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Magnetic: Cage Closed
Developer Guru Games
Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges. From the Steam store page
220 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
127 positive · 65 negative
95% range 59–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 127 | 65 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 28 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
129 of 194 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 128 yes, 65 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 193 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (233 of 344 positive).
Some players criticize the voice acting and dialogue as poorly executed. [1][2][3]
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Representative posts
- [8]
It tries hard to be like Portal by adopting some of the features that made Portal a success, it has the omnipresent baddy talking, boxes and buttons, repetitive environments and weird scribbles on the walls which hint that the final goal may be an elaborate ruse, but it fails. At first it did give me an interesting feeling, like being a rat in a maze, but that did not last very long. The learning curve is okay, but …
- [7]
Sorry programers, I hate giving bad reviews, but I loved portal and portal 2 and this is no where near that epic level. The game uses magnetic guns to move around and manipulate blocks, which had the potential to be epic and was fun at times. The puzzles are fairly easy to figure out what to do, but it is doing it that is so frustrating. If I could have saved whenever I chose, it would be better, but constantly …
- [4]
I'd say 6 out of 10. It's a great game and I recommend it. The gameplay and story are quite entertaining (though sometimes a little slow paced for my taste) but you can read about that in other reviews. TLDR at the end. [EDIT: Dev reply in comments] Here I want to concentrate on one annoying fact: You can't save yourself. The game saves automatically (usually only at the beginning of a chamber) in ONE savegame. This …
- [5]
It is a successful mix of Magrunner and Portal with a cold war attitude in it. The choices are actually matters. Alters the chambers to come and the final outcome too. I got constant 60 FPS, so the optimization is really good. There's no graphical glitches or bugs that I encountered so far. And the story with the 9 possible endings is really great. If the devs will integrate an editor and Steam Workshop support, …
- [1]
I love puzzle games, especially ones that get your brain working. Magnetic: Cage Closed certainly did just that. As the game progressed there were some puzzles that pissed me off and had me angry, This is a good game, but it's biggest downfall is the voice acting. It's horrendous. They could've done so much better.
Summarised from 34 of the 218 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Magnetic: Cage Closed talk about engaging puzzles that challenge the brain; those who didn't talk about no manual saving; auto-save only at chamber starts. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 220 · most liked firstOne of the early British female video game entrepreneurs and programmers: Anita Sinclair. Co-founder of Magnetic Scrolls (1984). Magnetic Scrolls made a name for itself from 1985-1992 producing acclaimed graphical text adventures such as The Pawn and Guild of Thieves.
neutral · AI labelView post →#WARNING: @cpsc.gov warns consumers to immediately stop using Magnetic Chess Games due to ingestion hazard; Violation of the Federal Safety Regulation for Magnet Toys; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by Auncley cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd say 6 out of 10. It's a great game and I recommend it. The gameplay and story are quite entertaining (though sometimes a little slow paced for my taste) but you can read about that in other reviews. TLDR at the end. [EDIT: Dev reply in comments] Here I want to concentrate on one annoying fact: You can't save yourself. The game saves automatically (usually only at the beginning of a chamber) in ONE savegame. This means two things: 1. Some chambers are pretty time consuming. When you die…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Final Cut 11’s new Magnetic Mask tool is already a game changer, just for the flexibility of subtle colour-correction that’s different between subject and background. Saving me hours of rotoscoping (ie: making it possible at all, because I simply wouldn’t) is the kind of machine learning I crave.
