Zerowake GATES
Last updated: 2025-11-28
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- Highly engaging, strategic gameplay experience.
- Excellent art, appealing characters, strong BL focus.
- Engaging and curious plot development.
- Severe, poorly executed censorship is a major issue.
- Generic combat, AI art, and low-res visuals.
- Frequent technical issues, inadequate language localization.
Emotions
Disappointment33%Frustration23%Satisfaction11%Hope6%Confusion4%
- Reviews
(sample size) - 115
- Helpful reviews
- 78%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 21%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 29%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 71%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 102
- Negative points
- 222
- Gameplay points
- 22
- Perf. points
- 5
- Rec. points
- 46
- Misc points
- 43
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 5243% Avg playtime 0.5h | 1915.7% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 2016.5% Avg playtime 4.7h | 3024.8% Avg playtime 4.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 55.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2.2 days |
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Highly engaging and enjoyable
| Players find the game's core concept, compelling story, attractive characters, and overall presentation highly engaging and fun. The smooth gameplay, unique art style, and emotional storytelling contribute to a very positive experience, with noted improvements since beta. | 55% |
Excellent art and characters
| The game receives consistent praise for its beautiful art style, detailed character designs, and high-quality voice acting/dubbing. These elements contribute to well-developed characters with distinct personalities and strong chemistry. | 28% |
Strong BL and character appeal
| The game successfully caters to the Boys' Love (BL) community with attractive male characters and well-adapted BL Manhwa stories. Players appreciate the beautifully written BL narratives and specific suggestive content, despite some mention of censorship. | 16% |
Engaging and curious plot
| The storyline is a significant draw, described as good, pleasant, and enjoyable. It consistently sparks player curiosity and effectively maintains interest through its main narrative and additional side stories. | 12% |
Strategic and fun mechanics
| The combat system is well-received for its strategic depth, providing an engaging experience. Specific mechanics, such as the 'bond system' and 'Esper-Guide concept', are highlighted as particularly fun and meaningful additions to gameplay. | 12% |
Positive gacha mechanics
| Players generally report a positive experience with the gacha system, appreciating its integration with visual novel elements and often favorable pull rates. This contributes to player satisfaction with character acquisition. | 9% |
Immersive audio design
| The game's music and sound design are praised for their quality and ability to create an immersive atmosphere. The soundtrack effectively enriches the romantic elements, while funny sound effects add a charming touch. | 8% |
Appreciated collaboration characters
| The inclusion of popular collaborated Manhwa and webtoon characters is a significant highlight, with players enjoying their interactions. There is also considerable excitement and anticipation for future collaborative content. | 7% |
Accessible and engaging design
| The game is noted for its moderate puzzle difficulty and effective scene atmosphere that encourages player progression. Its free-to-play model also contributes to its accessibility and broad appeal. | 6% |
Excellent animations and cutscenes
| Players appreciate the high-quality animations and well-produced cutscenes, which enhance the visual storytelling and overall presentation of the game. | 5% |