Portal 2 vs The Beginner’s Guide

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Portal 2 vs The Beginner’s Guide — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Portal 2 Portal 2 Electronic Arts, Valve The Beginner’s Guide Everything Unlimited
Overview
Release Date April 18, 2011 October 1, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+
Developer Valve Software Everything Unlimited
Publisher Electronic Arts, Valve Everything Unlimited
Official Site http://www.thinkwithportals.com/ http://www.thebeginnersgui.de
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, Puzzle Adventure, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Local Co-op Single-player
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 11 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 95 / 100
Community Rating 4.6 / 5 (6,108 ratings) 4.4 / 5 (469 ratings)
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card). Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible