Action · April 18, 2011

Portal 2 (2011)

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Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. The single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Players will explore never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion who guided them through the original game. The game’s two-player cooperative mode features its own entirely separate campaign with a unique story, test chambers, and two new player characters. This new mode forces players to reconsider everything they thought they knew about portals. Success will require them to not just act cooperatively, but to think cooperatively. Product Features Extensive single player: Featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story. Complete two-person co-op: Multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay. Advanced physics: Allows for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder game. Original music. Massive sequel: The original Portal was named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide. Editing Tools: Portal 2 editing tools will be included.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume433.5k Steam reviewsTop 1% in Action
Positive rating99% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 0%
Metacritic95/100Genre average 77 — top 0% of Action titles
Concurrent peak2.0k playersTop 7% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 35% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Platformer · 7.5k
  • Puzzle · 7.4k
  • First-Person · 7.1k
  • Dark Humor · 7.1k
  • Story Rich · 7.1k
  • Puzzle-Platformer · 7.0k
  • Funny · 6.9k
  • Female Protagonist · 6.9k
  • 3D Platformer · 6.8k
  • Action-Adventure · 6.6k
  • Action · 6.6k
  • FPS · 6.6k
  • Co-op · 6.3k
  • Physics · 5.1k
  • Sci-fi · 5.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • French volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • Hungarian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Full audio (6)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

99%Overwhelmingly Positive · 433.5k reviews

429.2k positive · 4.3k negative

Metacritic

95/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

9.1/10

Curator recommendations

374.1k

Peak concurrent players

2.0k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

51

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 18, 2011
DeveloperValve
Base price$1.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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