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Stormgate

Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

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Would you recommend it?
Player score
4.7/10
9,243 reviews
Released
2025
Developer
Frost Giant Studios
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
playable
Download
15 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Stormgate?

Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released4 August 2025
DeveloperFrost Giant Studios
PublisherFrost Giant Studios
PlatformsPC
GenresStrategy
Languages11 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Stormgate received?

Players47%positive of 9,243 · Mixed
Achievements36on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
ControllerNot stated
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesYes
Steam Deckplayable
Download size15 GB
Add-on content6 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

Free

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Is Stormgate worth it?

47% of 9,243 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. It is free to play. About 36 people were playing at once when we last checked, so it is still active.

That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. We have not published our own review of this game.

How long is Stormgate? How long to beat it

Total play time for Stormgate is about 13.9 hours to do everything, and around 6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Stormgate length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path6h6
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do13.9h1

Stormgate is free to play, so the only cost is your time: about 6 hours to beat it.

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Stormgate system requirements

The minimum requirements from Stormgate's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.

Stormgate minimum requirements
Memory16 GB RAM (other games at this level)
Processor6 Cores, 2.3 GHz
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060
Storage15 GB (more games this size)
System64-bit OS required

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Where Stormgate sits on the grid

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Is Stormgate still active? Players right now

36concurrent playerssnapshot, 19 October 2026
27%busier than this shareof the 1,496 games we track
7,483Steam reviews writtenevery one an owner

Stormgate has a small, niche following: 36 people were playing at once when we last read Steam on 19 October 2026. This is a snapshot, not a live counter, and it is a recent concurrent reading rather than an all-time record. For what is trending across the catalogue right now, see the pulse.

How many people own Stormgate

1.0M–2.0MEstimated owners on Steama band, not a figure · SteamSpy
7,483Reviews writtena floor: every one owns it
36Playing at peak, recentlyconcurrent players

This is an estimate, not a sales figure, and the two are not interchangeable. SteamSpy samples public profiles and publishes a range; the range here spans a factor of 2.0, and that width is the honest part of it. We show both ends rather than a midpoint, because a midpoint would look like a measurement.

Steam only. Console and storefront sales are not counted, so a game that sold heavily elsewhere reads low here. Read on 19 October 2026. Where a publisher has announced a real unit figure, that appears separately and carries its source.

Stormgate price & deals: is it on sale?

We have one reading so far: Free on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.

Latest Stormgate updates & patch notes

Pulled from Stormgate's own Steam feed on 5 September 2026. Posts marked as from the studio were written by the developer; the rest are articles Steam syndicated from elsewhere. Every one links to its source.

  1. Transitioning Offline, with QOL and Performance improvements · From the studio
  2. PTR Update 04/03/2026 · From the studio
  3. Hotfix 2026-03-06 - Ladder Rankings Reset! · From the studio
  4. Community Update - Now Live! · From the studio
  5. 2026-03-02 PTR Update + Stormgate server maintenance. · From the studio
  6. PTR Update 2026-03-02 · From the studio

What readers say about Stormgate

Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.

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Games like Stormgate

24 games overlap with Stormgate on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Age of Mythology: Retold, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS and Galactic Civilizations III.

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Common questions about Stormgate

What platforms is Stormgate on?

Stormgate is available on PC. It first released in 2025.

Is Stormgate free?

Yes. Stormgate is free to download on Steam. It carries in-game purchases.

Do players recommend Stormgate?

47% of 9,243 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Stormgate work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Stormgate as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Stormgate download?

15 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Stormgate?

Stormgate was developed by Frost Giant Studios and published by Frost Giant Studios.

Is Stormgate worth it in 2026?

47% of 9,243 Steam reviews are positive (Mixed), and it is free to play. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.

Is Stormgate dead?

No. About 36 people were in-game at once when we last read Steam's concurrent-player figure. Peak activity is higher; this is a recent snapshot, not the all-time peak.

What are the system requirements for Stormgate?

At minimum, Stormgate needs 16 GB RAM, a 6 Cores, 2.3 GHz, a GeForce GTX 1060, 15 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.

How long does it take to beat Stormgate?

about 6 hours for the main story, 13.9 hours with the main extras, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.