Portal Price History and Player Count

Portal

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Portal

ValveOct 10, 2007Action

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Puzzle
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • First-Person
  • 3D Platformer
  • Singleplayer
  • Sci-fi
  • Comedy
  • Female Protagonist
  • Physics
  • Funny
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Playing now
482
Updated 27 minutes ago
24-hour peak
508
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
20,672
May 16, 2010
Avg this month
371
-27.54% vs last month
Steam reviews
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Portal player count chart

Portal has a small but active player base. 482 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 6% on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Portal monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026371-141-27.54%699
October 2026512+74+16.89%1,381
September 2026438+40+5.15%816
August 2026n/a-562-42%776
July 2026n/a-131-8.92%1,338
June 2026n/a+739+101.23%1,469
May 2026n/a-130-15.12%730
April 2026n/a-398-31.64%860
March 2026n/a+393+45.43%1,258
February 2026n/a-668-43.57%865
January 2026n/a-57-3.58%1,533
December 2025n/a+788+98.25%1,590
November 2025n/a-250-23.76%802
October 2025n/a+330+45.71%1,052
September 2025n/a-2,895-80.04%722
August 2025n/a+2,538+235.22%3,617
July 2025n/a-173-13.82%1,079
June 2025n/a+0+0%1,252
May 2025n/a+548+77.84%1,252
April 2025n/a-519-42.44%704
March 2025n/a+273+28.74%1,223
February 2025n/a-488-33.94%950
January 2025n/a+90+6.68%1,438
December 2024n/a-66-4.67%1,348
November 2024n/a-1,255-47.02%1,414
October 2024n/a+1,981+287.94%2,669
September 2024n/a-58-7.77%688
August 2024n/a-995-57.15%746
July 2024n/a+106+6.48%1,741
June 2024n/a+491+42.92%1,635
May 2024n/a+357+45.36%1,144
April 2024n/a-800-50.41%787
March 2024n/a+227+16.69%1,587
February 2024n/a-953-41.2%1,360
January 2024n/a+754+48.36%2,313
December 2023n/a-567-26.67%1,559
November 2023n/a+1,305+158.95%2,126
October 2023n/a-1,587-65.91%821
September 2023n/a+991+69.94%2,408
August 2023n/a-433-23.41%1,417
July 2023n/a+496+36.63%1,850
June 2023n/a-379-21.87%1,354
May 2023n/a-176-9.22%1,733
April 2023n/a-1,399-42.29%1,909
March 2023n/a+1,240+59.96%3,308
February 2023n/a+2+0.1%2,068
January 2023n/a-39-1.85%2,066
December 2022n/a-525-19.96%2,105
November 2022n/a+1,989+310.3%2,630
October 2022n/a+4+0.63%641
September 2022n/a-6-0.93%637
August 2022n/a-453-41.33%643
July 2022n/a+34+3.2%1,096
June 2022n/a+420+65.42%1,062
May 2022n/a-60-8.55%642
April 2022n/a-93-11.7%702
March 2022n/a-157-16.49%795
February 2022n/a-340-26.32%952
January 2022n/a+15+1.17%1,292
December 2021n/a-214-14.35%1,277
November 2021n/a+922+162.04%1,491
October 2021n/a-24-4.05%569
September 2021n/a-56-8.63%593
August 2021n/a-557-46.19%649
July 2021n/a-131-9.8%1,206
June 2021n/a+571+74.54%1,337
May 2021n/a+10+1.32%766
April 2021n/a+11+1.48%756
March 2021n/a-41-5.22%745
February 2021n/a-508-39.26%786
January 2021n/a-228-14.98%1,294
December 2020n/a+227+17.53%1,522
November 2020n/a+151+13.2%1,295
October 2020n/a+474+70.75%1,144
September 2020n/a-106-13.66%670
August 2020n/a-624-44.57%776
July 2020n/a-38-2.64%1,400
June 2020n/a+496+52.65%1,438
May 2020n/a-256-21.37%942
April 2020n/a+96+8.71%1,198
March 2020n/a+393+55.43%1,102
February 2020n/a-650-47.83%709
January 2020n/a-100-6.85%1,359
December 2019n/a-186-11.31%1,459
November 2019n/a+1,141+226.39%1,645
October 2019n/a-24-4.55%504
September 2019n/a-29-5.21%528
August 2019n/a-986-63.9%557
July 2019n/a-291-15.87%1,543
June 2019n/a+1,194+186.56%1,834
May 2019n/a+95+17.43%640
April 2019n/a-14-2.5%545
March 2019n/a-424-43.13%559
February 2019n/a-83-7.79%983
January 2019n/a-72-6.33%1,066
December 2018n/a-95-7.7%1,138
