

The giveaway is likely an attempt to increase sales of the Portal sequel, which is currently selling for $29.99.Īlthough it is not uncommon for Steam to giveaway PC games, it is somewhat uncommon that they would giveaway such a popular game. The price eventually dropped to $10, probably related to the launch of the highly anticipated Portal 2. Some time later, it was released a standalone $20 game. Portal was originally released as a part of Valve's The Orange Box bundle of games. Basically, portals need to be created in order to move objects, lasers and Chell, herself, through the maze. This maneuver allows the player to launch objects or the main character across large spaces. Whatever speed the object or person goes into the portal is the same speed at which the person or object will exit the corresponding portal. Speed also plays a roll in portal transportation. Any object that moves through one, will come out the other. Neither orange or blue is specifically an entrance or exit. Only one of each color can exist at any given time. If an orange portal is created while another orange portal is already in the game, the old portal disappears. The portal gun can create two portal ends, orange and blue, which create a connection between two different locations. The player controls Chell, the protagonist, who uses the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (or portal gun) to navigate through the puzzle. The gameplay can take some time to get used to, but once adjusted, most players can't get enough of. Portal is a complex, single-player, first-person puzzle game, developed by Valve Corporation.
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A game which is normally priced at $10, can now be downloaded to your Windows or Mac PC absolutely free. In fact, from September 16th to September 20th of this year, Steam is giving away the first Portal game to anyone with a Steam account. Steam also offers an online store, where they sell online PC games, and sometimes, they even give games away to their customers (well, a lot of the time). The website provides forums for gamers to share experience, ask for help, or just vent about problems they're experiencing with the game they're playing. Steam is a popular online gaming platform.
