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Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechanics and taking… Source: IGDB

Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechanics and taking revenge on Chell for the events of Portal. As a result of several interactions and revelations, Chell once again pushes to escape Aperture Science Labs. Source: IGDB

Platforms

PC
PS3
Xbox 360

Release date 19 April 2011

Developers

Valve
Valve Corporation
Valve Software

Genres

Action Adventure
Platformer
Puzzle
Shooter

Publishers

EA Partners
Electronic Arts
Valve
Valve Corporation
Valve Software

Franchise Portal

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Review | Portal 2

The sound of science.

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Review | Portal 2

Holesome.

38
Digital Foundry | Face-Off: Portal 2

Through the looking glass.

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Digital Foundry | Portal: Companion Collection - Nintendo Switch is the perfect partner for Valve's classics

The ports are better than the PS3/Xbox 360 originals - and very close to the Steam Deck experience.

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Portal 3 has a "pretty awesome starting point"

Now we just have to convince Valve to make it.

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Portal 2 director dissects cut content

The origins of Animal Turret King explained.

2
Games with Gold's Xbox 360 games offering ends with Portal 2 in September

Bring cake.

26
Digital Foundry | Portal: Companion Collection - Nintendo Switch is the perfect partner for Valve's classics

The ports are better than the PS3/Xbox 360 originals - and very close to the Steam Deck experience.

16
Summer Games Done Quick raises almost £2.5m

It's GDQ's first in-person event since 2020.

16
Half-Life 2 and Portal 2 beta files found in Portal Companion Collection

Something to be GLaDOS about.

19
Valve needs to make Portal 3 soon, writer says

"I am not getting any younger."

18
Aperture Desk Job datamine points to Half-Life: Alyx follow-up, Portal project, more

Plus new info on Half-Life-based Citadel.

5
Portal and Portal 2 coming to Nintendo Switch

Glados to hear it.

28
Portal designer Kim Swift joins Xbox

Chell company.

27
8 years later, J.J. Abrams' Portal movie "finally on the rails"

Hole new world.

48
Portal 2 mod adds third portal with time travel

Chell me more.

16
Feature | Five of the Best: Jokes

Hope they stand up.

106
This Portal 2 level completed without portals is outrageous

Piece of cake.

9
Over a decade later, we have a snapshot of Valve's cancelled Portal sequel, F-Stop

Aperture Camera.

11
Portal 2 co-writer Jay Pinkerton's back at Valve

This was a triumph.

20
Valve has made a new Portal demo

For its latest VR controller, Knuckles EV2.

38
Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m

Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff.

121
Influential ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator studio

To direct a "PC action co-op game".

3
Chet Faliszek has left Valve

Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam.

40
Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has left Valve

"You want your freedom? Take it."

19
This Portal-themed HoloLens mod is a triumph

Get ready to never stop thinking with portals.

33
Video | How Valve found Portal

Here's a thing.

21
Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead receive Xbox One backwards compatibility

Along with Flashback, Babel Rising, and Brain Challenge.

28
Rocket League gets free Portal DLC tomorrow

Of course there's cake.

14

Portal 3 has a "pretty awesome starting point"

Now we just have to convince Valve to make it.

20
Portal 2 director dissects cut content

The origins of Animal Turret King explained.

2
Games with Gold's Xbox 360 games offering ends with Portal 2 in September

Bring cake.

26
Summer Games Done Quick raises almost £2.5m

It's GDQ's first in-person event since 2020.

16
Half-Life 2 and Portal 2 beta files found in Portal Companion Collection

Something to be GLaDOS about.

19
Valve needs to make Portal 3 soon, writer says

"I am not getting any younger."

18
Aperture Desk Job datamine points to Half-Life: Alyx follow-up, Portal project, more

Plus new info on Half-Life-based Citadel.

5
Portal and Portal 2 coming to Nintendo Switch

Glados to hear it.

28
Portal designer Kim Swift joins Xbox

Chell company.

27
8 years later, J.J. Abrams' Portal movie "finally on the rails"

Hole new world.

48
Portal 2 mod adds third portal with time travel

Chell me more.

16
This Portal 2 level completed without portals is outrageous

Piece of cake.

9
Over a decade later, we have a snapshot of Valve's cancelled Portal sequel, F-Stop

Aperture Camera.

11
Portal 2 co-writer Jay Pinkerton's back at Valve

This was a triumph.

20
Valve has made a new Portal demo

For its latest VR controller, Knuckles EV2.

38
Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m

Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff.

121
Influential ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator studio

To direct a "PC action co-op game".

3
Chet Faliszek has left Valve

Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam.

