Portal
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.
Puzzle, Puzzle-Platformer, First-Person games average 86% — Portal scores 13 points above average
Total Reviews
172,465
169,944 positive / 2,521 negative
Top 20%Positive %
98.5%
Top 1%30-Day Trend
+0%
Dev Response Rate
0%
Top 100%Monthly Velocity
500
reviews/month
Top 47%Early Access Ratio
0.0%
of reviews from early access
Developer Activity
Update Frequency
Averages one update every 44 days
Recent Updates
0 updates in the last 90 days
Review Themes
Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis
Score based on all 172,465 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.
How Portal Compares
| Game | Score | Dev Response | Monthly Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portal | 98.5% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life 2 | 97.7% | 0% | 500 |
| Portal 2 | 98.7% | 0% | 500 |
| INSIDE | 97.1% | 0% | 500 |
| Celeste | 97.5% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 98.3% | 0% | 485 |
Verdict
With 172.5K reviews and a 98.5% positive score, Portal is Overwhelmingly Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.
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