Gateways overview

Smudged Cat Games Ltd | Sep 13, 2012 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC

Indie Puzzle Platformer Metroidvania Sci-fi Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)25,428
Revenue (VGI)$85,883
Review score90% positive

Gateways dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)25,428
Revenue (VGI)$85,883
Review score90% positive
Total reviews250
Release dateSep 13, 2012
DeveloperSmudged Cat Games Ltd
PublisherSmudged Cat Games Ltd

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Smudged Cat Games Ltd Publisher: Smudged Cat Games Ltd

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Game overview

Overview

Gateways comes from Smudged Cat Games Ltd and is published by Smudged Cat Games Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Sep 13, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Gateways's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 250 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Gateways is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	XP	Dual Core 2.0 GHz	256 MB RAM	128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 3.0 DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 44 MB HD space	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or higher	Dual Core 2.0 GHz	256 MB RAM	128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 3.0 OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1 minimum and OpenGL 3.2 recommended Hard Drive: 72 MB HD space	Not listed
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Mint 13 LTS or Fedora 17, fully updated	Dual Core 2.0 GHz	256 MB RAM	128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 3.0 OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1 minimum and OpenGL 3.2 recommended Hard Drive: 80 MB HD space	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Gateways has sold up to 25,428 units and has 187 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $85,883. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Gateways overview details

Gateways combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Steam Workshop About the Game From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure. Use gateway technology to leap from one place to another, change size to explore small passages or defeat large enemies, walk on walls and ceilings to reach new areas and even travel in time to work together with past echoes of yourself. Move seamlessly between different areas of the vast labyrinthian map with no waiting for loading screens as you explore and discover new power ups. Use each of your new abilities to progress further, unlock shortcuts and find even more power ups. Can you escape? Key Features Travel across a room instantly using gateways. Change size using the resizing gateway gun. Interact with your past echoes using the time travel gateway gun. Walk on walls and ceilings using the rotation gateway gun. Sprawling open-world design. Use Gateway's sophisticated help system to discover if you can solve a puzzle and even watch the solution played out in front of you.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Gateways is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Gateways
Steam App ID	216290
Type	game
Release date	Sep 13, 2012
Developer	Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Publisher	Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	224
Negative reviews	26
Total reviews	250
Positive percent	90%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	187
Average playtime	1,198 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 13, 2012
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	6 February 2014 - 15:20:53 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Puzzle Platformer Metroidvania Sci-fi Time Manipulation Singleplayer Puzzle-Platformer 2D Pixel Graphics

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Let's get started	No description
Shed some light	No description
Little and large	No description
On reflection	No description
The time machine	No description
Gravity of the situation	No description
The fun begins	No description
Master of time	No description
The truth	No description
The high jump	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/216290
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/216290/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/216290
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Gateways

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Gateways?

Gateways's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 02:14:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 20 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Gateways growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Gateways?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Canada (12.9%), United Kingdom (6.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.8%), Canada (10.7%), United Kingdom (5.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.7%), Canada (10.3%), United Kingdom (5.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), Canada (8.9%), China (8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Gateways?

Gateways currently sits at 90% positive across 250 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 224 positive reviews and 26 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Gateways have?

Gateways currently has about 382 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Gateways?

Gateways is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 187, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

90% positive, 224 positive, 26 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 13 September 2012

DLC and packages

GatewaysBuy Gateways #16553$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: XP Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 3.0 DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 44 MB HD space

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