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Portal 2

2011 first-person puzzle-platform video game
VideoGame video_game Q279446
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Summary

Portal 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,627 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3], British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], British Academy Games Award for Game Design[5], British Academy Games Award for Story[6], Steam Award for Villain Most In Need Of A Hug[7]
  • Composer: Mike Morasky[8]
  • Publisher: Valve Corporation[9]
  • Genre: puzzle video game[10], first-person shooter[11], science fiction video game[12], post-apocalyptic video game[13]
  • Based on: Portal[14], Tag: The Power of Paint[15]
  • Follows: Portal[16]
  • Producer: Gabe Newell[17]
  • Developer: Valve Corporation[18]
  • Part of the series: Portal[19]
  • Commons category: Portal 2[20]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[21], macOS[22], PlayStation 3[23], Xbox 360[24], Linux[25]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[26], multiplayer video game[27], co-op mode[28]
  • Soundtrack release: Portal 2: Songs to Test By[29]
  • Language of work or name: English[30], French[31], German[32], Spanish[33], Czech[34], Danish[35], Dutch[36], Finnish[37], Hungarian[38], Italian[39], Japanese[40], Korean[41], Norwegian[42], Polish[43]
  • Software engine: Source[44]
  • Distribution format: optical disc[45], DVD[46], Blu-ray Disc[47], digital distribution[48]
  • Review score: 9.4/10[49], 95/100[50], 92/100[51], 94/100[52], 98/100[53]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[54], computer mouse[55], gamepad[56]
  • Country of origin: United States[57]
  • Publication date: April 19, 2011[58], February 26, 2014[59], April 18, 2011[60]
  • Translator: Buka Entertainment[61]
  • Characters: Chell[62], Wheatley[63], GLaDOS[64], Cave Johnson[65], ATLAS[66]

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[67]

  • Community tags: game, video game[68]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0acc6bd9-f294-4356-b8ac-fe95ce92cc9e[69]

Why It Matters

Portal 2 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

FAQs

What awards did Portal 2 receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3], British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], British Academy Games Award for Game Design[5], and British Academy Games Award for Story[6].

Related Entities

Blu-ray Disc Buka Entertainment computer keyboard computer mouse Dee Bradley Baker DVD Electronic Arts Gabe Newell gamepad J. K. Simmons Linux macOS Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 United States Valve Corporation

References

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

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gamicus:Portal_2, half-life:Portal_2, playstation:Portal_2 +7
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  2. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → gamicus:Portal_2, half-life:Portal_2, playstation:Portal_2 +7
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  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → ['2152', '2154', '2153', '2155']
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  4. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → portal-2
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  5. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Portal_2
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  6. 17w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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