For the longest time I kept mixing up this and Splitgate, the Halo-with-Portals shooter that came out a few weeks ago. It’s also not to be confused with Quantum League, a more cartoon-y shooter with similar time looping mechanics. In Lemnis Gate, matches take place inside time loops. Rounds are turn-based, and you have 25 seconds to make your move - shooting someone, repositioning, setting up a teammate, that sort of thing (or all of the above if you’re quick). In the turns after, you’ll see what other players have chosen to do, and get a chance to change your actions. It’s not just you running around with a gun either, you’ll have NPCs on your team to control, and enemy bots to take out too. It all sounds a little complicated, but from my understanding the time loop gives you a chance to be as strategic as possible by fixing mistakes, predicting enemies, and even tricking them into making the wrong move. While I’m not keen on strategy games, I do like shooters with weird gimmicks, so I’m pretty up for giving this a go. Truthfully, I’m mostly drawn to Lemis Gate because of all the sci-fi abilities and tools. In that trailer I can see bubble shields, cool grenades and dual laser pistols. I hope they feel nice to shoot. Lemnis Gate is available on Steam and Humble, priced at £16/€17/$20. It’s also coming to the PlayStations and Xboxes.
