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Portal

First-person physics puzzle platformer built around space-bending portals

Valve · Released Oct 10, 2007

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 193K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 1,396 in 30 days
Players
409
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 27, 2025
Minimum PC
–
not published

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is Portal?

A single-player, first-person puzzle platformer set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories. You cross puzzle environments by placing linked portals and using them to move yourself and objects through space.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy spatial puzzles built around momentum and portals
  • +you like dark comedy and mysterious science-fiction settings
  • +you prefer short, focused single-player campaigns

Not for you if...

  • −you want a long or consistently difficult campaign
  • −you dislike first-person platforming and momentum-based movement

What players say

98% of 192,830 reviews are positive · 98% of 1,396 in the last 30 days

Players praise the portal mechanic, clean puzzle design, and dark humor, especially GLaDOS's dialogue. Recent complaints mention crashes, failure to launch, and doubled audio. Some completionists also report frustrating achievements and inconsistent object physics.

Players over time

▼ -46% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 802 players on Oct 5, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026409
Nov 6, 2026357
Nov 5, 2026345
Nov 4, 2026323
Nov 3, 2026377
Nov 2, 2026441
Nov 1, 2026369
Oct 31, 2026430
Oct 30, 2026359
Oct 29, 2026337
Oct 28, 2026315
Oct 27, 2026250
Oct 27, 2026384
Oct 26, 2026354
Oct 25, 2026470
Oct 24, 2026426
Oct 23, 2026387
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026397
Oct 20, 2026415
Oct 19, 2026514
Oct 18, 2026571
Oct 17, 2026489
Oct 16, 2026406
Oct 15, 2026438
Oct 14, 2026448
Oct 13, 2026477
Oct 12, 2026530
Oct 11, 2026673
Oct 10, 2026619
Oct 9, 2026640
Oct 8, 2026671
Oct 7, 2026692
Oct 6, 2026729
Oct 5, 2026802
Oct 4, 2026789
Oct 3, 2026709
Oct 2, 2026539
Oct 1, 2026385
Sep 30, 2026382
Sep 29, 2026372
Sep 28, 2026457
Sep 27, 2026480
Sep 26, 2026417
Sep 25, 2026398
Sep 24, 2026410
Sep 23, 2026245
Sep 23, 2026387
Sep 22, 2026443
Sep 21, 2026416

How many players finish Portal?

52% of Steam players have unlocked «Heartbreaker», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Portal screenshot 1

Portal system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Portal?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Does Portal have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Portal run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Korean, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Portal use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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