Frederik Pohl's Gateway

Frederik Pohl’s Gateway is science fiction that doesn’t hold your hand—or particularly care if you survive. Based on Pohl’s novel, this 1992 adventure drops you into a future where humanity uses mysterious alien ships without fully understanding them. Exploration is tense, often fatal, and sometimes deeply unsettling. Unlike many space games of its era, Gateway focuses less on flashy action and more on atmosphere, uncertainty, and the psychological weight of risk. You’re constantly aware that one wrong calculation can end your journey permanently. It’s thoughtful, slow-paced, and unapologetically cerebral. If you enjoy sci-fi that asks uncomfortable questions and punishes mistakes without mercy, this game delivers exactly that, wrapped in early ’90s presentation.