Game
App 620
Portal 2
Valve · released Apr 19, 2011
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Price
$9.99
US store
Reviews
98%
392,970 · Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing now
1,689
sampled 55m ago
24h peak
1,689
all-time seen 1,715
Followers
—
1d ago
Owners (est.)
~11.8M
5.9M – 18.9M
YouTube activity
20
videos · 30 d74
creators5.6M
views · 1 yTwitch activity 67 watching · 11 live
110
avg viewers · 30 d9.8K
hours watched · 30 d242
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago- Change number
- 40,848,478 · seen 1d ago
- Public build
- 25,240,193 · Sep 29, 2026 (1mo ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 17 GB · 11 GB download
- Install folder
Portal 2- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- 95
- Homepage
- www.thinkwithportals.com/
- Release state
- —
- Community
- hub · Workshop · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested Jun 17, 2026 on build 17,256,505
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 4
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 25,240,193 | Sep 29, 2026 · 1mo ago | |
| beta | 25,240,193 | Sep 29, 2026 · 1mo ago | beta |
| previous_release | 6,318,595 | May 17, 2021 · 5y ago | one build behind default branch |
| demo_viewer | 5,270,661 | Mar 15, 2021 · 5y ago | For viewing demos recorded prior to February 2021 |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,240,193 | public | Sep 29, 2026 18:49 | 3d ago |
| 25,240,193 | beta | Sep 29, 2026 18:20 | 3d ago |
| 6,318,595 | previous_release | May 17, 2021 22:51 | 3d ago |
| 5,270,661 | demo_viewer | Mar 15, 2021 18:29 | 3d ago |
Depots · 10
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | all | 13 GB | 7.5 GB | 9044256803759256265 | |||
| 622 | windows | 63 MB | 27 MB | 2202889899553513457 | |||
| 623 | macos | 127 MB | 32 MB | 2276453204441793614 | |||
| 624 | all | 21 MB | 7.7 MB | 3651103799462409440 | |||
| 625 | all | french | 777 MB | 691 MB | 1128685895801277145 | ||
| 626 | all | german | 725 MB | 688 MB | 6439173920052159773 | ||
| 627 | all | spanish | 730 MB | 687 MB | 4705364648410025995 | ||
| 628 | all | russian | 745 MB | 716 MB | 1134745004760172192 | ||
| 660 | windows | DLC Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC | 744 MB | 445 MB | 2679694482538379167 | ||
| 661 | linux | 96 MB | 28 MB | 8940703274703023246 |
Launch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
portal2.exe-game portal2 -steam |
windows | |
portal2.sh-game portal2 -steam |
linux | |
portal2.sh-game portal2 -steam |
macos |
Languages · 27
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Czech | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Dutch | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Greek | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Danish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Finnish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Romanian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Bulgarian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Hungarian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Norwegian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 2
all packagesBundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valve Complete Pack | 20 | -10% | $116.84 |
| Portal Bundle | 2 | -25% | $14.98 |
DLC in product info · 7
includes DLC not sold separatelyChange numbers
all changes#40,848,478 · 1d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2: - Security and exploit fixes reported via HackerOne. - Removed an obsolete URL from the Super 8 teaser. |
25,240,193 | 14.9 GB total |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed failing to launch on Linux. |
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| Jun 26, 2026 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed subtitles not playing during end credits. - Fixed not returning to the main menu when credits finish. - Security and exploit fixes reported via HackerOne. |
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| Feb 5, 2025 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed a compatibility issue that was causing a crash on Linux clients. |
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| Jan 20, 2025 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed exploits used to crash remote players. |
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| Jun 24, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2: - Fixed a remote code execution exploit and out-of-memory exploit in cooperative mode. |
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| Jun 3, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2: - Fixed some exploits that could lead to crashes or remote code execution against a co-op partner. Reported via HackerOne. |
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| Feb 5, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed the ping tool not working in co-op. |
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| Feb 2, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed not being able to play local splitscreen. |
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| Feb 2, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed several exploits that could crash a coop partner's game. All reported via HackerOne. |
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| Jan 5, 2024 | Portal 2 - Update - Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners. All reported via HackerOne. - Fixed a regression in targeting some entities with the ping tool. |
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| Apr 26, 2023 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2 and Portal 2 Authoring Tools. - Fixed several crash and remote code execution exploits, reported via HackerOne. |
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| Mar 25, 2023 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed two remote player crash exploits. - Fixed a crash on launch that some uses were experiencing. |
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| Mar 14, 2023 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners. All reported via HackerOne. |
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| Jan 17, 2023 | Portal 2 Update An update has been released for Portal 2 - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes. |
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| Dec 15, 2022 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed LED color on supported controllers sometimes not being set correctly. |
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| Nov 19, 2022 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Updated to DXVK version 2.0 - Fixed some controller input bugs |
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| Jul 21, 2022 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed a visual bug in menus when playing with an external controller. |
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| Apr 29, 2022 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Fixed the default input configuration for the Steam Deck. - Updated localization. |
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| Feb 24, 2022 | Portal 2 - Update An update has been released for Portal 2. - Updated controller support - Fixed a crash in controller vibration - Fixed a crash in a sound mixer - Fixed a stale material pointer crash |
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