40
Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has left Valve

"You want your freedom? Take it."

19
This Portal-themed HoloLens mod is a triumph

Get ready to never stop thinking with portals.

33
Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead receive Xbox One backwards compatibility

Along with Flashback, Babel Rising, and Brain Challenge.

28
Rocket League gets free Portal DLC tomorrow

Of course there's cake.

14
Steam hardware pre-orders score free Rocket League and Portal 2

Rocket League coming to SteamOS and Mac after sales success.

15
Valve's virtual reality headset Vive gets "limited release" in 2015

Larger quantities ship Q1 2016.

24
Professional-looking mod Portal Stories: Mel is due tomorrow on Steam

Free fan-made expansion offers 6-10 hours of content.

4
Looks like there will be a Portal level pack for Lego Dimensions

What the Chell?

6
Watch Valve's HTC Vive VR Rezzed developer session

"The future is finally here."

30
Stunning-looking Portal 2 mod may be the closest we get to Portal 3

12-hour campaign launches free next month.

36
Portal 2 improves brain training more than software designed for that, says science

This was a triumph.

23
Steam Music Player lets you listen to your music while you play

Half-Life and Portal soundtracks DLC going free.

43
Valve-licensed Portal 2 mod doesn't use the portal gun

Aperture Tag is now on sale.

8
Valve developed the upcoming Portal board game

Publisher Cryptozoic says Valve's prototype required "minimal input".

13
GLaDOS teaches fission and fusion for NASA

Entertaining education.

18
"The first anyone had seen publicly of Portal 2 was relayed over this modem from 1987 from my kitchen"

Grr, ARG, it was Adam Foster all along.

13
Portal 2's Move-based In Motion DLC gets a free co-op campaign

So far only out in North America.

6
Valve has been measuring people's sweat while they play games

Ooze weird now?

28
Portal 2 In Motion PS Move DLC campaign hits EU PSN next week

Costs eight quid.

11
J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell want to collaborate on movies, games

UPDATE: Abrams really is in talks with Valve about Half-Life/Portal movies. "It's as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets."

36
Portal fan film director to helm big-screen Y: The Last Man project

New Line signs game fan to direct classic comic conversion.

22
GLaDOS voice in new Guillermo del Toro film

Pan's Labyrinth director a fan of Portal.

86
Portal 2 PC finally gets split-screen co-op

Valve deploys new update, support still alive.

34
COD Black Ops: Declassified costs £45 on EU PlayStation Store

Plus: Portal 2 DLC, Sonic Racing, NFS: Most Wanted demo.

46
Portal 2 In Motion DLC due next week on PlayStation 3

In the US, anyway.

23
How do you get a job in the game industry? "Give yourself one," Valve tells us

"It's that easy."

116
Valve's first hardware slated for beta next year

Weta makes a nifty Portal turret, too.

21
Valve's gaming goggles tested, says "credible" AR games 3 to 5 years away

They sure aren't pretty.

31
Portal 2's Chell nearly married a turret

Still Alive inspired by God Hand's end credits.

19
Valve "jumping in" to computer hardware space

"We're frustrated by the lack of innovation."

94
You can make co-op Portal 2 test chambers now

What's that you say about Half-Life 3?

31
Valve opens Euro office, updates Steam terms

Disallows class action lawsuits, improves individual claims.

77
NASA launches Portal 2 character into orbit

"In spaaaaaaace!"

17
Portal Lego set goes into review

Get ready to think with Legos.

27
Steam Summer Sale is now live

You don't need to eat for a month, right?

62
Valve counters EA's Steam sales "cheapen intellectual property" accusation

"If we thought having a 75 per cent sale on Portal 2 would cheapen Portal 2, we wouldn't do it."

100
How "bossless" Valve makes decisions

The Half-Life maker on its "organic gravity well".

24
Valve: Steam Greenlight will create "fandom"

"It will be fun to be a fan."

18
Valve collaborating with Adult Swim on something Team Fortress related

UPDATE: Free hat until 4th July.

31
Mind-bending puzzler Perspective emerges from Portal alma mater Digipen

"Can you think with perspective?"

18
Valve offers teachers free Portal 2 for classroom use

And explains what kids can learn from it.

42
Portal 2 DLC announced for PlayStation Move

Are you GLaD?

15
From YouTube: Street Fighter 2 playing with Portals

Fei Long, Guile and Chun-Li in Capcom/Valve mash-up.

11
Valve launches Steam remote downloads

Download pre-loads, new releases and latest purchases while out and about.

13
Valve does have managers, says ex-Portal lead

Kim Swift offers her take on Employee Handbook leak.

