Can I play Portal without a mouse on a Mac with touchpad?

[alpacajackie]

Would like to play Portal on my Macbook without adding a mouse and using the touchpad.

[Kev]

You could try to install "Portal: First Slice". It's the demo for Portal
If your touchpad work's there then it should work for any source-engine-based game.

I see no reason why it shouldn't work, but you can try the demo first. (Safety first ^^)

[Shweeble]

I don't recommend that you do as it would make some parts of the game harder

[Kev]

It depends on the person.
If you are using it for a long time then you will learn how to use it properly.

However, you could use F6 and F9 for Quicksaving and Quickloading

[alitl]

Forgive me for necroing this post but there are many, including me who wondered about game navigabilty using a touchpad, but some would argue it is doable. Exploiting touch tap gestures to replace mouse buttons is a must for this. I play Minecraft using a touchpad now btw so this is not my firsthand trouble playing on a device like yours.

I know, it is just as easy to buy a mouse for this question, and I am pretty sure you have already have purchased a mouse for this question. But more or less, some people will find it intriguing to level up the ante by using other contraptions to work with some games (I recall the late Technoblade who demonstrated Minecraft gameplay using a steering wheel, which magnanmously worked!) The level of skill for using touchpads is similar to driving or just to stretch it abit, like driving a a crane through a highway (my younger sister plays COD on her phone and seems to feel comfortable playing like so. I am still intrigued by the idea but I still preferred PC gaming overall.)

Anyhow, do not forget to just have fun with it, okay? Be well.

[alitl]

Originally posted by Kev:

It depends on the person.
If you are using it for a long time then you will learn how to use it properly.

However, you could use F6 and F9 for Quicksaving and Quickloading

Agreed sir!