Portal
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| Valve Corporation | |
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 9, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 12, 2010 |
| Linux | May 2, 2013 |
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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
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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
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| 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
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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)
75 FOV
90 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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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
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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) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| 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 |
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| Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon X1600 Intel HD 3000 |
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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.