November 2018n/a+737+148.59%1,233
October 2018n/a-30-5.7%496
September 2018n/a-41-7.23%526
August 2018n/a-989-63.56%567
July 2018n/a-379-19.59%1,556
June 2018n/a+1,300+204.72%1,935
May 2018n/a+55+9.48%635
April 2018n/a-162-21.83%580
March 2018n/a-870-53.97%742
February 2018n/a-485-23.13%1,612
January 2018n/a-125-5.63%2,097
December 2017n/a-153-6.44%2,222
November 2017n/a+1,831+336.58%2,375
October 2017n/a-68-11.11%544
September 2017n/a-51-7.69%612
August 2017n/a-2,219-77%663
July 2017n/a-488-14.48%2,882
June 2017n/a+2,847+544.36%3,370
May 2017n/a-32-5.77%523
April 2017n/a-138-19.91%555
March 2017n/a-12-1.7%693
February 2017n/a-1,013-58.96%705
January 2017n/a+106+6.58%1,718
December 2016n/a+75+4.88%1,612
November 2016n/a+860+127.03%1,537
October 2016n/a+133+24.45%677
September 2016n/a+9+1.68%544
August 2016n/a-1,116-67.6%535
July 2016n/a+260+18.69%1,651
June 2016n/a+817+142.33%1,391
May 2016n/a-5-0.86%574
April 2016n/a-118-16.93%579
March 2016n/a-542-43.74%697
February 2016n/a-604-32.77%1,239
January 2016n/a-84-4.36%1,843
December 2015n/a-78-3.89%1,927
November 2015n/a+1,467+272.68%2,005
October 2015n/a-76-12.38%538
September 2015n/a+60+10.83%614
August 2015n/a-86-13.44%554
July 2015n/a-1,312-67.21%640
June 2015n/a+1,419+266.23%1,952
May 2015n/a-89-14.31%533
April 2015n/a-46-6.89%622
March 2015n/a-510-43.29%668
February 2015n/a-364-23.61%1,178
January 2015n/a-591-27.71%1,542
December 2014n/a+1,224+134.65%2,133
November 2014n/a-125-12.09%909
October 2014n/a-290-21.9%1,034
September 2014n/a-174-11.62%1,324
August 2014n/a+106+7.61%1,498
July 2014n/a-849-37.88%1,392
June 2014n/a+1,564+231.02%2,241
May 2014n/a-1,318-66.07%677
April 2014n/a+1,472+281.45%1,995
March 2014n/a-59-10.14%523
February 2014n/a-560-49.04%582
January 2014n/a-549-32.47%1,142
December 2013n/a-61-3.48%1,691
November 2013n/a+1,293+281.7%1,752
October 2013n/a-42-8.38%459
September 2013n/a-80-13.77%501
August 2013n/a-1,065-64.7%581
July 2013n/a+1,082+191.84%1,646
June 2013n/a-61-9.76%564
May 2013n/a-1,703-73.15%625
April 2013n/a+1,784+327.94%2,328
March 2013n/a-107-16.44%544
February 2013n/a-816-55.62%651
January 2013n/a-756-34.01%1,467
December 2012n/a+753+51.22%2,223
November 2012n/a+1,027+231.83%1,470
October 2012n/a-110-19.89%443
September 2012n/a-78-12.36%553
August 2012n/a-1,215-65.82%631
July 2012n/a+1,228+198.71%1,846
June 2012n/a-954-60.69%618
May 2012n/a+809+106.03%1,572
April 2012n/a-170-18.22%763
March 2012n/a+147+18.7%933
February 2012n/a-1,176-59.94%786
January 2012n/a+285+16.99%1,962
December 2011n/a+554+49.33%1,677
November 2011n/a-595-34.63%1,123
October 2011n/a-10,494-85.93%1,718
September 2011n/a+11,274+1201.92%12,212
August 2011n/a-285-23.3%938
July 2011n/a+45+3.82%1,223
June 2011n/a-1,464-55.41%1,178
May 2011n/a-2,353-47.11%2,642
April 2011n/a+3,750+301.2%4,995
March 2011n/a+174+16.25%1,245
February 2011n/a+78+7.85%1,071
January 2011n/a-169-14.54%993
December 2010n/a+272+30.56%1,162
November 2010n/a+152+20.6%890
October 2010n/a-298-28.76%738
September 2010n/a+162+18.54%1,036
August 2010n/a-1,173-57.3%874
July 2010n/a-118-5.45%2,047
June 2010n/a-18,507-89.53%2,165
May 2010n/a+19,923+2659.95%20,672
April 2010n/a-1,965-72.4%749
March 2010n/a+2,102+343.46%2,714
February 2010n/a-594-49.25%612
January 2010n/a+292+31.95%1,206
December 2009n/a+354+63.21%914
November 2009n/a-38-6.35%560
October 2009n/a-86-12.57%598
September 2009n/a-12-1.72%684
August 2009n/a+48+7.41%696
July 2009n/a-59-8.35%648
June 2009n/a-263-27.11%707
May 2009n/a-726-42.81%970
April 2009n/a+932+121.99%1,696
March 2009n/a-48-5.91%764
February 2009n/a+166+25.7%812
January 2009n/a-175-21.32%646
December 2008n/a-16-1.91%821
November 2008n/a-152-15.37%837
October 2008n/a-143-12.63%989
September 2008n/an/an/a1,132

How many people are playing Portal?

