Portal: Companion Collection
Solve physical puzzles by sending yourself and objects through portals in a collection of Portal and Portal 2, with a separate cooperative campaign in the sequel.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.5 / 10
About this game
Portal: Companion Collection brings together Portal and Portal 2. Inside Aperture Science Laboratories, you open portals to move yourself and objects through space. Progress depends on working out how those connections solve the physical puzzle in front of you, then putting that solution into action. Portal 2 extends this idea with a wider range of laboratory puzzles. Its cooperative campaign has its own story and test chambers, giving a partner a separate set of problems to tackle with you. Split-screen and online play provide different ways to work together, while dark humor accompanies the laboratory challenges.
Collected in series
Portal is Valve’s science-fiction puzzle series about connecting spaces inside the unsettling laboratories of Aperture Science. Its first-person adventures mix physical experimentation with dry humour, while a licensed crossover takes those ideas into bridge building.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy turning spatial ideas into working solutions.
Portal placement makes understanding a room part of the action, which should appeal to experimental puzzle solvers. The separate cooperative campaign offers a different attraction: reasoning through a problem together.
Strengths
- A separate cooperative campaign gives shared problem-solving its own material.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy testing spatial hypotheses and discussing solutions with a partner.
Play notes: Split-screen multiplayer needs a compatible controller for each player; online play requires Nintendo Switch Online.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The sequel's expanded puzzle vocabulary and separate cooperative campaign offer different contexts for applying the central idea. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Moving both yourself and objects through portals should reward thinking about routes as well as destinations. | Reviewed | 9.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The combination of laboratory challenges and dark humor may appeal to players who like their puzzles wrapped in an unsettling joke. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Split-screen offers a way to cooperate without the online membership requirement, provided each player has a compatible controller. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- NVIDIA Lightspeed StudiosValve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Release date
- Jun 28, 2022
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- First PersonCompilationLinear LevelsLocal Co-opScience FictionHumorousStory-drivenPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJun 28, 2022
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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