Vortex: The Gateway

Vortex: The Gateway launched out of Early Access on March 22, 2016, delivering a substantially expanded package including a new story mode, overhauled survival mode, 17 new creature types, and more than 30 new craftable items. The launch post noted that the team would continue fixing bugs but made no mention of planned post-launch content updates. Prior to launch, a February 2016 post mentioned that multiplayer was planned as a future free update. However, no subsequent communication has ever confirmed that multiplayer was developed or released, and the current store description makes no reference to multiplayer — suggesting this promise was quietly dropped. Since launch in March 2016, there has been only one notable developer communication: a November 21, 2025 post that reads as a promotional blurb rather than a development update — it contains no announcement of new content, patches, or roadmap items, and closely mirrors the store description's marketing language. This appears to be a store promotion or visibility boost, not a signal of ongoing development. With no DLC listed, no post-launch major content updates recorded in nearly a decade of post-release history, and no developer statements indicating future content, the game launched as a finished product and has remained content-complete since its March 22, 2016 release date.