Portal 2 Price History and Player Count

Portal 2

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Portal 2

ValveApr 18, 2011Action, Adventure

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Singleplayer
  • Platformer
  • Puzzle
  • First-Person
  • Dark Humor
  • Story Rich
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • Funny
  • Female Protagonist
  • 3D Platformer
Playing now
1,751
Updated 9 minutes ago
24-hour peak
1,751
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
94,115
Apr 20, 2011
Avg this month
1,297
-19.64% vs last month
Steam reviews
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive

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

Portal 2 player count chart

No, Portal 2 is not dead. 1,751 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1,751. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Apr 20, 2011

Portal 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20261,297-317-19.64%2,398
October 20261,614+148+10.1%4,082
September 20261,466+150+5.65%2,804
August 2026n/a-1,302-32.91%2,654
July 2026n/a+218+5.83%3,956
June 2026n/a+1,102+41.81%3,738
May 2026n/a-450-14.58%2,636
April 2026n/a-785-20.28%3,086
March 2026n/a+773+24.95%3,871
February 2026n/a-2,048-39.8%3,098
January 2026n/a+248+5.06%5,146
December 2025n/a+2,160+78.89%4,898
November 2025n/a-1,314-32.43%2,738
October 2025n/a+1,671+70.18%4,052
September 2025n/a-445-15.75%2,381
August 2025n/a-1,062-27.31%2,826
July 2025n/a-412-9.58%3,888
June 2025n/a+385+9.83%4,300
May 2025n/a+910+30.28%3,915
April 2025n/a-1,466-32.79%3,005
March 2025n/a-5,709-56.08%4,471
February 2025n/a+5,134+101.74%10,180
January 2025n/a+48+0.96%5,046
December 2024n/a+167+3.46%4,998
November 2024n/a-3,880-44.54%4,831
October 2024n/a+6,056+228.1%8,711
September 2024n/a-442-14.27%2,655
August 2024n/a-3,313-51.68%3,097
July 2024n/a+313+5.13%6,410
June 2024n/a+2,549+71.84%6,097
May 2024n/a+241+7.29%3,548
April 2024n/a-2,768-45.56%3,307
March 2024n/a+2,076+51.91%6,075
February 2024n/a-5,941-59.77%3,999
January 2024n/a+3,585+56.41%9,940
December 2023n/a-919-12.63%6,355
November 2023n/a+3,565+96.12%7,274
October 2023n/a-5,668-60.45%3,709
September 2023n/a+4,083+77.13%9,377
August 2023n/a-1,625-23.49%5,294
July 2023n/a+2,463+55.27%6,919
June 2023n/a-3,058-40.7%4,456
May 2023n/a-310-3.96%7,514
April 2023n/a-6,621-45.84%7,824
March 2023n/a+8,076+126.8%14,445
February 2023n/a-2,199-25.67%6,369
January 2023n/a+395+4.83%8,568
December 2022n/a-979-10.7%8,173
November 2022n/a+6,487+243.41%9,152
October 2022n/a+78+3.02%2,665
September 2022n/a-112-4.15%2,587
August 2022n/a-1,821-40.29%2,699
July 2022n/a+87+1.96%4,520
June 2022n/a+1,329+42.82%4,433
May 2022n/a-458-12.86%3,104
April 2022n/a-124-3.36%3,562
March 2022n/a-1,206-24.65%3,686
February 2022n/a-1,247-20.31%4,892
January 2022n/a+326+5.61%6,139
December 2021n/a-403-6.48%5,813
November 2021n/a+3,601+137.71%6,216
October 2021n/a-305-10.45%2,615
September 2021n/a-313-9.68%2,920
August 2021n/a-2,593-44.51%3,233
July 2021n/a-185-3.08%5,826
June 2021n/a+1,740+40.74%6,011
May 2021n/a-389-8.35%4,271
April 2021n/a-2,153-31.6%4,660
March 2021n/a+2,362+53.07%6,813
February 2021n/a-2,759-38.27%4,451
January 2021n/a+187+2.66%7,210
December 2020n/a+641+10.04%7,023
November 2020n/a+1,148+21.93%6,382
October 2020n/a+1,812+52.95%5,234
September 2020n/a-481-12.32%3,422
August 2020n/a-2,843-42.14%3,903
July 2020n/a-159-2.3%6,746
June 2020n/a+1,269+22.52%6,905
May 2020n/a-660-10.48%5,636
April 2020n/a-94-1.47%6,296
