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Portal

2007 first-person puzzle video game
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Summary

Portal is a video game[1]. Portal ranks in the top 0.87% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,908 views/month, #168 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Erik Wolpaw[3], Chet Faliszek[4], Kim Swift[5]
  • Creator: Valve Corporation[6]
  • Award received: Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[7], Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[8]
  • Composer: Kelly Bailey[9], Mike Morasky[10]
  • Publisher: Valve Corporation[11]
  • Genre: puzzle video game[12], first-person shooter[13], science fiction video game[14]
  • Based on: Narbacular Drop[15]
  • Followed by: Portal 2[16]
  • Cast member: Alésia Glidewell[17], Ellen McLain[18]
  • Developer: Valve Corporation[19]
  • Part of the series: Portal[20]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[21]
  • Inventory number: 934.2012[22]
  • Designed by: Kim Swift[23]
  • Commons category: Portal (video game)[24]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[25], macOS[26], PlayStation 3[27], Xbox 360[28], Linux[29], Android[30]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[31], multiplayer video game[32]
  • Language of work or name: English[33]
  • Software engine: Source[34]
  • Distribution format: optical disc[35], digital distribution[36], digital download[37]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[38], 90/100[39], 87/100[40]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[41], touchscreen[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: October 10, 2007[44], November 23, 2007[45], November 22, 2007[46], December 11, 2007[47], May 12, 2010[48], May 2, 2013[49]
  • Characters: Chell[50], GLaDOS[51]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8289af70-4b6f-45ec-8d0f-522120ae7cbd[53]

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Subject and Themes

Portal's main subject is rogue AI[54].

Why It Matters

Portal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Portal is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Portal receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[7] and Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[8].

Related Entities

Android computer keyboard Electronic Arts Kelly Bailey Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Mike Patton Museum of Modern Art optical disc PlayStation 3 touchscreen United States Valve Corporation

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . strategywiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . igdb.com. Retrieved . igdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → portal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: portal, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  2. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 9.1/10, 90/100, 87/100 +1
    Lki id → Portal
    Game mode → —
    Subreddit → —
    + 276 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Portal_2007, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293354724|Portal (#293354724)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb Wi"
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