Portal
- Game status is FinishedFinished706
- Game status is PlayingPlaying13
- Game status is WantWant51
- Game status is DroppedDropped30
Game information
- Developers: Valve
- Publishers: Valve, Electronic Arts
- Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
- Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch
Game summary
Waking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, without an explanation as to how, why or by whom.
Story
Portal's plot is revealed to the player via audio messages or "announcements" from GLaDOS and visual elements inside rooms found in later levels. According to The Final Hours of Portal 2, the year is established to be "somewhere in 2010"—twelve years after Aperture Science has been abandoned. The game begins with Chell waking up from a stasis bed and hearing instructions and warnings from GLaDOS, an artificial intelligence, about upcoming tests. Chell enters into distinct chambers that introduc...
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