March 2020n/a+2,400+60.15%6,390
February 2020n/a-4,396-52.42%3,990
January 2020n/a-994-10.6%8,386
December 2019n/a+1,019+12.19%9,380
November 2019n/a+5,719+216.46%8,361
October 2019n/a-150-5.37%2,642
September 2019n/a-348-11.08%2,792
August 2019n/a-5,356-63.04%3,140
July 2019n/a-849-9.09%8,496
June 2019n/a+6,449+222.69%9,345
May 2019n/a-42-1.43%2,896
April 2019n/a-85-2.81%2,938
March 2019n/a-1,917-38.81%3,023
February 2019n/a-868-14.94%4,940
January 2019n/a-383-6.19%5,808
December 2018n/a+725+13.26%6,191
November 2018n/a+2,770+102.74%5,466
October 2018n/a-90-3.23%2,696
September 2018n/a-232-7.69%2,786
August 2018n/a-4,639-60.59%3,018
July 2018n/a-679-8.15%7,657
June 2018n/a+5,803+229.1%8,336
May 2018n/a-433-14.6%2,533
April 2018n/a-1,064-26.4%2,966
March 2018n/a-3,255-44.68%4,030
February 2018n/a-3,162-30.27%7,285
January 2018n/a-539-4.91%10,447
December 2017n/a+1,406+14.68%10,986
November 2017n/a+6,845+250.27%9,580
October 2017n/a-353-11.43%2,735
September 2017n/a-495-13.82%3,088
August 2017n/a-10,573-74.69%3,583
July 2017n/a-887-5.9%14,156
June 2017n/a+12,555+504.62%15,043
May 2017n/a-422-14.5%2,488
April 2017n/a-561-16.16%2,910
March 2017n/a-123-3.42%3,471
February 2017n/a-5,229-59.27%3,594
January 2017n/a+1,054+13.57%8,823
December 2016n/a+1,486+23.65%7,769
November 2016n/a+574+10.05%6,283
October 2016n/a+2,585+82.75%5,709
September 2016n/a+587+23.14%3,124
August 2016n/a-4,615-64.53%2,537
July 2016n/a+1,332+22.89%7,152
June 2016n/a+2,759+90.13%5,820
May 2016n/a+135+4.61%3,061
April 2016n/a-743-20.25%2,926
March 2016n/a-2,654-41.97%3,669
February 2016n/a-2,618-29.28%6,323
January 2016n/a-208-2.27%8,941
December 2015n/a+215+2.41%9,149
November 2015n/a+6,327+242.69%8,934
October 2015n/a-86-3.19%2,607
September 2015n/a-22-0.81%2,693
August 2015n/a-680-20.03%2,715
July 2015n/a-5,596-62.24%3,395
June 2015n/a+6,379+244.22%8,991
May 2015n/a-458-14.92%2,612
April 2015n/a-558-15.38%3,070
March 2015n/a-3,234-47.13%3,628
February 2015n/a-1,090-13.71%6,862
January 2015n/a-2,032-20.35%7,952
December 2014n/a+6,587+193.91%9,984
November 2014n/a-1,403-29.23%3,397
October 2014n/a-316-6.18%4,800
September 2014n/a-2,959-36.64%5,116
August 2014n/a-1,824-18.43%8,075
July 2014n/a+272+2.83%9,899
June 2014n/a+5,188+116.87%9,627
May 2014n/a-5,960-57.31%4,439
April 2014n/a+7,791+298.73%10,399
March 2014n/a-755-22.45%2,608
February 2014n/a-3,111-48.05%3,363
January 2014n/a-2,448-27.44%6,474
December 2013n/a+1,526+20.63%8,922
November 2013n/a+4,723+176.69%7,396
October 2013n/a-361-11.9%2,673
September 2013n/a-936-23.58%3,034
August 2013n/a-6,020-60.26%3,970
July 2013n/a+6,143+159.68%9,990
June 2013n/a-331-7.92%3,847
May 2013n/a-9,626-69.73%4,178
April 2013n/a+10,338+298.27%13,804
March 2013n/a-693-16.66%3,466
February 2013n/a-2,751-39.81%4,159
January 2013n/a-561-7.51%6,910
December 2012n/a-1,593-17.58%7,471
November 2012n/a+6,112+207.05%9,064
October 2012n/a-1,689-36.39%2,952
September 2012n/a-528-10.21%4,641
August 2012n/a-6,973-57.43%5,169
July 2012n/a+7,090+140.34%12,142
June 2012n/a-17,167-77.26%5,052
May 2012n/a+18,325+470.6%22,219
April 2012n/a-1,832-31.99%3,894
March 2012n/a+1,985+53.06%5,726
February 2012n/a-5,994-61.57%3,741
January 2012n/a+1,604+19.73%9,735
December 2011n/a+2,173+36.47%8,131
November 2011n/a-6,354-51.61%5,958
October 2011n/a+8,216+200.59%12,312
September 2011n/a+41+1.01%4,096
August 2011n/a-4,832-54.37%4,055
July 2011n/a+2,760+45.05%8,887
June 2011n/a-6,199-50.29%6,127
May 2011n/a-81,789-86.9%12,326
April 2011n/an/an/a94,115

