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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

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.

68
playing now
92%
positive of 7.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

68 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 68 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 9% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 187k–450k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,496 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
Humble Store$0.99-90%
Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 58 of 86 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

10302026-08-06 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 35 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 41 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 36 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 38 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 62 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 41 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 103 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 69 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 68 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.792017-12-212026-08-302017-12-21 — best price $9.992018-09-13 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $7.992019-09-01 — best price $3.992019-12-09 — best price $9.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-06-20 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-01-04 — best price $9.992021-03-24 — best price $9.992021-07-17 — best price $9.992021-09-27 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $2.492022-02-14 — best price $2.492022-04-18 — best price $2.492022-07-25 — best price $1.992022-09-23 — best price $1.492022-12-02 — best price $9.992023-02-17 — best price $9.992023-07-04 — best price $9.992023-10-21 — best price $0.992024-01-09 — best price $0.992024-03-07 — best price $0.992024-05-15 — best price $0.992024-07-18 — best price $0.992024-09-23 — best price $9.992024-11-26 — best price $0.992025-02-03 — best price $9.992025-04-10 — best price $0.992025-06-24 — best price $9.992025-09-06 — best price $0.992025-10-26 — best price $9.992026-01-18 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $0.992026-05-27 — best price $0.992026-08-06 — best price $0.992026-08-18 — best price $0.992026-08-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

84112026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 19 pageviews2026-06-07 — 26 pageviews2026-06-10 — 23 pageviews2026-06-13 — 18 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 32 pageviews2026-06-25 — 41 pageviews2026-06-28 — 66 pageviews2026-07-01 — 56 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-07 — 34 pageviews2026-07-10 — 39 pageviews2026-07-13 — 32 pageviews2026-07-16 — 27 pageviews2026-07-19 — 24 pageviews2026-07-22 — 21 pageviews2026-07-25 — 27 pageviews2026-07-28 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 28 pageviews2026-08-03 — 30 pageviews2026-08-06 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 21 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 30 pageviews2026-08-18 — 15 pageviews2026-08-21 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 21 pageviews2026-08-27 — 29 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 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…

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.

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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