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82BANG SCORE
Portal
Worth it · Shooter · 2007
Solid value for the price: about 3.1h, $9.99 (~$3.22/hr), 99% positive.
The verdict
Becomes a BANGER at $8.63
14% off today's $9.99. Wait for that sale.
$3.22/hr over the 3.1h main story, $0.95/hr if you 100% it (10.5h).
Better value than 97% of Shooter games
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Length
3.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
10.5h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$3.22/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$9.99
Reviews
99%
195,137 reviews
Metacritic
90
critic score
Players
15.0M
owners (estimate)
Released
2007
What drives the score
Value$3.22/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length3 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews99% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach15M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement3% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic90/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Price history
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DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
GenreShooter
Achievements15
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