Portal 2 - The Final Hours

Portal 2 - The Final Hours suits solo players who want to look behind Portal 2's development. This digital release combines a detailed production account with photos, videos, interviews, and interactive scenes, including a portal diagram and a Wheatley experience. At $1.99 from Steam, it is most suitable when documentary extras and design history are the goal, rather than the full main game. At $1.99 on Steam, the offer can be compared directly with the current Steam price for the same context.

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76%Steam Reviews770 reviews

Released: May 17, 2011

Story Rich · Game Development · Action · Puzzle · Adventure

Steam·Platform:·United States Steam official price~ $1.99Buy now

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All-time low ~ $0.39across Steam & third-party stores

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01About Portal 2 - The Final Hours

Portal 2 - The Final Hours is a digital multimedia book about the making of Portal 2. It combines an in-depth written account with photos, videos, interviews, music, and interactive material from Valve's offices. An interactive portal diagram explains how portals work, while panoramas, development footage, and a Wheatley experience offer a closer look at the creative process. The Steam PC version is designed for single-player use. The interface is available in English. Rating: 76% from 770 reviews.

Credits

Developer

Geoff Keighley

Publisher

Geoff Keighley

Steam player reviews

76%positiveMostly Positive770 Steam reviews

Lowest recorded in 36 months

$0.792024-03-14 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.

Language support

Language	Interface	Subtitles	Audio
English	Yes	—	—

Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19

02Before you buy

Edition and content

This Steam PC release is a digital multimedia book about the making of Portal 2, not the complete Portal 2 game.

Language and media

The interface is available in English. It includes photos, videos, interviews, music, and interactive experiences.

03Frequently asked questions

What is Portal 2 - The Final Hours?

It is a digital multimedia experience about Portal 2's development, combining a written account with interactive material.

Can I use it alone?

Yes. Steam PC data lists it as a single-player experience.

What interactive content is included?

It includes an interactive portal diagram, 360-degree Valve office photos, and music development material.

Popular Steam reviews

Native-language selection · 10 reviews

Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.

RecommendedSteam player

12/27/2013

First of all, this is no game but a virtual interactive book, and a very good one as a matter of fact. To everyone who is interested in the behind the scenes of Portal 2, and how a development of a game works at Valve, you're in for one hell of a ride. I absolutely recommend it, it shows the everyday routine of an employee at Valve, some very enlightening points of view on their known delays and some videos plus slideshows to keep you interested while reading. If you read it all calmly and with some attention it will take you a bit less than an hour to go through it all, but I assure you, it's absolutely worth it.Show moreShow less

3.8 hours at review288 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

02/15/2021

While some of the background about the development of Portal 2 is very interresting to read, I can not recommend to pay for this "App" because its broken and not cared about for some time. And so many links in this document, that might have brought some extra depth at release in 2011, simply don't exist anymore and you get pages full of error code. Meh =/ I gladly pay some € for an insight article about Valve, but this presentation has aged badly and is just super outdated in 2021, sorry Geoff.Show moreShow less

2.4 hours at review80 people found this helpful

RecommendedSteam player

04/27/2014

The Final Hours is not a game (though can't you imagine one - set perhaps during the Seven Hour War, trying to escape as the facility collapses and the Combine invade the test chambers?), it's a book. It covers how Portal was created, the complex gestation of the sequel, and the personalities involved at every step. The book is interesting, revealing a lot of behind the scenes info. You learn what a complicated business creating a computer game is, especially a Valve one, and something of the stresses involved. For even at a company like Valve, creating a game is hard work, and it takes its toll. The book makes what use of its computer nature as it can, embedding videos and interactive content. They do not add that much overall though - the pictures and words are what matter.Show moreShow less

5.1 hours at review107 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

11/06/2015

I'm sorry to say this glorified PDF file is of little interest to anyone looking to get a look at the creative process behind Portal 2. In fact, the whole thing feels like an incredibly convoluted internet ad. There is a 'Buy Portal 2' button constantly present on all pages, right next to the permanently visible link to the author's website. One page early on in this document has as many as 7 'Buy on iTunes' icons, as well as the text 'Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes'. After the splash screen, four pages of marketing material for the author, Portal 2 and Valve follows, only then to land on the document contents screen. Sometimes you'll come across videos that are available in the document, but then there are also YouTube links to Valve and Portal related videos. And guess what? not all of them are available anymore - they're set to private viewing only. Although it's mildly interesting to read about the varied backgrounds of some of the creators, and to get a glimpse at internal Valve projects, there is really nothing you can get out of this thing that you can't get out of the Portal's and Portal 2's excellent commentary modes. I sincerely think that this would have been better off as a free PDF download. But hey, it's only 2 euros, so if you feel like reading an extended internet article at the price of a full magasine, go ahead.Show moreShow less

0.9 hours at review78 people found this helpful

Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.