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Portal 2 cover art

Portal 2

Valve · 2011-04-18

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Portal · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Apr 22, 2011 (Xbox 360), Apr 18, 2011 (Mac), Jun 28, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 26, 2014 (Linux), Apr 18, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2011 (PlayStation 3)

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

1,614
playing now
99%
positive of 466k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67
twitch viewers (latest)
92/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
91/100
IGDB user rating (4449 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 4.1h · completionist 28h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1,614 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Portal 2 is a 2011 first person puzzle-platform game developed by Valve for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The retail versions and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were distributed by Electronic Arts. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released as part of the Portal: Companion Collection in June 2022.

Trailer

Portal 2 trailer thumbnail

Portal 2 Teaser Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,614 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21,653 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,707/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 19M–37M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 465,946 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7.8k7.8k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2,255 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,486 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,771 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5,089 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,369 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,067 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 750 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5,305 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6,162 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4,425 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7,750 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5,284 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,124 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,820 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4,926 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4,023 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3,962 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6,403 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,456 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,843 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,690 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,201 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6,008 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5,772 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,522 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4,057 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,228 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,608 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,733 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5,606 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,570 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,468 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,265 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4,211 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4,825 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5,582 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4,287 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3,336 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,810 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2,371 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,976 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4,164 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,621 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,052 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,131 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,640 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6,379 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5,967 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,778 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7,063 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,575 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,572 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,753 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6,044 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4,344 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4,307 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,048 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4,303 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4,507 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6,712 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,425 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4,150 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,748 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,184 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3,072 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5,574 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3,086 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,982 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,776 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4,172 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,714 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3,653 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4,268 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,696 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,226 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,183 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,980 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3,996 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,504 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,858 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,535 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,250 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3,219 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3,718 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,142 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,602 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,209 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,020 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2,134 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3,254 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,769 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.3k1.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 1,988 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,109 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,634 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,987 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,299 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,778 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,261 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,432 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,904 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,202 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,089 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,647 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,820 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,048 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,508 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,734 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,052 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 1,557 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,337 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,118 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,305 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 1,885 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,370 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 1,338 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,880 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,278 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,125 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,815 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,614 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-01-30 — best price $19.992015-04-24 — best price $29.992015-06-11 — best price $4.992015-07-17 — best price $19.992015-08-24 — best price $9.092015-11-25 — best price $3.992016-01-04 — best price $19.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-03-31 — best price $6.792016-06-24 — best price $10.022016-07-28 — best price $17.992016-09-29 — best price $4.992016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-06-22 — best price $1.992017-11-28 — best price $19.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $1.992019-02-04 — best price $1.992019-11-26 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-03-11 — best price $1.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-19 — best price $9.992024-01-11 — best price $9.992024-05-15 — best price $9.992024-10-17 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7444202026-05-31 — 572 pageviews2026-06-03 — 528 pageviews2026-06-06 — 558 pageviews2026-06-09 — 525 pageviews2026-06-12 — 429 pageviews2026-06-15 — 519 pageviews2026-06-18 — 506 pageviews2026-06-21 — 504 pageviews2026-06-24 — 578 pageviews2026-06-27 — 557 pageviews2026-06-30 — 635 pageviews2026-07-03 — 596 pageviews2026-07-06 — 577 pageviews2026-07-09 — 649 pageviews2026-07-12 — 744 pageviews2026-07-15 — 592 pageviews2026-07-18 — 601 pageviews2026-07-21 — 558 pageviews2026-07-24 — 549 pageviews2026-07-27 — 591 pageviews2026-07-30 — 521 pageviews2026-08-02 — 557 pageviews2026-08-05 — 530 pageviews2026-08-08 — 592 pageviews2026-08-11 — 498 pageviews2026-08-14 — 488 pageviews2026-08-17 — 498 pageviews2026-08-20 — 551 pageviews2026-08-23 — 603 pageviews2026-08-26 — 563 pageviews2026-08-28 — 497 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

184102026-08-29 02:34 — 137 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 115 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 59 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 170 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 184 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 59 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 67 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
74.1%
earned "Wake Up Call"
24.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions available1 DLC

26 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)314,0325%51
Xbox 360 (Xbox)86,5496%50
PS3 (PlayStation)62,28014%51
Switch (Nintendo)2,1150%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

FPSCo-opFunnyActionPuzzleSci-fiPhysicsDark HumorPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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