nepaměti patřily k tomuto typu her. Nyní si zřejmě někdo nacpal hlavu do pr... a rozhodl se, že se monstra jaksi nebudou respawnovat a tak pro mě hru definitivně zabil. Tudíž, pokud je nekdo nostalgický grinder a nemá náladu na to se klepat před každým rohem, na co narazí a co mu ve dvou kolech pošle družinu do pekla, tak ruce pryč. Nechte si v blahé paměti, jaká to tehdy byla skvělá hra ;o) PS: Stačí si z kraje vybílit pratury či co to je, prodat kožešiny a v jeskyních prostě zmrznu, protože tuři jaksi došli.
I've played the majority of renowned dungeon crawlers out there, however this one turned out to be a serious disappointment. I get that it's around 28 years old, it's just not as fleshed out as Dungeon Master or countless others from around the same time period. Originally tried to get the freeware online version running with English, and it was just not working no matter how many times I followed the instructions with careful detail. The game looks pretty decent, however the combat feels like you have zero control over it and the forward movement animation is not fluid making you question your perspective and your in game position. Never had to guess if I was truly facing a wall back in Mt Anaias. Whomever came up with the name 'blobbers' should leave this hobby and take up birdwatching instead.
Brány Skeldalu jsou klasika všech klasik, kdo z Česka je nehrál, jakoby snad ani nebyl. Hra je sice stará 28 let, ale to jí rozhodně na jejích kvalitách nikterak neubírá. Kdo by tuto old school pecku přece jen neznal, tak ve zkratce se jedná o krokovací dungeon, který vás chytne a jen tak nepustí. Čekají vás odhadem zhruba dvě desítky hodin procházení různorodých lokací, kdy budete zabíjet všemožná monstra, taktizovat nad nimi a řešit kdejaké hádanky a to vše za doprovodu skvělého soundtracku. Hru jsem osobně dohrál za svůj život již nesčetněkrát a ta nostalgie co na mě vždy padne se ani slovy nedá vyjádřit. Po dohrání základní hry velice doporučuji si zahrát i další (fanouškovská) dobrodružství, hlavně pak doporučím Magiku+Sféru a Skřetí říši, která jsou taktéž velmi kvalitní a přidají vám krom nových příběhů také další desítky hodin zábavy.
Nádherný návrat do mládí. Děkuji všem, co se přičinili za tuto reinkarnaci. ;-)
back to the childhood :-) Amazing dungeon crawler. As the game is hand painted, it is still very enjoyable and nice even today.
Bon jeu de RPG à l'ancienne !
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