Portal

Valve · 2007

First-person · Puzzle · Platformer · PC · Console · Mobile

Dimension: 3D
Rendering: Realistic
Colors: Gray Black Brown Blue Export palette ↓
Linework: No outlines
Shading: Soft gradient
Post-processing: Bloom
Palette: Muted, Cool

Then and now2007 Windows PC → 2022 Windows

About

Portal is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform game set inside Aperture Science Laboratories. Players create linked portals to move themselves and objects through test chambers overseen by GLaDOS.

Art style

Portal (2007, Valve) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and bloom. The palette is muted and cool.

Then and now 2007 → 2022

Portal screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

2007 · Windows PC

Portal with RTX screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)

2022 · Windows

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release: Original release · Windows PC (1995-2009)
Developer: Valve
Ported by: Nvidia Lightspeed Studios
Publisher: Valve
Engine: Source
Released: 2007-10-10 North America, Windows
2007-10-10 North America, Xbox 360
2007-10-18 Europe, Windows
2007-10-18 Europe, Xbox 360
2007-10-25 Australia, Windows
2007-10-25 Australia, Xbox 360
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Linux, Android (Nvidia Shield), Nintendo Switch
Credits: Kim Swift Designer
Links: steam · wikipedia

Screenshots 5

Versions of Portal 2

Portal screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

2007 · Original releasePortal Windows PC

Portal with RTX screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)

2022 · RemasterPortal with RTX Windows

Related

Portal series 4 games

Portal screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Portal 2 screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)

2011Portal 2

Portal with RTX screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)

2022Portal with RTX

Portal: Companion Collection screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

2022Portal: Companion Collection

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