How many people are playing Portal 2?

1,751 people are playing Portal 2 on Steam right now. That makes it the #507 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,751 players. Today's peak is 23% below its 30-day average daily peak of 2,287.

Portal 2 player count history

Over the last 30 days Portal 2 averaged a daily peak of 2,287 players, down 1% compared with the 30 days before (2,309). Its highest point this month (3,726) is 36% above the same period last year (2,738). In its first month after release (Apr 18, 2011) it peaked at 94,115 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 94,115, set on Apr 20, 2011.

Best time to play Portal 2

Based on the last 14 days, Portal 2 is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 56% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Portal 2 players by hour and weekday

When Portal 2 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 19:00 UTCabout 2,794 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 757 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.7xmore 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 2 with similar games

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

About Portal 2

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Developer
Valve
Released
Apr 18, 2011
Genre
Action, Adventure
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
27 languages, 5 with full audio

Screenshots

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Portal 2 price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$0.79
lowest recorded (-60%) · Jul 8, 2024 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 6 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Portal 2 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 $0.79.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 2 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 2 reviews over time

98% Overwhelmingly Positive98% of 468,806 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Portal 2 on Twitch

95
watching now
15
live channels
236
24-hour peak viewers
91
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Portal 2", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Portal 2 Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

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

Best day: 18 Oct 2026, with a peak of 1,133 viewers and 178 on average.

Portal 2 streamers right now

  1. itsColdLatte16
  2. shikafu614
  3. interloper_sr11
  4. ratatwa11

Top Portal 2 streamers this week

  1. BULLSEYE323
  2. Sutsuno170
  3. Msushi166
  4. Hutts69
  5. Burger4062

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Portal 2 achievements

Portal 2 has 51 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 24.1% of them; the rarest, Still Alive, is held by 2.4% of players.

