Arcade

Gain Ground

Gain Ground is a top down shooter that focuses on tactics. It was developed and published by Sega, and originally an arcade game before being ported to the Master System, Genesis, and Turbografx-16 CD.

Genre: Shooter
Year: 1988
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Players: 3

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Achievements

47 achievements · 530 total points

Boycott Blues, You Cannot Choose Play as Player 3. Sorry, but achievements won't work as Player 3!
0 pts
13-8-15-14-4-F-17-E You beat the entire game with only 1 credit. Amazing! (1P only)
100 pts
Conscientious Objector Complete 1-1 without killing anyone and without taking any damage. Be sure to grab Glow Knight!
5 pts
Hasten Thee To The Next Era You beat the Middle Ages with only 1 Credit (must fully reset to try again on any 1C cheevos) (1P only)
25 pts
去下一个时代 You beat the Modern Age with only 1 Credit (must fully reset to try again on any 1C cheevos) (1P only)
50 pts
Godly Gainer You reached a score of 10,000,000 points.
50 pts
Now You Go To Next Epoch You beat the Primative Age with only 1 Credit (must fully reset to try again on any 1C cheevos) (1P only)
10 pts
Great Gainer You beat the default High Score of 10,000 points.
5 pts
Grand Gainer You reached a score of 100,000 points.
10 pts
Glorious Gainer You reached a score of 1,000,000 points.
25 pts
Go Ahead And Play As Red Play as Player 1. This enables further achievements.
0 pts
Sorry Fellow, Can't Be Yellow Play as Player 2. Sorry, but achievements won't work as Player 2!
0 pts
Good Gainer You broke through to the top 10 of the in-game leaderboard by getting over 1,000 points
1 pts
Thou Hast Quelled This Era You beat the Middle Ages (P1 only)
10 pts
You Have Repressed This Epoch You beat the Primative Age (P1 only)
5 pts
你打败了这个时代 You beat the Modern Age (P1 only)
10 pts
1-12-5-1 3-C-5-1-12-5-4 You beat the Future Age, beating the game. Good job! (P1 only)
25 pts
Athra's Antics As Athra, successfully reach an EXIT.
1 pts
When Johnny Strikes Up The When As Johnny, successfully reach an EXIT.
1 pts
Betty Gettin' Ready, Rock Steady As Betty, successfully reach an EXIT.
1 pts
Outta Sight Glow Knight As Glow Knight, successfully reach an EXIT.
2 pts
Verbal Altercation As Verbal, successfully reach an EXIT.
2 pts
Ride of the Valkyrie As Valkyrie, successfully reach an EXIT.
2 pts
Light A Fire Under Fire Knight As Fire Knight, successfully reach an EXIT.
5 pts
Lost Puppy, Answers to "Mud" As Mud Puppy, successfully reach an EXIT.
5 pts
The Professy Will Help As Professor, successfully reach an EXIT.
5 pts
Lobby Has Exited The Lobby As Lobby, successfully reach an EXIT.
5 pts
Zaemon Needs His Zs As Zaemon, successfully reach an EXIT.
5 pts
Water Knight Doesn't Want To Fight As Water Knight, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
No Mam, I Can't Deal With This! As Mam, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
No One's Quick As Gascon As Gascon, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
Mars Needs Moms As Mars, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
I Don't Feel Good In General As General, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
Don't Have A Kou Man As Kou, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
Cyber Needs Space As Cyber, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
Leave Me Alone Kid, I'm Busy As Kid, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
Oh Honey, You Shouldn't Have! As Honey, successfully reach an EXIT.
10 pts
The Beginning of the End You made it to 4-1. The game does not allow continues from here on out. Be careful and good luck!
5 pts
No Tanks, I'm Good You made it to 4-2. It only gets tougher; stay focused!
5 pts
Balls and Bots You made it to 4-3. Keep pushing!
5 pts
Four Legged Freaks You made it to 4-4. Almost to the top of the hill.
5 pts
Fearful Symmetry You made it to 4-5. You're halfway there!
5 pts
Robo Dance Floor You made it to 4-6. You're over the hump!
10 pts
Mission Impractical You made it to 4-7. Just a few more!
10 pts
Return of the Freaks You made it to 4-8. Getting close!
10 pts
Oh Balls... You made it to 4-9. Almost there!
10 pts
Maybe a Tornado Could Help... You made it to the final boss: good luck!
10 pts

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Gain Ground frequently asked questions

How do I play Gain Ground online with a friend?

Gain Ground (Arcade) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Gain Ground on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Gain Ground in the Arcade library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Gain Ground netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Gain Ground have achievements?

Yes, Gain Ground has 47 achievements worth 530 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Gain Ground for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Gain Ground on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.