diff --git a/app/src/App.tsx b/app/src/App.tsx
index e21ef608f..854939bad 100644
--- a/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   Content,
   AuthProvider,
   Modal,
+  InfoRedirect,
   InvitePage,
   LoginPage,
   SignupPage,
@@ -210,9 +211,7 @@ function App() {
           >
             <Permissions api={permissionsApiInstance} adminRole={config.adminRole} />
             {tagsApi && <Tags api={tagsApi}></Tags>}
-            <Modal>
-              <ModalContent map={map} />
-            </Modal>
+            <InfoRedirect enabled={map.info_open} />
             <SideBar routes={[...routes, ...layerPageRoutes]} bottomRoutes={bottomRoutes} />
             <Content>
               <Quests />
@@ -258,6 +257,14 @@ function App() {
                       </Suspense>
                     }
                   />
+                  <Route
+                    path='info'
+                    element={
+                      <Modal>
+                        <ModalContent map={map} />
+                      </Modal>
+                    }
+                  />
                   <Route path='landingpage' element={<Landingpage />} />
                   <Route path='market' element={<MarketView />} />
                   <Route path='select-user' element={<SelectUser />} />
diff --git a/app/src/ModalContent.tsx b/app/src/ModalContent.tsx
index c79a850b9..ec59cf1bd 100644
--- a/app/src/ModalContent.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ModalContent.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing */
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { TextView } from 'utopia-ui'
 
 import { config } from './config'
@@ -61,21 +62,13 @@ export function Welcome1({ clickAction1, map }: ChapterProps) {
   )
 }
 
-const close = () => {
-  const myModal = document.getElementById('my_modal_3') as HTMLDialogElement
-  myModal.close()
-}
-
 export const ModalContent = ({ map }: { map: any }) => {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const myModal = document.getElementById('my_modal_3') as HTMLDialogElement
-    if (map.info_open) {
-      myModal.showModal()
-    }
-  }, [map.info_open])
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const [chapter] = useState<number>(1)
 
-  const [chapter, setChapter] = useState<number>(1)
-  // const setQuestsOpen = useSetQuestOpen()
+  const close = () => {
+    void navigate('/')
+  }
 
