Gateholt Demo Hits Steam Ahead Of October 23 Release
Gateholt's demo carries two evil spirit types and two minion types, but DOMADOZ plans more than 10 of each for the full release, so the trial shows only a fraction of the randomization the finished game promises.
Key Facts
- DOMADOZ has released a free demo of Gateholt on Steam as of September 30, 2026.
- Gateholt is scheduled for a full release on October 23, 2026, and supports Japanese display.
- Gateholt supports co-op play for one to four players.
- Gateholt has 14 types of purification tasks, each requiring different tools.
- The Gateholt demo includes two types of evil spirits and two types of minions, while the full version is planned to include more than 10 of each.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Korean indie studio DOMADOZ has released a free demo of Gateholt on Steam. The cooperative exorcism simulation is playable by one to four players and is scheduled for a full release on October 23, 2026, with Japanese display support. Players enter a cursed mansion and purify it by erasing the traces evil spirits leave behind, including dried bloodstains, cursed objects, and marks carved into walls. There are 14 types of purification tasks, each requiring different tools, so players decide what to carry in before entering. The demo includes two types of evil spirits and two types of minions; the full version is planned to have more than 10 types of each. Players carry no weapons and survive by running, hiding, and buying time with talismans. As purification advances, the spirit searches more actively, and once cornered it goes berserk and awakens its minions.
Pre-registration is not required to try it. The demo went live on September 30, and the full game keeps a release date of October 23, 2026 with Japanese display support.
The evil spirits and their minions are not cosmetic swaps. Their interference methods differ by type: some blanket spaces in fog, some swap positions with other individuals, and some close the distance the moment a player takes their eyes off them. Because the pairing changes every playthrough, the approach has to change with it.
Co-op adds its own pressures. Players communicate through proximity voice chat that scales with distance, and spreading out to work faster means keeping an eye on how far apart the group has drifted. A player defeated by a spirit is left with only a heart, which can be carried to a revival magic circle to bring them back.
Destroying a spirit pays out rewards. Those rewards go toward upgrading agility and stealth ability, or toward dressing up characters.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.