Portal 2

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Valve's first-person puzzle game, with a co-op campaign and a level editor.

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Release activity

Release activity — 2 releases across 2 days in the last year. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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SundayNo releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 2026No releases on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026No releases on Aug 16, 2026No releases on Aug 23, 2026No releases on Aug 30, 2026No releases on Sep 6, 2026
MondayNo releases on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 20261 release on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026No releases on Aug 17, 2026No releases on Aug 24, 2026No releases on Aug 31, 2026No releases on Sep 7, 2026
TuesdayNo releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 2026No releases on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 2026No releases on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 2026No releases on Aug 11, 2026No releases on Aug 18, 2026No releases on Aug 25, 2026No releases on Sep 1, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on May 27, 2026No releases on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026No releases on Aug 19, 2026No releases on Aug 26, 2026No releases on Sep 2, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on May 28, 2026No releases on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 2026No releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026No releases on Aug 13, 2026No releases on Aug 20, 2026No releases on Aug 27, 2026No releases on Sep 3, 2026
FridayNo releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 2026No releases on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 20261 release on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026No releases on Aug 14, 2026No releases on Aug 21, 2026No releases on Aug 28, 2026No releases on Sep 4, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 2026No releases on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026No releases on Aug 15, 2026No releases on Aug 22, 2026No releases on Aug 29, 2026No releases on Sep 5, 2026

2 releases in the last year

Patch notes

Portal 2 - Update

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed failing to launch on Linux.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 2
  • Subtitles not playing during end credits
  • Not returning to the main menu when credits finish
Security 1
  • Security and exploit fixes reported via HackerOne

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed subtitles not playing during end credits.
  • Fixed not returning to the main menu when credits finish.
  • Security and exploit fixes reported via HackerOne.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a compatibility issue that was causing a crash on Linux clients

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed a compatibility issue that was causing a crash on Linux clients.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed exploits used to crash remote players

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed exploits used to crash remote players.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed an out-of-memory exploit in cooperative mode
Security 1
  • Fixed a remote code execution exploit in cooperative mode

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2:

  • Fixed a remote code execution exploit and out-of-memory exploit in cooperative mode.
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Portal 2 - Update

Security 1
  • Fixed exploits that could lead to crashes or remote code execution against a co-op partner

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2:

  • Fixed some exploits that could lead to crashes or remote code execution against a co-op partner. Reported via HackerOne.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed the ping tool not working in co-op

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed the ping tool not working in co-op.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed not being able to play local splitscreen

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed not being able to play local splitscreen.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed several exploits that could crash a coop partner's game

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed several exploits that could crash a coop partner's game. All reported via HackerOne.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a regression in targeting some entities with the ping tool
Security 1
  • Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners

From Portal 2

  • Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners. All reported via HackerOne.
  • Fixed a regression in targeting some entities with the ping tool.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed several crash and remote code execution exploits
Security 1
  • Fixed security vulnerabilities reported via HackerOne

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2 and Portal 2 Authoring Tools.

  • Fixed several crash and remote code execution exploits, reported via HackerOne.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 2
  • Fixed two remote player crash exploits
  • Fixed a crash on launch that some users were experiencing

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed two remote player crash exploits.
  • Fixed a crash on launch that some uses were experiencing.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed crash exploits reported via HackerOne
Security 1
  • Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed several remote code execution and crash exploits against co-op partners. All reported via HackerOne.
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Portal 2 Update

An update has been released for Portal 2

  • Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • LED color on supported controllers sometimes not being set correctly

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed LED color on supported controllers sometimes not being set correctly.
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Portal 2 - Update

Changed 1
  • Updated to DXVK version 2.0
Fixed 1
  • Fixed some controller input bugs

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Updated to DXVK version 2.0
  • Fixed some controller input bugs
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a visual bug in menus when playing with an external controller

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed a visual bug in menus when playing with an external controller.
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Portal 2 - Update

Changed 1
  • Update localization
Fixed 1
  • Fix the default input configuration for the Steam Deck

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed the default input configuration for the Steam Deck.
  • Updated localization.
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Portal 2 - Update

Changed 1
  • Updated controller support
Fixed 3
  • Fixed a crash in controller vibration
  • Fixed a crash in a sound mixer
  • Fixed a stale material pointer crash

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Updated controller support
  • Fixed a crash in controller vibration
  • Fixed a crash in a sound mixer
  • Fixed a stale material pointer crash
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a scaling issue with some UI elements

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

  • Fixed a scaling issue with some UI elements
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Portal 2 - Update

Changed 5
  • Improve UI for Steam Deck support
  • Improve performance of controller polling
  • Improve general in-game performance
  • Update Steam SDK
  • Update to DXVK Native 1.9.2a
Fixed 3
  • Fix misaligned stack pointer crash in Miles audio
  • Fix input action set selection when switching between game and Puzzle Maker
  • Guard against maps with corrupt mark surfaces caused by some external tools
Security 1
  • Fix Squirrel engine exploits reported via HackerOne

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2 game and Authoring Tools.

