
Calvar - The Darkest Gate Demo
Calvar – The Darkest Gate (Demo 2025) is an early demo of a dark horror experience focused on atmosphere, story, and exploration. Discover core mechanics, quests, and systems, and help shape the final game with your feedback.
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About Calvar - The Darkest Gate Demo
About the Project
We are a small 2-person team developing this game alongside our full-time jobs. About a year ago, we received around $8,000 through Kickstarter, which has allowed us to get this far.
Please forgive any remaining bugs and help us by providing constructive feedback on our Discord. Your support as a community is essential for shaping this game into what it’s meant to become.
Thank you so much for testing and playing!
👉 Play, explore, and share your feedback – every voice counts for shaping the final game!
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🕹️ Wishlist on Steam
💬 Discord
🌐 Website
👥 Indiegogo
Keyboard & Mouse Controls
WASD – Movement
Mouse – Look around
E – Interaction
Space – Jump
Shift (Hold) – Run
Q – Quest Log
TAB – Inventory
ESC – Menu
Technical & Performance
Tested on RTX 2060, Intel i7, 16 GB RAM
Medium settings: stable at ~30 FPS+
Ultra settings: may drop below 30 FPS
Adjustable frame limit: 30 / 60 / unlimited
Controller Support (Experimental)
Playable with controllers
Sensitivity & fine-tuning still in development
Audio & Language
Currently available in English only
German, Spanish, and French are planned for future versions
Technology
Built with Unreal Engine 5.3
Planned upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.4 for new animation tools
🕯️ Thank you for playing and supporting the development of Calvar – The Darkest Gate!
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System requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 / RTX 2060 oder AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 70 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 70 GB available space

