Games like Gateways
by Smudged Cat Games Ltd
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.
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Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
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Both: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle Platformer
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Both: Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle
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Both: Platformer · Metroidvania
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Both: Metroidvania
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Both: Puzzle · Metroidvania
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Both: Metroidvania · Platformer
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Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer
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Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
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Both: Metroidvania
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Both: Pixel Graphics
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Both: Metroidvania · Puzzle Platformer
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Both: Platformer · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics
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Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Sci-fi
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania
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Both: Puzzle
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Both: Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
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Both: Platformer
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Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania · Puzzle
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Both: Platformer · Puzzle
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Both: Platformer
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Both: Platformer
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