Gateway is an impressive and delightful 3D puzzle game from Anders Gustafsson, awarded Honorable Mention and the coveted Audience Award in our recent game design competition. The game has a very simple premise: guide a robot through a series of rooms; but you will have to solve a mini-puzzle within each room to advance.
Using the mouse for control, simply click where you'd like the robot to move and it will walk to that spot if its path is unobstructed. By moving the robot around each room you can pick up objects and interact with controls and devices. You can even combine objects that you've picked up in your inventory. And you will need to do all of these things at one time or another in order to finish the game (sometimes all of the above for the same puzzle). Click.
Analysis: Although the formula is not an original one, the game does possess a charming artistic style and a wonderfully moody environment. The designer managed to create a world that is at the same time whimsical and ominous, through a film noir style of high-contrast environments and downplayed musical backgrounds. The music is used sparingly but effectively, striking a dark chord from time to time at just the right moment ("PEEPER"!).
I found the puzzles overall to be very easy, with a couple of notable and devious exceptions. The tutorial was not at all necessary, and were I not judging this for a contest I may not have sat through it. Hopefully Anders will address this in future installments (which I very much hope to see).
Jay: The first time I fired up Gateway, slogging through a tutorial was the last thing I wanted to see. I didn't realize until after I had completed the game that it can be turned off in the options menu, but by then it was too late. With the exception of some minor control issues, the design of the game and its interface is quite intuitive, therefore the tutorial won't be necessary for most people. Instead of hiding it away in the options menu, a possible improvement might be to ask the player, via a simple Yes/No dialog when starting a new game, if a tutorial is desired.
Once past the tutorial and into the first room, the game begins to take on a much more mysterious and portentous tone. Anders blends sight and sound masterfully to create an atmosphere ripe for what he delivers in the telescope room, which is both the game's finest achievement and its biggest disappointment. I wanted to see some connectedness between the character we see through the telescope and the player character of the game. As it is, there is no common thread that ties together these potentially powerful vignettes.
The puzzles, of course, are all very creative and I enjoyed playing through the game from start to finish in one sitting, which is not difficult to do. I am looking forward to seeing the direction Anders takes with this game and its underlying Blockman engine, as it appears to have a great deal of potential.
Gateway walkthrough now available!
Comments (may contain spoilers)
i definatly find number 2 way more amusing.. that one was just dumb had no point at least the second one is long and has a story line
I'm at the telephone part, and I have no idea what to do. can anyone give me a hint?
Bennie
Do you mean one of the telephones in Gateway II?
Posted by:
jan.jan 
|
March 18, 2007 5:38 PM
K at Tv room and for some reason cannot connect cords...i know this is probably a really stupid question but any help would be appreciated!
Tash
Do you mean you cannot connect the TV cord to the extension cord? If so then
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 21, 2007 9:42 PM
i am stuck in the room with the tv .i cant find the pin
manda
What pin?
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 22, 2007 12:52 AM
tv room was easy...just type in the code by the numbers on the tv...try to go in chronological order from when you see the yellow robot
in the level with the 2 standing planks and 2 lit up pieces of floor, what do you have to do, i tried all combinations.
terry
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 26, 2007 5:14 PM
okay i'm still at Ver.1
i get the first item in the first room with the arrow then i go into the next room that opens and i get the item on my left then i get the one in the little square room in the middle and the wall closes on me. what am i doing wrong?
kellie
I'd love to help you out, however, I'm a bit confused. Is it this version of Gateway that you are playing? Its just that what you are describing sounds a bit like Dwarf Complete. :o)
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 30, 2007 4:10 AM
someone please help someone put a whole entire walkthrough please. See im stuck at the part where you have to push the plank and the colors and ooh its too confusing
courtney123
Please refer to my post from 26 March.
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 30, 2007 7:06 PM
i dont no how to blink!!! plz help me!!!???
helpme
Posted by:
jan.jan |
March 30, 2007 7:27 PM
im really stuck on ther pearl level!! what can i do? any help?
its ok i think i understand now
everyone read the notes before because some one called lol has already answered all of your questions! so just read what lol worte and you can finish the game easily! also in what lol says cual is supoosed to say light blue!
i really really really liked gateway II... i wish they would make at least one more! i beat both the games and they're great!
i tried reading the short short walkthrough and it made NO sense what-so-ever!So if someone could help me i need help with the boards and the 2 lights on the floor.
can somebody please explain to me how to get the second plank down in level 7
dude thats the end??? 2 is way better i did it with no cheats you need help just yelp
drmmrboi360 and p
The 2 planks
Posted by:
jan.jan |
April 2, 2007 1:05 AM
What am I supossed to do with the phone. I did the three blinks with the lamp now what?