neutral · AI labelView post →It tries hard to be like Portal by adopting some of the features that made Portal a success, it has the omnipresent baddy talking, boxes and buttons, repetitive environments and weird scribbles on the walls which hint that the final goal may be an elaborate ruse, but it fails. At first it did give me an interesting feeling, like being a rat in a maze, but that did not last very long. The learning curve is okay, but there is no sense of difficulty progressing smoothly - one or two insultingly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a successful mix of Magrunner and Portal with a cold war attitude in it. The choices are actually matters. Alters the chambers to come and the final outcome too. I got constant 60 FPS, so the optimization is really good. There's no graphical glitches or bugs that I encountered so far. And the story with the 9 possible endings is really great. If the devs will integrate an editor and Steam Workshop support, it'll be even better. Everyone should buy it immediately!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#WARNING: CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Lexibook Bio Toys Wooden Cat Magnetic Fishing Games due to risk of serious injury or death from ingestion hazard and violations of the federal standard for toys. More: cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW VIDEO! When Nintendo created the Switch in 2017, they wanted the Joy-Cons to attach using magnets. There was only one problem: the controllers kept falling off! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDhj... Here's how Nintendo fixed Magnetic Joy-Cons for the Switch 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →i’m gonna keep TLOU posting to a minimum bc being a fan of something is really embarrassing but isabela merced was brilliant as dina in this episode. dina is supposed to be Magnetic in the game - she is That Girl - and isabela is absolutely bringing that energy
neutral · AI labelView post →This is poorly made first-person puzzle with not a single idea of it's own - it cribs from Portal and Magrunner without being anywhere near as polished as either. Graphics are 'crusty' or 'flat' looking, transitions between puzzles are slow and boring (and often lengthy), physics are dodgy-as-hell with things sticking in the floor/walls and there's NO RESTART for a puzzle (you have to quit and restart an area from scratch) The story is staggeringly unoriginal, the voicework is poor and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished the game, it is definitely a mix of magrunner and portal. I for one usually love these games and want as many to come out as possible, if they aren't short or feel like a genuine copy of better versions of the genre. I found the game fairly short, about 9 hours of gameplay. The voice acting is okay, kind of annoying at times, but nontheless better than nothing. I made sure to turn any music off for a better gaming experience. The game was originally announced for March 2015 Steam…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A speaker crackles as your eyes open. You’re strapped down on a gurney and being transported through a dimly-lit, elaborate tunnel system. Reawakening in a less than preferable cell, you receive the squeals of the speaker gain as they direct you to leave your cell or face a gassy death. This is Curiatis, and your crimes have brought you here. You are Prisoner XE-47623 and you’re now being tested and ran through a gauntlet of platforming and weapons testing. To bookend it all, morality and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, last two papers for this week! A final game-theoretic RLHF method and a different take on RLHF altogether inspired by prospect theory. 1. 🧲 Magnetic Preference Optimization (MPO). 2. Kahneman-Tversky Optimization (KTO). 🧵 1/3.
neutral · AI labelView post →In 1982, Tomy released the Pac-Man Magnetic Maze Game. This game uses a tilting plane and magnetic pieces to replicate the feel of controlling an arcade game. The objective - Pac-Man must collect the fruits in the maze while avoiding two ghosts before the timer runs out.
neutral · AI labelView post →9 endings, huh? And I have to play through a good hour, hour and a half of the linear part to get to the choices, every time I finish? Well, looks like there's only one ending.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love First Person puzzle games (such as Portal) and Magnetic: Cage Closed definitely scratches that itch. Really enjoying it so far! Can't wait to play more, hunt achievements, and sniff out speed run routes!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's a little sneak peek at the latest level in my Magnet-based action game Magnetic! Breakable rocks can both serve as cover from enemy projectiles or be destroyed with another force. You can play this level in the demo at sleepingwillow8.itch.io/magnetic #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I renamed the Kuva Nukor “War Crime Gun” for a reason. Already one of the best secondaries in the game, it now applies 4 ailments. Its valence damage is Magnetic. With the Nukor and her 3, you will apply multiple stacks of 7 status ailments every hit, chaining to nearby enemies. Where’s Gas? Well…
neutral · AI labelView post →Another Portal-like 3D puzzle game, which while not terrible, could use some major polish. In the description we can read No playthrough is the same - Each choice has an impact on what comes next. New secrets and paths are just waiting for players to find them and that's a lie. While the game technically ends differently and lets us learn different aspects of the story depending on 2-3 choices, nearly all of the puzzles are exactly the same. Speaking of different endings: overwriting the same…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Skip to the bottom of the review for Tl:dr* Magnetic Cage closed will immediately feel familiar to you when you first load it up. Yes, It’s basically Portal but it’s different enough to call itself it’s own game in a genre that there isn’t much competition in. You wake up in your personal cell in a place called Facility 7. A maximum security prison where you quickly learn your sentence is to take part in some weird experiment they have devised to test their prisoner’s in a game of life and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a first person puzzle game which uses a Magnetic gun to solve puzzles in a level. Main character is a prisoner who is on death row. Given a chance to be the lab rat for the megnetic gun prototypes. There are some very clever puzzles and some very frustrating ones as well. The point of each puzzle is to turn on switches which power on the exit door. In some puzzles there's more than one switch required. The magnetic gun will get stronger as you progress through the game and the levels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the gameplays that will be in my new sci-fi game... Magnetic things. I love to experiment! #gamedev #indiedev #scifi #game #puzzle
neutral · AI labelView post →Recently upgraded to CSP 5.0 and Smart Lines and Magnetic Lasso feel like cheating. Genuinely an insane game changer.
