Tamashii no Mon: Dante no Shinkyoku yori

The game's events are a distilled portrayal of the Divine Comedy, an epic poem created by Dante Alighieri depicting his journey through the nine circles of Hell to reunite with his childhood love, Beatrice.

The stages in Gate of Souls are from the first part of the Divine Comedy which focuses on Dante's journey throughout the medieval underworld:
1. Gate of Hell
2. Limbo
3. Tempests of Lust
4. Marsh of Gluttony
5. Mountain of Greed
6. The Styx
7. City of Dis
8. Valley of Violence
9. Malebolge
10. Cocytus

Tamashii no Mon Dante no Shinkyoku yori is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming elements. The game's events are a distilled portrayal of the Divine Comedy, an epic poem created by Dante Alighieri depicting his journey through the nine circles of Hell to reunite with his childhood love, Beatrice.