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Portal 2

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High confidence460.8K reviews Updated Jun 17, 2026

As of Jun 17, 2026, Portal 2 is rated 99% positive on Steam (460,843 reviews).

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Is Portal 2 worth it in 2026?

An exceptionally large review sample converges on near-universal approval, with praise themes appearing at high frequency while every complaint theme appears only once, indicating the criticisms are isolated rather than systemic. The product's core strengths in writing, puzzles, and co-op are well-supported by the data.

Best for

Players who prioritize narrative-driven puzzle games with strong writing, memorable characters, and an optional co-op mode.

Watch out

Solo players seeking a lengthy experience may find the story mode shorter than expected, and co-op multiplayer achievements have been noted as difficult to complete.

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99% positive
Steam
460.8K reviews

Pros

  • story and writing17
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    • [h1] PERFECTION EXPANDED [/h1] [b][i] Taking everything that made the original revolutionary and expanding it into a grand, cinematic masterpiece. Portal 2 elevates the puzzle de...
    • First of all, GLaDOS will be forever my hear me out. If Portal was an apetizer, than Portal 2 is for sure a main course. I do believe that it is nearly a perfect continuation....
    • This game runs more smoothly than having a single empty tab open in your browser while overshadowing most modern AAA-games in storyline and ingenuity while competing in graphics.
  • challenging and rewarding puzzles13
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    • [h1] PERFECTION EXPANDED [/h1] [b][i] Taking everything that made the original revolutionary and expanding it into a grand, cinematic masterpiece. Portal 2 elevates the puzzle de...
    • One of the best COOP gamemodes out there along with an almost perfect singleplayer campaign with challenging puzzles that feel extremely rewarding to complete.
    • A masterfully constructed experience, and a must play. A close friend really loved this game, so I thought I'd give it a shot... Long story short, I couldn't put it down until it w...
  • memorable characters and voice acting10
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    • [h1] PERFECTION EXPANDED [/h1] [b][i] Taking everything that made the original revolutionary and expanding it into a grand, cinematic masterpiece. Portal 2 elevates the puzzle de...
    • First of all, GLaDOS will be forever my hear me out. If Portal was an apetizer, than Portal 2 is for sure a main course. I do believe that it is nearly a perfect continuation....
    • Story is fantastic. The dialogue and voice acting is fantastic. Gameplay is fantastic. Fantastic game. Yep. Play it. Go on.
  • improvement over original7
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    • [h1] PERFECTION EXPANDED [/h1] [b][i] Taking everything that made the original revolutionary and expanding it into a grand, cinematic masterpiece. Portal 2 elevates the puzzle de...
    • This game lives up to expectations and is even better than the fist one. I was having great time playing with my partner, solving riddles together and being baited by Glados. The...
    • First of all, GLaDOS will be forever my hear me out. If Portal was an apetizer, than Portal 2 is for sure a main course. I do believe that it is nearly a perfect continuation....
  • excellent co-op mode6
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    • [h1] PERFECTION EXPANDED [/h1] [b][i] Taking everything that made the original revolutionary and expanding it into a grand, cinematic masterpiece. Portal 2 elevates the puzzle de...
    • This game lives up to expectations and is even better than the fist one. I was having great time playing with my partner, solving riddles together and being baited by Glados. The...
    • One of the best COOP gamemodes out there along with an almost perfect singleplayer campaign with challenging puzzles that feel extremely rewarding to complete.
  • runs well on low-end hardware3
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    • This game runs more smoothly than having a single empty tab open in your browser while overshadowing most modern AAA-games in storyline and ingenuity while competing in graphics.
    • One of the best story games ever made. I first played this back on Xbox 360 and it ran beautifully. And as back then, it still runs the same today. Even if you have a potato pc, yo...
    • Runs on a potato so worth every penny and good storyyyy

Cons

  • constant dialogue interrupts thinking1
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    • Portal 2 is a great game, but I think it tries too hard in some places. How many characters and plots do we really need to have for a physics puzzle platformer with a silent protag...
  • uneven puzzle difficulty pacing1
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    • One of the best games ive every played, the story and puzzles are great, and it really gets you immersed into the game world. Only thing is that at like the first 70% of the game a...
  • multiplayer achievements hard to complete1
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    • This game lives up to expectations and is even better than the fist one. I was having great time playing with my partner, solving riddles together and being baited by Glados. The...

Themes and quotes are drawn from 40 sampled reviews with text; the scores above reflect all 460.8K ratings. Counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.

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