neutral · AI labelView post →Genre: Puzzle Time: ~2-3 hours Portal 3, is it ever going to see the light of day? Most speaks for the answer being 'no'. So here is another one of those rip-offs of Portal. The title is different and the game mechanics in itself are different, but other than that, it's a Portal game. You've got this gun which can either push a block away from you or pull it towards you. What do you do with this block? You put it on buttons, in order to finish the ... wait for it ... test chamber. Sounds…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Someone should make a Resident Evil game but it's secretly just adapting Magnetic Rose
neutral · AI labelView post →It tries so hard to be Portal. You have a magnetic gun that manipulates your environment, you put boxes on buttons. That's where the similarities end. Puzzles are simple and linear. Difficulty only lies in avoiding traps, not solving puzzles. There's too much waiting around listening to forced dialog that has no baring on the game mechanic. Grab it if it's on sale and you need a Portal-esque fix; though there's better titles you should try first.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is addictive. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to the Portal games, the player is thrown into a "do these tests or die" scenario. Scrawled warnings on the wall start to appear before long and the game gets far more deadly and the puzzles more twisted. The functioning mechanic of Left button to push, Right button to pull works well, but it can take some practice to avoid being pulled / pushed in the wrong direction and oblivion. Some levels are timed and these can take numerous…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are teaching Electric and Magnetic Fields then this game is fun to use in class #ITeachPhysics scratch.mit.edu/projects/183...
neutral · AI labelView post →Can I use the box that's meant to be put on the button to block the cage gate from coming down? Nope, gate clips right through it and the box bounces around. No lateral thinking here. If you like puzzles and you've a yearning for something after completing both Portal games, buy The Talos Principle instead. Or even The Turing Test. Or Magrunner. Not this. God the voicing is terrible. I'm guessing the dialogue hasn't translated brilliantly to start with, but the voice direction more than the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry programers, I hate giving bad reviews, but I loved portal and portal 2 and this is no where near that epic level. The game uses magnetic guns to move around and manipulate blocks, which had the potential to be epic and was fun at times. The puzzles are fairly easy to figure out what to do, but it is doing it that is so frustrating. If I could have saved whenever I chose, it would be better, but constantly repeating a long series of manouvers just because of one bad move, is not fun, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Magnetic: Cage Closed is your run of the mill first person puzzler with flaws. I found myself getting frustrated with many aspects of the game. Pros: - Someone who enjoyed Portal and wanted to play a cheaper cousin would be satisfied with this game. - I guess the magnet gun is cool? - The soundtrack was enjoyable. It sounded tense, which I guess fit well with the atmosphere the game was going for. Cons: - The controls are so annoying! Controlling the magnetic forces while in the air was very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been waiting for this game a long time. Something that would convey the same feeling I had when I first played Portal, but NOT Portal - something fresh, a new take on the 1st person puzzle genre, preferably seasoned with a nice dystopian story. Magnetic does all that. Fresh puzzles, intriguing stories, a sense of emergency, dark humor, so yes, I deeply enjoy this game, and I recommend it with pleasure. The Disclaimer is, I played in beta, too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Part 2 of my ill-advised bad week purchases arrived! It's the German first party exclusive Magnetic Soccer on Game Boy. The important part is the manual, which I intend to translate.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is... well, it's a much worse First-Person-Puzzler than most of the genre. It's like they looked at some FPPs, said "hey, we can do that too!" Then proceeded to mimic Starry Night with a two year old's dexterity and finger paints. The gameplay is alright. There are some... questionable design choices. The way blocks are drawn to you, the way you move/jump with the magnetic propulsion... it's clunky. Realistic, some may say, but I think it suffers for it. The general idea with a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love puzzle games, especially ones that get your brain working. Magnetic: Cage Closed certainly did just that. As the game progressed there were some puzzles that pissed me off and had me angry, This is a good game, but it's biggest downfall is the voice acting. It's horrendous. They could've done so much better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That looked promising but actually it turned out to be a very sad clone of Portal 2. Repetitive and uninspiring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Intrigued by finding this through the Devolver Weekend Sale I decided to try this out and wasn't disappointed. The gameplay and pacing feels like Portal, which isn't bad because Portal did a lot of things right. There are still enough differences to make it a good, fun game. Instad of making portals you have sort of a gravity gun like in Half-Life 2, where you manipulate boxes, extendable platforms and help yourself make crazy jumps. A narrative guides you through the levels and advances the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TOMY Pac-Man Magnetic Maze game but Arcade Style. #PacMan #Arcade #PixelArt #TOMY
