How many people are playing Portal right now?

251 people are playing Portal on Steam right now, making it the 1302nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 516 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Portal's all-time peak player count?

Portal's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 20,651, reached in May 2010.

Is Portal good? What do Steam reviews say?

98% of 175,318 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).

How much does Portal cost on Steam?

Portal costs $9.99 on Steam (US).

Does Portal work on Steam Deck?

Portal is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Portal

by Valve · Released Oct 10, 2007

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Players now

#1,302

251

▼ 11.3%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

98% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive175,318 reviews

Owners (est.)10M–20M

24h peak

516

Highest seen20,651

May 201016.5 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.99

Lowest ever $9.99 Oct 2026

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Players -11.3% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 10:07 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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Editions and bundles on Steam

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$9.99
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$19.99
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$14.98
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$116.84
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Reviews

98% positive of 175,318 · Overwhelmingly Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Jun 27, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC
Build 19017868the current build when we started tracking8.7 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Jun 27, 2025
PatchPortal - Update
An update has been released for Portal: - Fixed some fire effects not working in some mods.
May 28, 2025
PatchPortal - Update
An update has been released for Portal: - Fixed a client crash in particles. - Improvements to main menu layout across all resolutions. - Fixed effects to not produce blood spray when getting shot. - Fixed credits text on PC so ASCII art doesn't get clipped.
May 23, 2025
PatchPortal - Update
An update has been released for Portal - Fixed fire effects in the ending sequence. - Fixed a crash in some mods when picking up a Half-Life 2 weapon. - Fixed a main menu crash in some mods. - Fixed chapter icon scaling in some menus.
May 19, 2025
PatchPortal - Update
An update has been released for Portal: - Fixed the executable stack error on Linux.
Feb 14, 2025
PatchPortal Update
An update has been released for Portal. - Roll back previous update while fixing an endgame crash.
Feb 13, 2025
PatchPortal Update
An update has been release for Portal. - Fixed a startup crash on the Linux client.

Other news (14)

Nov 1, 2026
Отменённый приквел Portal спустя почти 20 лет утёк в сеть - F-Stop оказался практически полностью играбельным
Один из самых загадочных отменённых проектов Valve неожиданно вернулся почти через два десятилетия. Энтузиастам удалось собрать практически полностью играбельную версию F-Stop — экспериментального приквела Portal, разработка которого велась ещё в 2007 году. По…
Nov 1, 2026
What remains of canned Portal prequel white whale F-Stop is now fully playable thanks to modders and some big leaks
If you're something of a Portal or Half-Life head, you'll probably already be familiar with F-Stop, an unreleased Portal prequel that remained quite mysterious for many years. Back in 2020 , a much deeper look was revealed in a semi-official capacity, revealin…
Nov 1, 2026
Valve's long-lost prototype Portal prequel appears online after nearly 20 years
s reported by Kotaku , a near-mythical canceled Valve game called F-Stop has been reconstructed from material contained in separate leaks. Direct access to the build seems a little shaky at the moment, but full playthroughs of the game, like this one by Meme M…
Sep 20, 2026
Гейб Ньюэлл назвал глупостью и отменил за 5 минут идею добавить расчлененку в Portal
Оригинальная головоломка Portal могла выйти к релизу с обилием расчлененки и изувеченных тел, если бы не жесткая позиция руководства компании Valve. Малоизвестной историей о попытке кардинально перекроить визуальный стиль и тональность культового проекта подел…
Sep 17, 2026
Backrooms director and Portal superfan Kane Parsons spotted visiting Valve for the second time this year
s reported by IGN and Gabe Follower on X , Backrooms director Kane Parsons shared an Instagram story from Valve's Bellevue, Washington headquarters on September 16. The director has previously said that Portal was extremely influential on his work , inspiring …

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 98% on 2026-11-01 → 98% today (175,318 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$9.99

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DLC

2 items on Steam, newest first.

Portal with RTX
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Portal Soundtrack
Free66% positive

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Demo

Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.

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Demo players now: 9
24h peak: 9
Highest seen: 18
Demo : full game now: 1 : 28

Portal player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Portal right now?: 251 people are playing Portal on Steam right now, making it the 1302nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 516 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Portal's all-time peak player count?: Portal's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 20,651, reached in May 2010.
Is Portal good? What do Steam reviews say?: 98% of 175,318 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
How much does Portal cost on Steam?: Portal costs $9.99 on Steam (US).
Does Portal work on Steam Deck?: Portal is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.

Store info

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Release date: Oct 10, 2007
Install size: —
Platforms: Linux · Windows
Genres: Action
Steam app ID: 400

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