  • Wake Up CallSurvive the manual override74.0%
  • You MonsterReunite with GLaDOS64.7%
  • UndiscouragedComplete the first Thermal Discouragement Beam test62.6%
  • High FiveCelebrate your cooperative calibration success58.5%
  • Bridge Over Troubling WaterComplete the first Hard Light Bridge test53.2%
  • Team BuildingComplete all test chambers in the Team Building co-op course49.4%
  • SaBOTourMake a break for it46.5%
  • Stalemate AssociatePress the button!45.5%
  • Vertically UnchallengedMaster the Repulsion Gel42.8%
  • Tater ToteCarry science forward40.9%
  • Confidence BuildingComplete all test chambers in the Mass and Velocity co-op course40.9%
  • Stranger Than FrictionMaster the Propulsion Gel39.3%
  • White OutComplete the first Conversion Gel test38.2%
  • Dual Pit ExperimentDo the same test twice36.9%
  • Tunnel of FunnelMaster the Excursion Funnel35.1%
  • Scanned AloneStand in a defective turret detector34.7%
  • The Part Where He Kills YouThis is that part34.4%
  • LunacyThat just happened34.1%
  • Air ShowPerform 2 aerial gestures before touching the ground in co-op33.2%
  • Bridge BuildingComplete all test chambers in the Hard-Light Surfaces co-op course32.0%
  • No Hard FeelingsSave a turret from redemption31.0%
  • Drop BoxPlace a cube on a button without touching the cube28.9%
  • Good ListenerTake GLaDOS' escape advice28.3%
  • Gesticul-8Perform all 8 gestures of your own volition in co-op27.1%
  • Obstacle BuildingComplete all test chambers in the Excursion Funnels co-op course26.3%
  • Preservation of MassBreak the rules in Test Chamber 0724.4%
  • You Saved ScienceComplete all test chambers in all courses of co-op21.2%
  • Portrait of a LadyFind a hidden portrait11.6%
  • Ship OverboardDiscover the missing experiment10.7%
  • Can't Touch ThisDance in front of a turret blocked by a hard light bridge in co-op9.8%
  • Rock Portal ScissorsWin 3 co-op games of rock-paper-scissors in a row9.8%
  • Asking for TroubleTaunt GLaDOS in front of a camera in each of the five co-op courses8.9%
  • PturretdactylUse an Aerial Faith Plate to launch a turret8.7%
  • Pit BossShow that pit who's boss7.9%
  • Door PrizeExamine all the vitrified test chamber doors7.2%
  • Schrodinger's CatchCatch a blue-painted box before it touches the ground6.9%
  • Four Ring CircusEnter 4 different portals without touching the ground in co-op6.8%
  • You Made Your PointRefuse to solve the first test in Chapter 86.5%
  • Professor PortalAfter completing co-op, complete Calibration Course online with a friend who hasn’t played before5.9%
  • Narbacular DropPlace a portal under your co-op partner while they are gesturing5.8%
  • Final TransmissionFind the hidden signal in one of the Rat Man's dens5.4%
  • Empty GestureDrop your co-op partner in goo while they are gesturing by removing the bridge under them4.6%
  • Friends List With BenefitsWhile playing co-op, hug 3 different people on your friends list4.5%
  • OverclockerComplete Test Chamber 10 in 70 seconds4.0%
  • Smash TVBreak 11 test chamber monitors3.7%
  • Iron GripNever lose a cube in Chamber 6 of the Mass and Velocity co-op course3.6%
  • Party of ThreeFind the hidden companion cube in co-op test chamber3.5%
  • Triple CrownSolve 3 co-op chambers in the Mass and Velocity course in under 60 seconds each3.0%
  • Portal Conservation SocietyComplete Chamber 3 in the Hard-Light Surfaces co-op course using only 5 total portal placements2.8%
  • Talent ShowNever lose a cube in Chamber 6 of the Mobility Gels co-op course2.7%
  • Still AliveComplete Course 4 with neither you nor your co-op partner dying2.4%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Portal 2 DLC

Portal 2 has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Portal 2 Soundtrack ↗Sep 24, 2014Free

Latest Portal 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Portal 2 FAQ

Is Portal 2 dead?

No, Portal 2 is not dead. 1,751 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1,751. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Portal 2?

1,751 people are playing Portal 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,751 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Portal 2?

Portal 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 94,115 concurrent players on Apr 20, 2011.

Is Portal 2 growing or declining?

Portal 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 2,287, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Portal 2 most active?

Portal 2 usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does Portal 2 cost?

Portal 2 costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Portal 2 has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Portal 2 on Steam is $0.79 (60% off), on Jul 8, 2024 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Portal 2 on sale right now?

No, Portal 2 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 2 cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Portal 2 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 2 good?

Steam players rate Portal 2 Overwhelmingly Positive: 98% of 468,806 reviews are positive.

When did Portal 2 come out?

Portal 2 was released on Steam on Apr 18, 2011.

Who made Portal 2?

Portal 2 was developed by Valve.

Is Portal 2 still worth playing?

Portal 2 has a big, active player base on Steam today (1,751 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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