Portal
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
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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
- Frequently goes on sale, even occasionally becoming free
- Runs on low-end hardware
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
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) 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
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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
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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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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) | 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1700+ | Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
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Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce3 ATi Radeon 8500 128 MB of VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce 7900 ATi Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon X1600 |
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.