Right now, 482 players are in Portal on Steam. That makes it the #1,186 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 508 players. Today's peak is 23% below its 30-day average daily peak of 657.

Portal player count trend

Over the last 30 days Portal averaged a daily peak of 657 players, down 6% compared with the 30 days before (702). Its highest point this month (1,070) is 33% above the same period last year (802). Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 20,672, set on May 16, 2010.

Best time to play Portal

Based on the last 14 days, Portal is busiest around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 52% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Portal players by hour and weekday

When Portal has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 18:00 UTCabout 795 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 238 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.3xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare Portal with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About 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.

Developer
Valve
Released
Oct 10, 2007
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
27 languages, 6 with full audio

Screenshots

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Portal price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$1.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Oct 5, 2026 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 7 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Portal is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Portal price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.90 EURbase
Euro area9,69€$10.889.69 EUR+9%
United Kingdom£8.19$11.029.82 EUR+10%
CanadaC$ 12.49$8.947.97 EUR-10%
AustraliaA$ 14.15$9.918.83 EUR-1%
New ZealandNZ$ 15.99$8.998.01 EUR-10%
BrazilR$33,99$6.225.54 EUR-38%
MexicoMex$ 129.99$6.996.23 EUR-30%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
Poland40,49 zł$10.359.23 EUR+4%
SwitzerlandCHF 9.99$12.2110.88 EUR+22%
Norway105,00 kr$11.2910.06 EUR+13%
Turkey (MENA USD)$7.19$7.196.41 EUR-28%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
South AfricaR 94.99$5.795.15 EUR-42%
India₹509.00$5.394.80 EUR-46%
Indonesia cheapestRp 92 999$5.154.59 EUR-48%
China¥35.00$5.254.68 EUR-47%
Japan¥1,400$8.847.87 EUR-12%
South Korea₩ 11,000$8.187.29 EUR-18%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Portal reviews over time

98% Overwhelmingly Positive98% of 200,760 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Portal on Twitch

12
watching now
2
live channels
22
24-hour peak viewers
18
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Portal", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Portal Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 31 Oct 2026, with a peak of 921 viewers and 47 on average.

Portal streamers right now

  1. cillebyte12

Top Portal streamers this week

  1. bunnykait44
  2. PeaceDaria43
  3. Danfinity25
  4. PigeonsRock23
  5. Breaking_Deb15

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Portal achievements

Portal has 15 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 25.3% of them; the rarest, Aperture Science, is held by 2.8% of players.

  • Lab RatAcquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device.80.9%
  • FratricideDo whatever it takes to survive.63.1%
  • PartygoerMake the correct party escort submission position decision.55.4%
  • HeartbreakerComplete Portal.52.1%
  • Friendly FireKnock down a turret with another turret.48.5%
  • CupcakeBeat two Portal advanced maps.18.1%
  • Long JumpJump 300 feet.14.2%
  • FruitcakeBeat four Portal advanced maps.12.0%
  • Vanilla Crazy CakeBeat all six Portal advanced maps.9.3%
  • Terminal VelocityFall 30,000 feet.9.0%
  • Transmission Received..?4.4%
  • Camera ShyDetach security cameras from the walls.4.1%
  • Basic ScienceEarn bronze medals on all Portal challenges.2.9%
  • Rocket ScienceEarn silver medals on all Portal challenges.2.8%
  • Aperture ScienceEarn gold medals on all Portal challenges.2.8%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Portal DLC

Portal has 2 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Portal with RTXDec 8, 2022n/a
Portal Soundtrack ↗Sep 24, 2014Free

Latest Portal news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Portal FAQ

Is Portal dead?

Portal has a small but active player base. 482 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 6% on the month before).

How many people play Portal?

482 people are playing Portal on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 508 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Portal?

Portal reached its all-time Steam peak of 20,672 concurrent players on May 16, 2010.

Is Portal growing or declining?

Portal is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 657, down 6% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Portal most active?

Portal usually has the most players around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Portal cost?

Portal costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Portal has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Portal on Steam is $1.99 (80% off), on Oct 5, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Portal on sale right now?

No, Portal is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Where is Portal cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Portal is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 92 999, about $5.15 or 48% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Portal good?

Steam players rate Portal Overwhelmingly Positive: 98% of 200,760 reviews are positive.

When did Portal come out?

Portal was released on Steam on Oct 10, 2007.

Who made Portal?

Portal was developed by Valve.

Is Portal still worth playing?

Portal has a smaller but active community on Steam today (482 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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