GAME PROFILE
Portal 2
Solve spatial puzzles with linked portals, alone or in a separate two-player campaign.
THE OVERVIEW
About Portal 2
Portal 2 is Valve’s first-person puzzle adventure set inside Aperture Science. Players connect spaces with portals and use the test chambers’ physics to reach otherwise inaccessible exits. The single-player story and two-player cooperative campaign contain different chambers and characters. Its editor and Steam Workshop support extend play beyond the included campaigns. The published PC specifications are legacy requirements; the current Steam client has its own operating-system requirements.
BEFORE YOU PLAY
System requirements
Published specifications are recorded by platform and edition. They do not guarantee compatibility, frame rates or performance on your PC.
Linux · Base game — Steam desktop
minimum
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor
- Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
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Requirements sourcerecommended
Recommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
Windows · Base game — Steam desktop
minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Video card must be 128 MB or more and with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher).
- Graphics API
- DirectX Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
The source lists a legacy Windows version. Steam states its Windows client supports Windows 10 and later; the older game OS specification does not override this client requirement. Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
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Requirements sourcerecommended
Recommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
SOURCES & TRANSPARENCY
Research sources
Product-controlled game page used to verify identity and gameplay overview.
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Publisher listing used to check desktop platforms, developer, publisher, release date and paid availability.
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Platform-specific minimum and any recommended requirements. Legacy OS specifications are retained with the separate Steam client caveat.
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Publisher game header artwork referenced by the game_header_image_full element of its official Steam listing. Image response decoded and dimensions checked; use the full landscape header without square cropping. Verified size: 460 × 215 (JPEG).
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