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Bridge Constructor Portal cover art

Bridge Constructor Portal

ClockStone · Headup · 2017-12-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Franchise: Portal · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 20, 2017 (iOS), Dec 20, 2017 (Mac), Dec 20, 2017 (Android), Dec 20, 2017 (Linux), Dec 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.

Bridge Constructor Portal is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2017, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 7537 reviews).

37
playing now
92%
positive of 7.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (10 downloads)
4.22★
PlayStation Store rating (640 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.99
steam price (US)

37 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Bridge Constructor Portal is an engineering simulation and puzzle video game developed by ClockStone and published by Headup Games. The game is part of the Bridge Constructor series, and incorporates elements of Valve's Portal series, taking place in Aperture Laboratories. The game was released on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows in December 2017, and for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in February 2018. By August 2018, the game had sold over 500,000 copies.

Trailer

Bridge Constructor Portal trailer thumbnail

Bridge Constructor Portal - Announcement Trailer

≈419,196 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 37 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 507 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 16,607 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 188k–452k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,537 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2025-04-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 92 of 120 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30230220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

66122026-09-14 21:00 — 28 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 17 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 36 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 35 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 37 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 35 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 32 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 18 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 21 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 63 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 31 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 35 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 66 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 30 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 41 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 22 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
48417Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 484 · peak 1,720Mar 2018 — avg 72 · peak 146Jun 2018 — avg 67 · peak 279Sep 2018 — avg 28 · peak 60Dec 2018 — avg 54 · peak 183Mar 2019 — avg 24 · peak 51Jun 2019 — avg 63 · peak 213Sep 2019 — avg 115 · peak 508Dec 2019 — avg 51 · peak 103Mar 2020 — avg 27 · peak 64Jun 2020 — avg 44 · peak 130Sep 2020 — avg 26 · peak 53Dec 2020 — avg 38 · peak 87Mar 2021 — avg 35 · peak 135Jun 2021 — avg 28 · peak 87Sep 2021 — avg 30 · peak 77Dec 2021 — avg 43 · peak 92Mar 2022 — avg 82 · peak 789Jun 2022 — avg 28 · peak 62Sep 2022 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2022 — avg 30 · peak 78Mar 2023 — avg 115 · peak 1,032Jun 2023 — avg 105 · peak 526Sep 2023 — avg 27 · peak 57Dec 2023 — avg 37 · peak 83Mar 2024 — avg 38 · peak 104Jun 2024 — avg 33 · peak 90Sep 2024 — avg 40 · peak 148Dec 2024 — avg 42 · peak 78Mar 2025 — avg 34 · peak 77Jun 2025 — avg 47 · peak 99Sep 2025 — avg 26 · peak 71Dec 2025 — avg 49 · peak 113Mar 2026 — avg 43 · peak 110Jun 2026 — avg 38 · peak 83Aug 2026 — avg 41 · peak 125
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.792017-12-212026-10-142017-12-21 — best price $9.992018-10-20 — best price $9.992019-06-10 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $6.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-08-06 — best price $4.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-22 — best price $9.992021-07-17 — best price $9.992021-10-11 — best price $9.992022-01-14 — best price $2.492022-04-05 — best price $9.992022-07-25 — best price $1.992022-10-17 — best price $9.992023-01-18 — best price $9.992023-05-23 — best price $9.992023-10-21 — best price $0.992024-01-23 — best price $9.992024-04-04 — best price $1.192024-07-04 — best price $9.992024-09-23 — best price $9.992024-12-12 — best price $9.992025-03-08 — best price $9.992025-06-03 — best price $9.992025-09-06 — best price $0.992025-11-13 — best price $0.792026-02-28 — best price $0.992026-05-13 — best price $9.992026-08-06 — best price $0.992026-08-21 — best price $0.992026-09-05 — best price $0.992026-09-20 — best price $0.992026-10-05 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

67122026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-05 — 29 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 18 pageviews2026-06-17 — 23 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 41 pageviews2026-06-29 — 50 pageviews2026-07-03 — 46 pageviews2026-07-07 — 34 pageviews2026-07-11 — 44 pageviews2026-07-15 — 26 pageviews2026-07-19 — 24 pageviews2026-07-23 — 33 pageviews2026-07-27 — 22 pageviews2026-07-31 — 28 pageviews2026-08-04 — 36 pageviews2026-08-08 — 27 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-16 — 13 pageviews2026-08-20 — 20 pageviews2026-08-24 — 21 pageviews2026-08-28 — 16 pageviews2026-09-01 — 17 pageviews2026-09-05 — 28 pageviews2026-09-09 — 22 pageviews2026-09-13 — 20 pageviews2026-09-17 — 22 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 23 pageviews2026-09-29 — 20 pageviews2026-10-03 — 31 pageviews2026-10-07 — 24 pageviews2026-10-11 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
57.7%
earned "Extended Testing Opportunity"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-11-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,4585%26
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)11,5203%26
Switch (Nintendo)2360%0
PS4 (PlayStation)18457%17
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2D2.5DFunnyCasualComedyPuzzleSci-fiPhysicsSandboxBuilding

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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