Is The Portal Trial free?

Yes — The Portal Trial is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is The Portal Trial Steam Deck verified?

Yes. Valve has tested The Portal Trial and rates it Verified: it runs well on Steam Deck out of the box, with default controls and readable text.

Can I play The Portal Trial on Mac?

Yes. The Portal Trial has a native macOS version on Steam.

Is The Portal Trial multiplayer?

No — Steam lists The Portal Trial as single-player only.

Is The Portal Trial on PC Game Pass?

No — The Portal Trial is not on PC Game Pass right now.

The Portal Trial

Name: The Portal Trial
Brand: Espale Studios
Availability: InStock

Espale Studios · January 19, 2024 · Precision Platformer, Platformer, 2D Platformer, Story Rich, Pixel Graphics

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About The Portal Trial

Ingression: The Portal Trial offers a sneak peek into the immersive world of precision platforming with portals. Experience the prologue of the full game for free, tackling not only the initial levels but also venturing into more challenging stages.

The Portal Trial — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck: Verified
Player modes: Single-player
Controller: Full controller support
PC Game Pass: Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended May 25, 2026

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Not recommended Aug 6, 2025

Celeste but with out any of the fun or charm of Celeste

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Recommended Jul 19, 2026

challenging platformer and free!

Recommended Jul 14, 2026

For a demo, the game had me immersed. I very much enjoyed the platforming because although it felt like Celeste's, it was different; I loved the portal mechanics, the movement felt great, and the VFX and SFX were on point for me. I'll check out the full game since it seems very promising, great job devs!

Not recommended Mar 31, 2026

I'm neutral about this one. The level design is sometimes good, sometimes bad. At the end of this demo you practically already have to know the level by heart. I was also rickrolled, so I'm heading towards a negative review. Oh and it says it supports Dual-Sense controller... It didn't for me, I had to enable Steam Input.

Recommended Aug 4, 2025

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