   const ActiveChapter = () => {
     switch (chapter) {
@@ -85,10 +78,6 @@ export const ModalContent = ({ map }: { map: any }) => {
             map={map}
             clickAction1={() => {
               close()
-              setTimeout(() => {
-                //  setQuestsOpen(true);
-                setChapter(1)
-              }, 1000)
             }}
           />
         )
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/info-modal/info-modal.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/info-modal/info-modal.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50bda6b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/info-modal/info-modal.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+/**
+ * Info Modal Route E2E Tests
+ *
+ * Validates the route-based info modal introduced by PR #657:
+ * - Route /info renders the modal (E1)
+ * - NavBar ? link navigates to /info (E2)
+ * - Content "Close" button navigates back to / (E3)
+ */
+
+describe('Info Modal Route', () => {
+  it('E1: visiting /info renders the info modal', () => {
+    cy.visit('/info')
+
+    cy.get('.tw\\:card', { timeout: 15000 }).should('be.visible')
+    cy.get('.tw\\:backdrop-brightness-75').should('exist')
+    cy.contains('Close').should('be.visible')
+    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/info')
+  })
+
+  it('E2: NavBar ? icon navigates to /info', () => {
+    cy.visit('/')
+    cy.waitForMapReady()
+
+    // Dismiss auto-opened modal if info_open is true in backend
+    cy.get('body').then(($body) => {
+      if ($body.find('.tw\\:backdrop-brightness-75').length > 0) {
+        cy.get('.tw\\:card button').contains('✕').click()
+        cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/')
+      }
+    })
+
+    cy.get('a[href="/info"]').should('be.visible').click()
+
+    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/info')
+    cy.get('.tw\\:card', { timeout: 10000 }).should('be.visible')
+  })
+
+  it('E3: content "Close" button closes modal and navigates to /', () => {
+    cy.visit('/info')
+    cy.get('.tw\\:card', { timeout: 15000 }).should('be.visible')
+
+    cy.contains('label', 'Close').click()
+
+    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/')
+    cy.get('.tw\\:backdrop-brightness-75').should('not.exist')
+  })
+})
+
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.spec.tsx b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f0f62497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { render, cleanup } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { InfoRedirect } from './InfoRedirect'
+
+// --- Mocks ---
+
+const mockNavigate = vi.fn()
+
+vi.mock('react-router-dom', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual('react-router-dom')
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
+  }
+})
+
+// Save original location so we can restore it after each test
+const originalLocation = window.location
+
+// Helper to set window.location.pathname for tests
+function setPathname(pathname: string) {
+  Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+    value: { pathname, search: '', hash: '', href: `http://localhost${pathname}` },
+    writable: true,
+    configurable: true,
+  })
+}
+
+// --- Tests ---
+
+describe('<InfoRedirect />', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    setPathname('/')
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup()
+    // Restore original window.location to avoid leaking into other test files
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+      value: originalLocation,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('U1: navigates to /info when enabled and pathname is "/"', () => {
+    render(<InfoRedirect enabled={true} />)
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/info')
+  })
+
+  it('U2: does NOT navigate when enabled is false', () => {
+    render(<InfoRedirect enabled={false} />)
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('U3: does NOT navigate when pathname is not "/"', () => {
+    setPathname('/login')
+
+    render(<InfoRedirect enabled={true} />)
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('U4: only navigates once even if re-rendered', () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(<InfoRedirect enabled={true} />)
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    rerender(<InfoRedirect enabled={true} />)
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.tsx b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efd17ca54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/InfoRedirect.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+
+interface InfoRedirectProps {
+  /** If true, redirects to /info route on initial page load (once) */
+  enabled?: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Redirects to /info route on initial page load when enabled.
+ * Only redirects once per session to avoid redirect loops.
+ * Place this component inside the Router context but outside of Routes.
+ * @category AppShell
+ */
+export function InfoRedirect({ enabled }: InfoRedirectProps) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const hasRedirected = useRef(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (enabled && window.location.pathname === '/' && !hasRedirected.current) {
+      hasRedirected.current = true
+      void navigate('/info')
+    }
+  }, [enabled, navigate])
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/Modal.tsx b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/Modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3f082dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/Modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { MapOverlayPage } from '#components/Templates'
+
+/**
+ * @category AppShell
+ */
+export function Modal({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <MapOverlayPage
+      backdrop
+      card
+      className='tw:h-fit tw:max-h-[calc(100%-2.5em)] tw:overflow-auto tw:w-[calc(100%-32px)] tw:min-w-80 tw:max-w-[612px] tw:transition-opacity tw:duration-500 tw:opacity-100 tw:pointer-events-auto'
+    >
+      {children}
+    </MapOverlayPage>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/NavBar.tsx b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/NavBar.tsx
index 17eecc01a..307a96e77 100644
--- a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/NavBar.tsx
@@ -50,14 +50,9 @@ export default function NavBar({ appName }: { appName: string }) {
                   {appName}
                 </h1>
               </Link>
-              <button
-                className='tw:btn tw:px-2  tw:btn-ghost'
-                onClick={() => {
-                  window.my_modal_3.showModal()
-                }}
-              >
+              <Link className='tw:btn tw:px-2 tw:btn-ghost' to='/info'>
                 <QuestionMarkIcon className='tw:h-5 tw:w-5' />
-              </button>
+              </Link>
             </div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/index.tsx b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/index.tsx
index 7f27e9d56..2ccadc04c 100644
--- a/lib/src/Components/AppShell/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/Components/AppShell/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export * from './AppShell'
 export { SideBar } from './SideBar'
 export { Content } from './Content'
+export { InfoRedirect } from './InfoRedirect'
+export { Modal } from './Modal'
 export { default as SVG } from 'react-inlinesvg'
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/Gaming/Modal.tsx b/lib/src/Components/Gaming/Modal.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 32f660587..000000000
--- a/lib/src/Components/Gaming/Modal.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
-
-/**
- * @category Gaming
- */
-export function Modal({
-  children,
-  showOnStartup,
-}: {
-  children: React.ReactNode
-  showOnStartup?: boolean
-}) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (showOnStartup) {
-      window.my_modal_3.showModal()
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [])
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      {/* You can open the modal using ID.showModal() method */}
-      <dialog id='my_modal_3' className='tw:modal tw:transition-all tw:duration-300'>
-        <form method='dialog' className='tw:modal-box tw:transition-none'>
-          <button className='tw:btn tw:btn-sm tw:btn-circle tw:btn-ghost tw:absolute tw:right-2 tw:top-2 tw:focus:outline-hidden'>
-            ✕
-          </button>
-          {children}
-        </form>
-        <form method='dialog' className='tw:modal-backdrop'>
-          <button>close</button>
-        </form>
-      </dialog>
-    </>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/Components/Gaming/index.tsx b/lib/src/Components/Gaming/index.tsx
index 78c873a96..9fffb315c 100644
--- a/lib/src/Components/Gaming/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/Components/Gaming/index.tsx
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-export { Modal } from './Modal'
 export { Quests } from './Quests'
diff --git a/lib/src/index.tsx b/lib/src/index.tsx
index e62e6af6f..6d6c3e14a 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/index.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,3 @@ export * from './Components/Input'
 export * from './Components/Item'
 export * from './Components/Onboarding'
 export * from './Components/Profile'
-
-declare global {
-  interface Window {
-    my_modal_3: {
-      showModal(): void
-    }
-  }
-}