Portal (2007): runs on Windows 11, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck?

Windows 11✓
Steam Deck✓ Verified
Mac✕ no Mac version
Linux✓ native

Gamicality score 94 / 100

Playability today ★★★★★ 5

Runs today5 / 5
Design today5 / 5
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Steam user reviews Overwhelmingly Positive

177,741 reviews98% positive
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Released: 2007
Developer: Valve
Genre: Action
Time to beat: About 3 hours for the main story HowLongToBeat
Runs on: Windows, Linux, Steam Deck
Last checked: October 31, 2026

Does Portal run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11	✓Sold for Windows today, no problem on record. Source
Mac (Apple Silicon)	✕No Mac version is sold.
Linux	✓Native Linux version. Source
Steam Deck	✓Verified by Valve. Source

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Synopsis

A first-person puzzle game set in a sterile research lab, where a silent test subject works through a series of test chambers. You carry a device that opens two linked portals on flat surfaces and use them to move yourself and objects past gaps, hazards and turrets, while an artificial intelligence named GLaDOS comments on your progress.

What people say

Critics at release treated it as the surprise standout of The Orange Box, praising its single clever idea, tight puzzle design and darkly funny writing, with its very short length as the main complaint. Players today still rate it almost unanimously positive and often call it free of filler, with the portal mechanic and GLaDOS holding up well. The most common reservations are the two-to-four-hour runtime and the plain, dated look of the Source engine visuals.

Playability today

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Runs today

5 / 5

✓Sold or given away today by an official source
✓Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
✓All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
PCGamingWiki records no shut-down servers or lost content (PCGamingWiki).
✓Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Native widescreen and modern resolutions (PCGamingWiki).
✓Full controller support or remappable controls
Remappable keys (PCGamingWiki).
✓Steam Deck Verified or Playable
✓No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
✓No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
✓No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no unresolved issues (PCGamingWiki).

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Single-player works without an internet connection

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Design today

5 / 5

✓Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Standard first-person mouse and keyboard controls with full controller support, and handling is simple and responsive. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
✓Menus, text and interface are clear on today's screens
The game has almost no on-screen interface, so little can age; menus are small at very high resolutions but readable. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
✓Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Quicksave works anywhere and the game autosaves at each chamber, so little progress is ever lost. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
✓It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
Players credit the chambers for teaching each idea through the environment, building difficulty without any need for a guide. Source: steamcommunity.com.
✓Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Reviewers note that the short campaign has no grinding, filler or padding. Source: steamcommunity.com.
✓Camera and movement never fight the player
First-person movement through portals is smooth and players report no disorientation or camera trouble. Source: steamcommunity.com.