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| Developer(s) | Smudged Cat Games |
| Publisher(s) | Smudged Cat Games |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Platform-adventure, Metroidvania[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gateways is a 2012 action-adventure platform game created by British indie studio Smudged Cat Games. It is a mixture of gameplay concepts from the Portal and Metroid series.[2]
- ^ Smith, Quintin (September 17, 2012). "Gateways review". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Just remove Portal's jokes and storytelling and swap in a sprawling, Metroidvania-style single environment with plenty of backtracking and you're there.
- ^ Szczepaniak, John (October 8, 2012). "Gateways". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
The influences are obvious: Gateways is Portal meets Super Metroid in an entirely side-on viewpoint.