When comparing Gateways vs Cogs, the Slant community recommends Cogs for most people. In the question“What are the best Puzzle games on Steam?” Cogs is ranked 27th while Gateways is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose Cogs is:
The game starts out pretty easy and gradually introduces new elements into the gameplay in order to get the player used to all aspects of the game as later levels can be pretty involved.
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Pros
Pro Just the right amount of content
The game is long enough that the player gets to master each of the unique mechanics, but not so long that you get bored of any of them.
Pro Portal x 4
Gateways has the same formula as the great Portal, except that it's in 2D, BUT, they introduce 3 new types of portal guns, a gun that makes you smaller/bigger, a gun that shifts gravity 90 or 180 degrees, and the best one, a time travelling gun. The last part of the game lets you used all the 4 guns together for mind bending puzzles.
Pro Eases the player into the gameplay
The game starts out pretty easy and gradually introduces new elements into the gameplay in order to get the player used to all aspects of the game as later levels can be pretty involved.
Pro Gear based puzzles
If you're into mechanical machines and clocks, you'll like the puzzle aspect of Cogs. The goal of the game is to construct a series of gears in 3D space to rotate a golden gear.
Cons
Con Lacks clean or clever puzzles
Unlike Portal, a game with high polish that shows in its puzzle designs Gateways has a clear lack of polish to its puzzles which makes for a subpar experience as it the games design can lead to problems interpreting the puzzles appropriately.
Con No hint or help system
Users are on their own if they get stuck as there is no help system in the game. This can get frustrating when the puzzles get tougher and tougher.