Vortex: The Gateway

Vortex: The Gateway

StormCube Games · March 22, 2016 · Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Adventure, Open World, Action

Buy the Vortex: The Gateway key for Steam from Eneba at $0.84 — the cheapest of 7 stores we compare.

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Best price 56 Good deal
$0.84-89%
lowest tracked $0.57
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Where to buy Vortex: The Gateway — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
$7.99
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IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
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Cheapest Vortex: The Gateway keys — keyshops

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GAMIVO
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.91
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.84
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Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.87
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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.25
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.85
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Vortex: The Gateway price by region

Vortex: The Gateway costs £0.67 in the United Kingdom, €0.76 in Europe (EUR), $0.84 in the United States, $0.84 in Georgia (USD), zł4.31 in Poland, R$7.17 in Brazil, CA$8.99 in Canada, NZ$10.29 in New Zealand and A$11.50 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Vortex: The Gateway offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.67 −88% £5.79 £0.67 5
Europe (EUR) €0.76 −90% €7.99 €0.76 6
United Statesyour region $0.84 −89% $7.99 $0.84 7
Georgia (USD) $0.84 −83% $4.99 $0.84 7
Poland zł4.31 −85% zł28.99 zł4.31 4
Brazil R$7.17 −57% R$16.59 R$7.17 3
Canada CA$8.99 CA$8.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$10.29 NZ$10.29 — 2
Australia A$11.50 A$11.50 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About Vortex: The Gateway

Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!

Vortex: The Gateway — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended May 27, 2024
i can't even play the game. as soon as the game loads the character is just spinning around. i can't move . thought i was drunk, lol
4 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 19, 2024
During the Greenlight era, many were invited to a group with a promise of a free copy of this game. When they "ran out of keys", they kicked us out of the group. This game was made by a bunch of lying crooks. The game itself is not bad though. Just kidding, it's rushed early access hot garbage that someone decided to put a 1.0 on it and call it done.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 21, 2023
An open world survival game that is unpolished, underdeveloped, glitchy, buggy, and regularly faulty, that still manages to be fun and rewarding. Positive: - While unoriginal and derivative, the story and premise are fun and intriguing, placing the player in an alien realm that is not too geographically dissimilar from Earth. The flora and fauna are sufficiently familiar to Terran players while also offering some exotic locations to see and to survey. - Crafting schematics and recipes are easily and readily available. There is no guesswork involved in terms of planning for items to be assembled or to be prepared. All components and ingredients are clearly displayed in a manner that is simple to follow and intuitive to complete. - Although not exhibiting very high-quality assets, the prevailing atmosphere is serene, yet treacherous. Most aliens and creatures present a good challenge in fighting and in hunting, creating a setting that is equally engaging and foreboding. There are many regions to visit and to discover, and there are numerous enemies and beings to encounter. - Journeying is productive and satisfying. With a moderately medium-sized map to explore, new resources are ple…
3 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 22, 2024
Vortex: The Gateway A very good single player survival game build shelters,survival aspects: thirst hunger, escape from the island plenty of dangerous animals to kill or be killed , water collect water ,food, and hunt, create equipment by collecting resources
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 22, 2025
Seems like this was abandoned in place, do NOT buy
Recommended Jul 15, 2025
I bought it in Tesco. 30 fps melts my eyes but its from Tesco so i wont complain.

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