Portal 2 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-04-21
Review summary
  • Engaging and immersive story
  • Challenging and enjoyable puzzles
  • Excellent cooperative mode
  • Engaging puzzle-solving mechanics
  • Puzzles vary in difficulty
  • Frustrating gameplay elements
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Categories

Puzzle SolvingCooperative MultiplayerPhysics SimulationFirst-Person PerspectiveStory-driven GameplayCustom Level EditorPlatformingScience Fiction

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
458,027
Positive
452,09298.7%
Negative
5,9351.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
23,060,575
Estimated revenue
$230,375,144
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
880.24%
Estimated copies lost
4,431
Estimated revenue lost
$44,266
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
890.2%
Avg playtime 1h
6041.7%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
4851.3%
Avg playtime 35.7h
34,82396.7%
Avg playtime 32.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day7.5 rev/day
Last 30d103.4 rev/day
Quarterly473.1 rev/qtr
Days covered4,819.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
36,001 total
Organic purchasers32,06489.1%
Voted up: 98%
Key activations3,93710.9%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
36,001 total
First impression0-2h1,2013.34%
Voted up: 91%
Mid game2-10h15,78043.8%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h10,40828.9%
Voted up: 99%
Endgame20h+8,61223.9%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.98% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
98.3%
Global baseline 98.4%
352 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 458,027 total.