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Press release:
The US-based indie games publisher Inductance and indie games developer David Shaw today announced with great thrill and joy that their futuristic first-person quantum-mechanics puzzle game “The Long Gate” is now available for the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop.

Players are free to explore the mysterious caverns of The Long Gate on their own terms as many of the puzzles can be completed in any order. The puzzles themselves also take a step away from the regular binary approach of a puzzle game as many of them offer multiple options for success.

The ancient and alluring caverns of The Long Gate are filled with remnants of mysterious machinery. Exploring the labyrinth of caverns and interacting with this cryptic machinery will prove vital to mastering the three types of circuit-based puzzles; digital, analog, and quantum. To ensure the quantum puzzles accurately portray real quantum circuits, developer David Shaw has partnered with the quantum computing company D-Wave.

The Long Gate Nintendo Switch announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHl9xdhpRjE

The secret to the puzzling caverns and ancient machinery lies in the completion of the different circuit-based puzzles. With players free to explore how they choose and complete the puzzles, the key to finding the secrets of The Long Gate rests with them.

Game features:

Challenging puzzles – cryptic puzzles built around digital, analog and quantum circuits
Open exploration – players can explore the caverns and complete puzzles in almost any order they choose
Underground Oasis – The caverns of The Long Gate are full of wonder and nature, providing a contrasting setting to the machine-based circuit puzzles
Stunning soundtrack – The Long Gate features a beautiful original soundtrack by musician Nicholas Newman

The Long Gate will release on the Nintendo Switch on the 29th July, available in all regions. The Long Gate is available now for PC via Steam, where it has more than 90% positive reviews.

The Long Gate Nintendo Switch store page: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-long-gate-switch/

The Long Gate Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147110/The_Long_Gate/

The Long Gate PressKit: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlX4a5emLJu-isoNCC9oRWxKurBlgw?e=7aFJp4

The Long Gate Nintendo Switch trailer: https://youtu.be/IHl9xdhpRjE

The Long Gate Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLongGate

David Shaw Website: https://davidcharlesshaw.com/

About David Shaw
David started work on The Long Gate nearly four years ago while still attending university for engineering. In The Long Gate, he wanted to create a world that was both beautiful and relaxing, while also containing puzzles hard enough to give players a sense of accomplishment. He is also an author of science fiction and fantasy, grows coral as a hobby, and most recently worked as a robotics programmer before quitting his job to pursue game development full time.