[Edit: I wish I had a penny for each time this question was asked (and answered). Hint: search through the comments (control-F is your friend) the answer to your question lies within these pages. You could also try the walkthrough. -Jay]
I need help on number 7. please help
Andy
How far have you got with number 7?
Posted by:
jan.jan |
April 4, 2007 8:29 PM
rds0654.....
its just like when you were flashing the light on the other side,you have to pick up the phone and dial the musical notes - 11223311 - and the door (to the left) will open
do you need any thing else?
What do you do in the room with the portrait, the locked door, the cigarrete, the, lighter and the drawer??? please help abd tell me what lvl that is...
Jick
Are you doing Gateway II?
Posted by:
jan.jan |
April 9, 2007 7:45 PM
hey does any one kno what the number is that you put in the keypad after looking at that man in tellyschope on gateway one
liam919199191
Posted by:
jan.jan |
April 11, 2007 5:43 PM
Ok i finished the thing by using the spoiler on the last puzzle can someone tell why that was the combination? I mean i feel kind of empty with it done and not knowing why those colors were put in that order. How did you go about getting it in the end?
Twisted_Oliver
Posted by:
jan.jan |
April 19, 2007 7:09 PM
hey i dont know if any of you found this glitch bu if you go in the room where you have to get all of the colors the the game ends but some times there not colors the diffrent shades of black and wite
i dont get the light bulb level??? i got all the right colors cause i checke dthem but it wouldnt let me pass!!!!! wtf?????
i do not know what to do in lvl 10 (color and light bulbs one) pleas help!
blue,purple,yellow,green,red,orange...can someone type the whole walkthrough???
[Edit: There is already a COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH just above the comments on this page. -Jay]
HEY!! Boss game I used ALL the cheats!!!
hi, i am stuck in the room where i think you have to turn on the sprinkler somehow by a combination of colours but i have no idea what to do
help!
thanks
hi,
i am stuck in the level in that kitchen with the big 2 eyes looking at me, and nothing to do but open and close a fridge.
what should i do?
thanks
efrat, you need to
http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/03/gateway_2.php
Posted by:
Harukio |
April 28, 2007 1:43 PM
hey can you really save this game?? Because i dont see where and if you cant why is there a load game thing?
jason - do you see the little round "S" button top right of the game window? That's the save button. Press it. =)
Posted by:
jay |
May 5, 2007 12:55 PM
The ending explained there must be another sequel to it.
how do you get through the level with the light bulbs its so so so so HARD
... wow... i really like these gateway games... they are great and just the right amount of 'challengingness' as i like to say. i like the 2nd one better than this coz... i dunno... its cooler!! yeah. fab job Anders!! im a fan of your work! bye!!
need help on 5,i just can't seem to get it
hey guys, can u help me im stuck/trap in the room where has a door that is locked from outside can any1 help me plz..... im beggin ya plz..
hey people i was like using the telescope 3 times 1 one was a man sleeping 2nd was like he stand up 3rd he spray peeper kinda funny
hey jan.jan when i look the man standing using the telescope there were no mirror image what part are you talking about because i finish the whole game but i try the mirror image part but no characters only a man standing
I finished this game in 2 minutes and 14 seconds flat!
what is with the room with the phone HELP!!!
I am stuck at gateway 1 stage 3 with the phone and lightbulb after blinked 3 times and its stuck now
what to do?
for the peeper one its simple its peepers backwords 739339
dude if you guys are talking about gateway 2 go there and post your comments because i am confused
can someone tell me how to get out of the room
Please help! I am currently stuck at
im stuck on the telescope code bit can you help me !!
Guys,
on the level with the 3 colored floor,
Ok I beat gateway to so if you need help just ask =D
i like this web site
the only thing i need help with is the light bulbs i used to know but now i forgot please answer this question as soon as you read it
Hiya mike123
If you ever need help straight away there is usually a walkthrough near the top of the page. In this case, there are also three pages of comments already and your question has been asked, and answered, many times over. :o)
To answer your question, I refer you to the "level 10" part of the walkthrough above.
Posted by:
jan.jan |
July 28, 2007 2:03 AM
I'm trying to get past level 7 but I'm having a difficult time understanding what the heck the walkthrough instructions say. Thanks!
Joline
Try this:-
Hope that helps :o)
Posted by:
jan.jan |
July 28, 2007 6:57 PM
HELP!!!