  • UI improvements for Steam Deck support
  • Improved performance of controller polling
  • Other general in-game performance improvements
  • Fixed a misaligned stack pointer crash in Miles audio
  • Fixed input action set selection when switching between game and Puzzle Maker
  • Fixed some Squirrel engine exploits, reported via HackerOne
  • Guard against maps with corrupt mark surfaces, caused by some external tools
  • Update Steam SDK
  • Updated to DXVK Native 1.9.2a
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Portal 2 - Update

Fixed 2
  • Fix the game failing to launch on OSX
  • Fix some controller glyphs

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2

  • Fixed the game failing to launch on OSX.
  • Fixed some controller glyphs
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Portal 2 Update

Fixed 1
  • Fixed a recent physics bug that caused some turrets to fall over on map start

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2

  • Fixed a recent physics bug that caused some turrets to fall over on map start.
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Portal 2 Update

Added 2
  • Added a +bench_demo command line parameter which will run a demo and quit after it is finished
  • Added a -bench_settings command line parameter to load cfg/video_bench_{name}.txt files with default presets (very_high_4k, very_high, high, medium, low)
Changed 2
  • Moved the 32-bit Linux binaries into linux32
  • Applied misc. rendering and other optimizations
Fixed 4
  • Fixed custom maps with no lights disabling lighting for the rest of the play session
  • Fixed Model Viewer and Face Poser not opening
  • Fixed demo playback for workshop maps
  • Fixed text corruption related to UTF-8 conversion in some instances on Linux
Removed 1
  • Removed the 100MB workshop level file size limit

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2 game and Authoring Tools

  • Fixed custom maps with no lights disabling lighting for the rest of the play session
  • Fixed Model Viewer and Face Poser not opening
  • Fixed demo playback for workshop maps
  • Fixed some text corruption related to UTF-8 conversion in some instances on Linux
  • Moved the 32-bit Linux binaries into linux32
  • Misc. rendering and other optimizations
  • Removed the 100MB workshop level file size limit
  • Added a +bench_demo command line parameter which will run a demo, and quit after it is finished.
  • Added a -bench_settings command line parameter to load a cfg/video_bench_{name}.txt file containing settings to load. There are a set of defaults provided, very_high_4k, very_high, high, medium and low.
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Portal 2 - Update

Changed 1
  • Compile cubemaps on a3_crazy_box
Fixed 4
  • Fix broken voice overs in languages that have voice localizations (Russian, French, Spanish and German)
  • Fix audio settings being unusable in languages other than English
  • Fix broken text on the PeTI map selection
  • Fix motion pack DLC failing to launch

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2 game and authoring tools:

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug with broken voice overs in languages that have voice localizations (Russian, French, Spanish and German)
  • Fixed the audio settings being unusable in languages other than English
  • Compiled cubemaps on a3_crazy_box
  • Fixed a bug with broken text on the PeTI map selection
  • Potentially fixed motion pack DLC failing to launch
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Portal 2 - Update

Added 1
  • Added controller glyphs to the main menu when using a controller
Changed 3
  • Improved Vulkan implementation with overall performance improvements
  • Massively improved performance with Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) on AMD
  • Made the intro video skippable by any button on a Steam Controller
Fixed 9
  • Fixed the Super 8 teaser not playing on Linux
  • Fixed certain Unicode characters being displayed as garbage on Linux
  • Fixed text corruption in the challenge mode UI on Linux
  • Fixed a crash that could occur with networking on Linux
  • Fixed the text color in advanced video settings not respecting the dark panel UI variant
  • Fixed Model/Texture detail defaulting to Low in Vulkan mode

From Portal 2

An update has been released for Portal 2.

Improvements:

  • Improved Vulkan implementation
    • Overall performance improvements
    • Massively improved performance with Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) on AMD
  • Made the intro video skippable by any button on a Steam Controller
  • Added controller glpyhs to the main menu when using a controller Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the Super 8 teaser not playing on Linux
  • Fixed certain Unicode characters being displayed as garbage on Linux
  • Fixed text corruption in the challenge mode UI on Linux
  • Fixed a crash that could occur wrt. networking on Linux
  • Fixed the text color in advanced video settings not respecting the dark panel UI variant
  • Fixed Model/Texture detail defaulting to Low in Vulkan mode
  • Fixed the challenge mode timer being cut off
  • Fixed a crash after trying to play a demo without having the respective map
  • Fixed a crash when trying to load invalid VPKs
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Portal 2 Authoring Tools - Update

An update has been released for Portal 2 Authoring Tools. This update includes all fixes and improvements from Portal 2.

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