Gates of Krystalia review: An anime-inspired tabletop RPG built for isekai fans

Ahead of the launch for the game’s third Kickstarter campaign for the Lumina expansion, which begins Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. EST, Polygon took a deep dive into the core rulebook and first expansion, Last Deux. The original Gates of Krystalia release went live on Kickstarter in September 2024 and fully gamifies an anime isekai experience. It’s not shy about those anime influences, and doesn’t bother sanding down what defines the subgenre in the pursuit of wider appeal. Instead, it trusts that the right audience will appreciate how completely it understands the assignment, even when it feels delightfully shameless.