I constantly get stuck with the alarm room!! The one before the kitchen! when i go into the kitchen i get stuck and i presume its cause you have to stop the alarm first?! Only i can't get the code!!
Will someone please post a spoiler for thhis room!!!
thanks,
anna
In the room with the telescope you have to look at the sleeping robot in the window,
look away then the robot will be looking at you. Then look away one more time
and look back to see he or she wrote. You might think it says pepper but it's
739939. And that's the code to the door withe the telescope.
Anna
I think you are doing Gateway 2. You might to check out the page and walkthrough for that.
Posted by:
jan.jan |
August 9, 2007 7:08 PM
help!
I need the Number for the phone ?
HELP!
Aaargh.... can someone tell me how I can out from the Pizza slice room?
i dont get the tv thing i wonder why its there in the first gateway
You know the room with the pie looking thing on the floor? And they change colour when you step on them? And the light bulbs?! HOW DO YOU DO IT!!!!! Please just tell me straight out...I'M DESPERATE!!!!!!!!!!
thanks
someone
The walkthrough will give you the colours :o)
Posted by:
jan.jan |
August 16, 2007 6:58 PM
I have finished it yey
Thanx
Thanx again
from Chloe
Was that the end??
I got to:
Then it said the end.
I didn't get to all these telephones and all that commented above...
Please reply!
Victoria
That is the end of Gateway. It carries on though in Gateway 2...
Posted by:
jan.jan |
September 17, 2007 10:32 PM
OMG, Kids stop asking about, Gateway 2, This is gateway 1. Jesus.
I finished this, but what was the clue for the pearl part? I used walkthough for this
i am stuck on the one that you have to push buttons and planks come up i cant get across help!!!
it was really freaky with the peeper.
how do you do the level with the lights hanging down with the floor turning diff colors
yea dude that telescope bit , i watched it 3 times and im still getting scared when he appears at the window
Aiden M, what you do is you stick the newspaper under the door and then use the screwdriver to poke the key out of the hole.Then you need to pull the newspaper out.
i dont understand how you get the code from the tv
Wow.
that was really short.i played the 2nd one which is alot better than this one.if you need a walkthrough refer to the first post.
it was really cool a bit to short but the peeper part really creeped me out! but it was really cool all though i spent hundreds off mins trying to work out the last level. so i rang up my friend to see if he knew(my coz)no so then i relized the light bulb flickered i just got the to middle on rong and the top right on rong ....then my coz rang me up and told me about this site thanks for being u... thanks see ya =)=)=)=)=)=)
from miss cool xx
So I have found a glitch in the game. The puzzle w/ the tv:
Hiyyyyeee
Can someone please help me on the plank level.
I've read the walkthrough and it makes no sense what so ever
Can someone please drop a spoiler.
Thanks
Much Love
For the plank level:
Knock down the first plank and walk across the platform, you will notice that colors will emit from the platform and doors. Choose any color and make sure both color tiles are the same on the platform.
Walk back across the plank and through the door and you will come out the other side. Now knock down that plank, and go back to the platform and change the tiles to where the doors no longer emit color and then walk to the right and the level is completed.
what do you do on the level with the hexagon floor and the lightbulbs im tottaly confuzzled!!!
same here Angus N.
i don't understand that level either AT ALL.
could someone please help us!
The PEEPER thing freaked me out
because the guy was sleeping
then he was up looking through the window :O
what happens after that?
how do you get past the tv part?
Hi, I just beat the game and I am a bit confused about the last room. I had to use the walk through to get past it, what is with the colors on the floor? Is it something to do with the light bulbs flickering? Thank you.
If anyone wants to know the logic behind the hexagon room, here are some hints, the last one being the answer
omg thank you sooo much LukeGt!!! that really really REALLY helped me!!!!
im stuck in the tv room lol
can anyone tell me the code to get back out plz
much appreciated
I need help when you walk in to the room with the lights on the floor. I put the right colors but it wont let me in. Please help.
Posted by:
NadTheBat 
|
February 28, 2008 9:48 PM
The only bad thing about it: It was too short. Otherwise great game. Not too challenging and all of the puzzles are a little straightforward.
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Walkthrough Guide
short short walkthrough
level4:
level5:
level6:
level7:
level8:
1box: large
2box: medium
3box: huge
4box: tiny
5box: big
6box: of course small
level9:
level10:
topleft: green
topmedium: pink
topright: yellow
bottomleft: cyan
bottommedium: purple/voilet
bottomright:think yourself which colour is left, of course orange!
end:
Posted by: lol | September 12, 2006 8:33 AM