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The companies said that the new game “fully embraces the Portal license” while primarily focusing on the puzzle and physics elements of Bridge Constructor. Similar to past Bridge Constructor games, players will have to build bridges to connect pathways and safely traverse across chasms without falling to their death.
“Hello and welcome back to the Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment center.”
We welcome all lucky applicants to Bridge Constructor Portal with our new vehicle-based test chambers, Quantum Tunnels and patented Aperture technology! For the last year we’ve been secretly working in our underground labs on the next iteration of the million-selling Bridge Constructor series. This new stand-alone title will release on PC, MacOS, Linux, mobile devices, and console, and fully embraces the Portal license, one of the most beloved video game franchises of the last decade.
The Portal elements come in with the gaming being set in Aperture Laboratories, as well as various in-game items that players can use to solve puzzles, like the companion cube and the repulsion and propulsion gels from Portal 2. GLaDOS will also narrate your progress and failure as you make your way through the new vehicle-based test chambers.


The price of Bridge Constructor Portal hasn’t yet been disclosed, but those interested can expect more information ahead of the game’s release. Bridge Constructor‘s paid iOS app is currently priced at $1.99 [Direct Link], so players can likely expect a price point above $2, considering that the game will also be launching simultaneously on Mac and PC as well as eventually coming to consoles, like the Nintendo Switch.
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Bridge Constructor Portal Defies Gamer Outrage, Impresses Reviewers
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Despite the seething outrage from the gaming community after learning that the new Portal game would be a Bridge Constructor tie-in, it seems the game is actually good. This is the impression that a lot of reviewers are giving after trying it out, at least. Who would have thought that the physics-defying portal gun could be useful for building actual bridges?
As The Verge notes, when it was announced that a new Portal game would be released as a Bridge Constructor feature, it was about as far from what fans expected as it could possibly be. Far from the first-person puzzle platformer that it was in the past, Valve collaborated with ClockStone Software to create what might just be the most unexpectedly good partnerships of 2017.
For those who haven’t played Bridge Constructor before, the game basically involves building a bridge that would be used by vehicles to cross from point to point. However, the title uses a fairly realistic physics aspect, which forces players to pay close attention to the design and structure of the bridges they create.
By adding the Portal element in the game, Bridge Constructor received an extra level of complexity, but it also provided players with another interesting tool to work with. This is the secret for why Bridge Constructor Portal seems to resonate with reviewers.
Many publications, including Kotaku, thought that the game would not be worth playing. After a few hours with the title, it seems this dismissive attitude was quickly replaced with praise for such a solid puzzle game.
The implementation of the Portal aspects in the game is also apparently excellently geared towards helping fans of the series instantly find the gameplay familiar. It’s one of those moments when the gaming community is reminded of just how good of a developer Valve still is despite its limited releases.

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