Was Portal ever free?

[Gordon Freeman]

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[Kargor]

This is from my library:

[***] command> list-games portal
     400: Portal; last played 2018-05-25 00:39:32; playtime 16 minutes; pkg 4314 purchased 2010-05-13 13:12:26 (Complimentary)
  247120: Portal 2 Sixense Perceptual Pack; pkg 32032 purchased 2016-10-31 18:12:43 (Complimentary)

So yes, Steam had it for free in May 2010. Whether they had another giveaway since then -- no idea.

[Pscht]

Go to steamdb and look for the price graph.

[morrisseyshair]

Yes, it was free. That's how Valve got their hooks into me, actually. I got Steam just to claim the free game.

[Rokonuxa]

I distinctly remember being bummed about missing it, then years later getting it and EVERY OTHER valve game in the complete collection for a few cents.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Valve has given away Portal 1 quite a few times since 2010.

[Rin]

Purchased: Sep 16, 2011 @ 12:59pm
Learning with Portals
Total $0.00