neutral · AI labelView post →Magnetic: Cage Closed, which is a puzzle game, attracted a lot of attention. When I first started the game, I really liked the idea of the game and the story of the game was very interesting. Gradually, new tests came and I learned new capabilities, but after passing basic tests, the game process, like most of the other puzzle games, became very boring and repetitive. The game's graphics are not so defined and it makes you tired after a few tests especially the dim lighting. But what kept me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The actual gameplay was good I thought the downsides that I noticed was that there was too much downtime of crawling through connections hearing storyline occassionally along the way (they sould have condensed much of it together to make the game have a little faster pace). Another lackluster aspect is the male's voicework he tries but it definitly feels like he is reading a script instead of reacting to events. The feel of the game was big time inspired by portal which is ok (some people don't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person physics puzzle platformer that tries to imitate Portal a little too hard. Unfortunately it lacks the charm and fun gameplay that made Portal so enjoyable. The story is rather similar to Portal but unfortunately the writing is nowhere near as good. To exacerbate the issue the game also suffers from some pretty bad voice acting. The core gameplay is also very similar to Portal. You process through a series of testing chambers while solving some simple…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game thinking it was a puzzle game similar to Portal or Talos Principle. However, about 6 hours into the game I had just experienced a lot of platformer action and no 'real' puzzles. There were a few instances where you had to stop and figure out where to go, but the vast majority of time was spent trying to time jumps and using the magnetic gun to shoot or fetch boxes. If your expectations are anything like mine, I would not recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sentenced to death and left in labyrinth of traps and torment prisoner XE-47632 has only one hope. Make it out alive and reclaim her freedom. Can you help? Let’s start off with the obvious, yes it is portal like but this game offers far more than just that and aren’t all puzzle platformers going to be compared to the farther of the genre. With an intriguing story, challenging puzzles and a branching story with 9 different endings this game stands up on its own and shouldn’t be ignored. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not portal, this is not magrunner, this is a standalone game with its own story. Yes, it's in the same category. And as a member of the First-Person Puzzle family this one is very good. The atmosphere is very good. The choices matters. It's a shame that this game did not get more publicity.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4gsW3cgYQM Game: Magnetic: Cage Closed Genre: First-person puzzle Developer: Guru Games Publisher: Gambitious Digital Entertainment Copy supplied by publisher Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first-person puzzle game developed by Guru Games and published by Gambitious Digital Entertainment. STORY You play as a prisoner on death row that has been chosen to take part in a program that consists of him completing some chambers that, if surpassed, will grant him his…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eyes On: Magnetic Catch [Demo Available] Different fishing game for once, I know you've seen YT shorts with magnet fishers, so you know what direction this is heading in. No action, just straight laid back chill treasure hunting, clean your finds and profit for better gear! #indiegames #demo
neutral · AI labelView post →Ehh... In general, the game is not the worst, but looking at its price, content and comparing it to Portal 2, which it tries to be - is weak. There were some nice puzzles, but most are "go ahead". The mechanics were annoying and not precise, most of all throwing the dice. Some puzzles are more agility than logical. No new elements are introduced during the game for make puzzles logical harder, except elements which can kill us. His voice acting was annoying - too much hard accent, only the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ugly graphics. Embarrassingly cartoony voice acting. Awful, boring writing. Nonsensical, counterintuitive physics. Poorly playtested puzzles. This game is a mess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a neat little game with a fun storyline. Just like Portal and The Turing Test, you're yet another prisoner