# Gate Escape

> Solve puzzles with portals!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1449377239](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1449377239)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1449377239`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brian Floersch
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (709 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-14
- **First published:** 2019-02-10
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gate-escape/id1449377239)
- **Website:** [https://blog.sb1.io/gateescape/](https://blog.sb1.io/gateescape/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://blog.sb1.io/p/04e2c4e1-15cc-4b83-9e56-455b6a259ce4/](https://blog.sb1.io/p/04e2c4e1-15cc-4b83-9e56-455b6a259ce4/)

## Description

Gate Escape is a modern retro first-person puzzle game built around portals and shields. Navigate hazards like conveyor belts, ice, and lava to solve brain-melting puzzles. Simple controls unlock deep, challenging levels that scale with your skill.

Compete with friends on leaderboards and chase the fastest speedrun times. This Chrome extension brings endless puzzle action to your browser with quick matchmaking and online rankings.

## Rankings

- #63,658 — Overall

## Review summary

Gate Escape is praised for its Portal-inspired puzzle concept and challenging levels, with many players finding it addictive and fun. However, multiple reviews cite stability problems (crashes and glitches) and portal mechanics that don’t work or are hard to place. Graphics quality is repeatedly criticized, and some players note it feels like a ripoff. There’s also strong demand for more content (new levels, level editor, story), suggesting a solid idea hampered by technical and polish gaps.

### Pros

- Addictive, portal-inspired puzzle gameplay
- Challenging and thoughtfully designed levels
- Free to play and accessible on iOS
- Engaging concept appealing to Portal fans
- Puzzles are fun and well-constructed

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues
- Portals often don’t work or can’t be placed
- Graphics are below par and feel dated
- Glitches can trap players or reset progress
- Some players feel it’s a Portal ripoff and want more originality

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