42
Swift denies pressure to top Portal with Quantum Conundrum

And insists she hasn't finished Portal 2.

33
Fans make thousands of new Portal 2 maps in days

Valve having a weekend Steam sale to celebrate.

40
Portal 2 sales top four million

PC level editor available from today.

32
Uncharted, Killzone artist making animated Portal fan movie

Not a lie.

7
New Portal 2 DLC announced for Mac, PC

Perpetual Testing Initiative level editor due next month.

17
Valve working on augmenting your reality with wearable computing

"Please, no rumours about Steam glasses being announced at E3."

37
Valve job ad adds weight to Steam Box rumour

"Help us invent whole new gaming experiences."

40
Portal 2 wins Best Game BAFTA

Skyrim goes home empty-handed, British studios win big.

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2012 BAFTA Video Game Award nominations list

And the awards could go to...

16
Valve: no Steam Box "any time soon"

Coomer's PC a test unit for Steam Big Picture Mode.

19
Gabe Newell is worth $1.5 billion

And Valve is worth over $3 billion.

36
The Portal 2 that never was

Wheatley's death, the other spheres, the original ending and co-op story, competitive multiplayer and a Garfield parody. Spoilers!

33
AIAS 2011 Awards winners revealed

Skyrim dominates the evening.

25
Valve makes Portal 2 Space Core mod for Skyrim

Voiced, it seems, by Nolan North.

47
AIAS 2011 nominees for 'video game Oscars' revealed

Uncharted 3 most nominated.

44
The most pirated PC, Wii, 360 games of 2011

Can you guess what it is yet?

108
Valve: piracy a "non-issue" for Steam

Perhaps Gabe Newell along.

84
Portal 2 map editor DLC coming

Due out early next year.

9
EU PlayStation Store update 5th October

Crysis! NBA Jam! Portal 2 DLC!

23
Portal 2 Peer Review DLC is 1.37GB

Out now on XBLA.

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Portal 2 DLC release date

Peer Review goes live next week.

21
Steam Trading feature goes live

Portal 2, TF2 and Spiral Knights supported.

18
Portal 2 PC outperformed console versions

But vice versa for Left 4 Dead.

78
Valve wants Steamworks in CS: GO XBLA

Would love Xbox Live restriction relaxed.

17
Free Portal 2 DLC out next month

New test chambers incoming.

14
Crysis 2 racks up three million sales

Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II pass 2m.

23
Brink dev bellows Portal praises

"Greatest" design "we're ever likely to see."

24
Valve picks new Portal 2 PC maps

Summer contest winners announced.

11
Portal 2 tops three million sales

Can Valve sequel match original's tally?

14
Elusive PC Portal 2 DLC arrives

Razer roof.

17
Valve to attend gamescom

DOTA 2? Portal 2 DLC? Half-Life 3?

33
Portal 2, Dead or Alive crack Japan chart

But hardware sales continue freefall.

17
Valve offers Portal 2 soundtrack for free

First of three downloads available now.

24
Portal 2 in orphan insult row

Adoptive parent "shocked at insensitivity".

124
Merchant: Portal 2 role was "exhausting"

"I can never do this again."

42
NPD: Mortal Kombat beats Portal 2 in US

Xbox 360 takes hardware crown.

20
Portal 2 beta Authoring Tools released

Make your own maps, skins, models, sounds.

12

Review | Portal 2

The sound of science.

160
Review | Portal 2

Holesome.

38

Feature | Five of the Best: Jokes

Hope they stand up.

106
Feature | Portal 2: Top 10 Test Chambers

Brain training.

38
Interview | An interview with comedian Dara O Briain

"I would like to be able to fondle the dragon by wearing a glove."

71
Feature | Developers' Games of 2011

Levine! Molyneux! Jaffe! Garriott!

39
Feature | Eurogamer's Game of the Year 2011

Hole in one.

136
Feature | Games of 2011: Portal 2

For science.

70
Opinion | Saturday Soapbox: Was 2011 a Vintage Year?

It may have lacked innovation, but the breadth of experiences made 2011 a year to savour.

56
Interview | Valve's Gabe Newell

CS: GO, Steam, Portal 2 DLC and Half-Life 3.

73
Feature | Cheap This Week - 15/06/11

Heavy Rain! Killzone! Portal 2!

23
Interview | Portal 2: "Let's make Caddyshack"

Erik Wolpaw on writing the great video game comedy.

29
Interview | How Valve Opened Up Portal 2

Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw help us think with portals.

43
Preview | Portal 2

Turrets syndrome.

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