Gate Guardian (Prototype)

Gate Guardian is a small prototype defense game made in Unreal Engine. You play as a guardian protecting the Gate of Eden from waves of demons. Your main weapon is the Holy Beam, which purifies enemies before they can reach the gate.

There is no in-game quit button yet. To exit, press the Windows key, then right-click the Unreal/game icon on the taskbar and close the window.

The game is built around managing Grace, your energy resource. Grace is used for actions like firing the Holy Beam, so players need to choose when to attack and when to recover. If you run out of Grace, you will need to wait before you can keep fighting.

There are three waves of demons. Wave 1 introduces the basic demon and teaches the goal of protecting the gate. Wave 2 adds faster demons that move quickly but die in one hit. Wave 3 becomes the final challenge by mixing fast demons with heavy demons that move slower but take more hits to defeat.

If demons reach the Gate of Eden, they damage it. If the gate's health reaches zero, you lose. If you survive all three waves, you win. After completing waves, your Max Grace increases, giving the player a feeling of progression and making later waves feel more intense.

This project is a prototype, so the focus is on gameplay systems, wave progression, player feedback, and clear objectives rather than final art polish.