geekradar
Int
Explore GeekRadar

More to explore

Good gear All topics About us Say hello
Valve Corporation

Portal

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2007

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game
  • Single-player · Portal*

Series

  • Portal · Portal*

Engines

  • Source
  • Source · Portal*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Save Anytime*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Includes Source SDK*
  • Commentary available*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Swedish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Ukrainian*

Community tags · historical

  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    4,271*
  • Puzzle-Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    3,219*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    2,589*
  • 3D Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    2,507*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    2,237*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    2,056*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    1,661*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    1,614*
  • Physics*
    Votes · historical
    1,169*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    1,118*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    1,082*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    932*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    931*
  • Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    875*
  • Science*
    Votes · historical
    855*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    748*
  • Dark Humor*
    Votes · historical
    732*
  • Short*
    Votes · historical
    702*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    694*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    677*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Requirements
    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*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Requirements
    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*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Requirements
    OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    249*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    60 fps*
    Reports
    1*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*
  • Valve · Portal*

Release history

  • 2007-10-10
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2007-10-10
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2007-11-22
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Australia
  • 2007-11-23
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 2007-12-11
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 2010-05-12
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    macOS
  • 2013-05-02
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Linux

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 10, 2007*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Verified*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Verified*
Specifications 2 · 2 fields
Name
Portal*
Release year
2,007*
Specifications 3 · 10 fields
Series
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Portal*
Release history
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Windows*
    Value
    ,*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    October 10, 2007*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    October 18, 2007*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    October 25, 2007*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • PlayStation 3*
    Value
    November 22, 2007*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • PlayStation 3*
    Value
    November 23, 2007*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • PlayStation 3*
    Value
    December 11, 2007*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Mac OS X*
    Value
    May 12, 2010*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Linux*
    Value
    May 2, 2013*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Android*
    Value
    May 12, 2014*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • October 10, 2007*
    • Nintendo Switch*
    Value
    June 28, 2022*
Platforms
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Windows*
  • Xbox 360*
  • PlayStation 3*
  • Mac OS X*
  • Linux*
  • Android*
  • Nintendo Switch*
Genres and style
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Puzzle-platform*
Play modes
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Single-player*
Publishers
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Valve*
Designers
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Kim Swift*
Writers
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Erik Wolpaw*
  • Chet Faliszek*
Composers
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Kelly Bailey*
  • Mike Morasky*
Engine
Edition / product
Portal*
Details
  • Source*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
15*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
188* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
332* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Save Anytime*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Includes Source SDK*
  • Commentary available*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Valve*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
10000000 - 20000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
  • Action*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
176* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
168* min
Metacritic score
90*
Name
Portal*
Negative reviews · historical
2,717*
Peak ccu
638*
Positive reviews · historical
175,024*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.99*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations
162,689*
Store release date · historical
Oct 10, 2007*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
Game website · historical
http://www.whatistheorangebox.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Captions available
Captions available*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Save Anytime
Save Anytime*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Includes Source SDK
Includes Source SDK*
Commentary available
Commentary available*
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Phone*
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on Tablet*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 10, 2007*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
87* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
338* min
Ccu
638*
Developer
Valve*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
104* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
169* min
Name
Portal*
Negative reviews · historical
2,717*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
10,000,000 .. 20,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
175,024*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Valve*
Community tags · historical
  • Puzzle*
  • Puzzle-Platformer*
  • First-Person*
  • 3D Platformer*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Comedy*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Physics*
  • Funny*
  • Action*
  • Classic*
  • Story Rich*
  • Platformer*
  • Science*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Dark Humor*
  • Short*
  • FPS*
  • Adventure*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Swedish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Czech*
  • Greek*
  • Hungarian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Romanian*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Thai*
  • Turkish*
  • Ukrainian*
Community tags · historical
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Puzzle-Platformer
Puzzle-Platformer*
First-Person
First-Person*
3D Platformer
3D Platformer*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Comedy
Comedy*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Physics
Physics*
Funny
Funny*
Action
Action*
Classic
Classic*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Platformer
Platformer*
Science
Science*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Dark Humor
Dark Humor*
Short
Short*
FPS
FPS*
Adventure
Adventure*
Tags votes
Puzzle
Votes · historical
4,271*
Puzzle-Platformer
Votes · historical
3,219*
First-Person
Votes · historical
2,589*
3D Platformer
Votes · historical
2,507*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
2,237*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
2,056*
Comedy
Votes · historical
1,661*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
1,614*
Physics
Votes · historical
1,169*
Funny
Votes · historical
1,118*
Action
Votes · historical
1,082*
Classic
Votes · historical
932*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
931*
Platformer
Votes · historical
875*
Science
Votes · historical
855*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
748*
Dark Humor
Votes · historical
732*
Short
Votes · historical
702*
FPS
Votes · historical
694*
Adventure
Votes · historical
677*
Specifications 6 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Save Anytime*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Includes Source SDK*
  • Commentary available*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Valve*
Store genres
  • Action*
Free to play · historical
No*
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection*
Metacritic score
90*
Name
Portal*
Windows requirements
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 *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations total
160,045*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 10, 2007*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Russian (full audio), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain (full audio), Swedish, Traditional Chinese (full audio), Korean, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Captions available
Captions available*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Save Anytime
Save Anytime*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Includes Source SDK
Includes Source SDK*
Commentary available
Commentary available*
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Phone*
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on Tablet*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Store genres
Action
Action*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Requirements
OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Requirements
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*
Windows · Recommended
Requirements
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*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 10, 2007*
Interface languages
  • 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*
Specifications 7 · 20 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
60* fps
Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
1*
Store genres
Action*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
16*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
249*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,007*
Title
Portal*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
Community-reported frame rate
60* fps
Reports
1*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
249*
Community confidence
strong*

Keep exploring

* Provisional data