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Revision as of 22:20, 21 August 2014
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Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 9, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | May 12, 2010 |
Linux | May 2, 2013 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page | |
Subseries of Half-Life | |
Portal | 2007 |
Portal 2 | 2011 |
Portal 2 Sixense Perceptual Pack | 2013 |
Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative (unofficial mod) | 2014 |
Portal Stories (series) | |
The Lab | 2016 |
Bridge Constructor Portal | 2017 |
Moondust | 2018 |
Aperture Hand Lab | 2019 |
Aperture Desk Job | 2022 |
Key points
- Using launch options you can skip intro videos or enable borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Runs on low-end hardware.
- A number of menu options including an FOV slider, Vsync, and key remapping.
- No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
General information
- Official Valve Portal Site
- Unofficial Portal Wiki
- Portal Section of the Half-Life Wikia
- GitHub Issue Tracker for Portal and other Source-based games
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Mute the radios from the Portal 2 ARG (Transmission Received)
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Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/400/pfx/[Note 1] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Syncs save games and settings. |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Oculus Rift
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Game crashes when going through a portal (Windows)
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I can't see my crosshair
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Portals are rendered incorrectly
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Other information
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
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- You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
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Launch options
- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1700+ |
Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7900 ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon X1600 Intel HD 3000 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/400/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.