with one way communication to someone talking over the loudspeaker system. They'll remark on your progress (if you beat the level quickly, they'll say they're impressed. If you take forever, they'll either say "I'm going to fill the room with chlorine gas in 5 minutes" or they'll tell you they're disappointed by the time you get to the end of the level. Also, and I'm not 100% sure…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great puzzle game that is well worth the money, especially if you like these kind of games. Yes, this game is very similar to Portal. It may even be a Portal "clone" but what the heck is wrong with that??? I dont understand why so many people give this game bad reviews simply because its "too much like Portal". I liked Portal. Im glad to have another Portal like game available. Is this as good as Portal? Not quite but in its own way its still pretty darn good! Please do yourself a favor…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Portal with magnets instead of portals, is the best way I can come up with to describe this game. If you liked portal or portal 2, you will most likely also like this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was looking at the trailer for this game, and I was think "YES! A new way to play with Physics." Push & Pull your way through the levels! Yes? No, This game is so ANAL about EXACTLY how to do something that it's almost unplayable. "Difficult" does not come close describing this game. The drift factor alone is INSANE. In chamber 4 (yes, that's how far I got before it pissed me so bad that I quit) I flew over the wall to bottom AGAIN 7 times before I realized that you have to aim at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Portal 2, you'll probably like this game. In this game, you play as a prisoner who participate in an experiment with a gravity gun. The mechanics with the gravity is very similar to Magrunner but I would say that I prefer this game because it's easier to understand and overall, it's a solid Portal 2 clone. The only problems with this game is that once you chose something, you can't get back to try different choices (for example, the end of the game ....) and that it's really short…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Magnetic: Cage Closed, you pretty much play a rat in test chamber. Not much of a story, except your a prisoner who got volunteers for testing. Some ambient music, but not really good. Story is ok. Controls are just plain aweful imo. It is like playing a hard level in Portal, but less enjoyable. I would just stick to modding the hell out of Portal 2, than this game. Worth $5-$10. Stars 3.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was able to play this game at PAX East 2015 and have been eagerly awaiting to play the full release. I was not disappointed everything about this game is solid. If you like Portal with a bit of Bioshock thrown in you will definitely like this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/JUR0ZjbUn6I This is a truncated review based on Steam’s character limit. For the full review, watch the video. Portal. Portal, Portal, Portal, Portal. There, now I’ve got it out of my system. I’m tired of constantly mentioning Portal whenever I talk about first-person puzzle games. It reminds me of the time when every first-person shooter was called a Doom-clone. But the thing is that shooters eventually branched out and became their own thing that didn’t primarily resemble…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Acceptable levels, usable mechanic, slow pacing, very slow pacing, extremely slow pacing, seriously it is so slow the 9 ending achievements is the real torture (unless you copy/paste savedates to 'fix' the missing save/restore feature).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty fun game overall. I hated the one timed level, but other than that it was pretty satisfying. You will have to restart levels a few times due to death. The only other thing that was annoying is sometimes the gun with the platform doesn't perform as expected when you jump...it can be inconsistent - once you get the third level gun it's a lot better. Good game though short.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Portal and Portal 2. I also love discovering Portalesques, especially ones that capture the same tone and wonder as the games they're based on. This is the former, but it's definitely not the latter. One of the most important aspects of a Portalesque, to me, is whoever the narrator is. They need to be an expert at the backhanded compliment, so that players are too amused to realize they've been insulted. This game's narrators are just...awful. There are no backhanded compliments,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only paid $1.99 for it and now i know why. Even for free this is not worth the money. Its a portal rip off but just doesn't make the grade. Not a lot of fun here. Too many sections where you need to stand in exactly the right position and wait till exactly the right time before doing an action. The timed section are really bad. Both types do not allow for any form of skill and its all down to luck or die repeat die repeat. The repeat are not the piece you missed you need to completely restart…
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