Portal: Prelude, as its name implies, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. Its story revolves around the pre-GlaDOS epoch way before she was plugged in. Back then, test subjects were still monitored by real Aperture Science employees, a tedious, dull, and repetitive job. One of the reasons why they decided to build a great artificial intelligence that could both replace them for these complex tasks and also take responsibility for many other functions within the complex while competing with Black Mesa's superiority. All employees of the Aperture Science complex are now eagerly awaiting GlaDOS. A little too eagerly maybe, as the unfolding events will tell... This game is totally free. It offers a bit more gameplay hours than the original Portal, with 8 chapters, 19 test chambers, 48 challenges, 6 advanced maps, a brand new storyline and more than 400 lines of English dialogue with dozens of subtitles languages.

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Portal Prelude remastered with NVIDIA RTX Remix

Portal Prelude remastered with NVIDIA RTX Remix

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12 years on from Portal Prelude releasing as the highest rated Portal mod on ModDB, and placing 3rd in our 2008 Mod of the Year, the remaster is here.

20th Anniversary - Classy Classics

20th Anniversary - Classy Classics

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The classics, the oldies, the goodies, the nostalgia trips - these twenty mods defined a generation and are proof modding perseveres!

Aperture Desk Job and Steam Deck Release; 5 Portal Mods That Kept Portal Still Alive

Aperture Desk Job and Steam Deck Release; 5 Portal Mods That Kept Portal Still Alive

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Aperture Desk Job and Steam Deck Release; 5 Portal Mods That Kept Portal Still Alive

Creativity in Constraints

Creativity in Constraints

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Total freedom can mean total failure for anyone starting down the path of becoming an independent developer. This article is an appended recollection...

Portal: Prelude wins third place at MoTY

Portal: Prelude wins third place at MoTY

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Ok, that's right, it's a kind of big surprise. After 114,000 votes, Portal: Prelude didn't win the ModDB's Mod of the Year Awards, but made it to the...

2008 Mod of the Year Winners

2008 Mod of the Year Winners

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After 114,000 votes, you have chosen this years top 10 mods.

Editors' Choice: Best Single Player Mod

Editors' Choice: Best Single Player Mod

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ModDB's editors select the best single player experiences of 2008.

Modcast S02 E11

Modcast S02 E11

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Sunday has ticked over once again so that means another Modcast informing you on the releases and news from the Modding and Indie community. Hijinks included...

Portal: Prelude 1.1.5 released!

Portal: Prelude 1.1.5 released!

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This new version is shipped with more than 115 bug fixes, improvements and additions (since 1.0.0). We know everything's still not perfect, but we believe...

Mod Video Spotlight - October 2008

Mod Video Spotlight - October 2008

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With October well behind us, it's time to reflect on an Unreal month!

Portal: Prelude 1.1.0 released!

Portal: Prelude 1.1.0 released!

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Portal: Prelude 1.1.0 released! This new version is shipped with more than 80 bug fixes and additions, along with slightly easier first levels.

Portal: Prelude Released!

Portal: Prelude Released!

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That's it! Portal: Prelude is released! Thanks to FilePlanet and Planet Half-Life, you can now download the game one day before the official release date...

Portal: Prelude Preview

Portal: Prelude Preview

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Make no mistake, after all the hype this mod is no lie.

Day One : The Trailer

Day One : The Trailer

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Here we are, Day One. The trailer is up and running.