Portal has no announced film adaptation, but a director with a hit horror film has expressed interest in making one. A licensed-style Companion Cube case for Valve's Steam Machine is available for pre-order.
Portal remains a dormant game franchise with no new game projects announced, but it has surfaced in two distinct contexts in mid-2026. The first is a hardware accessory: on June 22, Dbrand opened pre-orders for a Steam Machine case designed to look like the Companion Cube from Portal. The case includes ventilation holes, a magnetic front panel, LED slits, and port covers. It ships in September but does not ship to Japan. A standard edition costs $129.95 and includes a Steam Controller skin and a cake cloth; a $30-off Poverty Cube edition omits those accessories.
The second is a potential film adaptation. Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of the horror film 'Backrooms', told The New York Times that a feature-length film adaptation of Portal is a 'future dream.' Parsons said his artistic approach is more influenced by games like Portal and Half-Life than by traditional Hollywood filmmaking. He is currently focused on completing a television series adaptation of 'Backrooms.' No studio, writer, or production timeline has been attached to the Portal film idea.
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Oct 5
Dusk Dog Studio announced One More Depth, a top-down hack-and-slash action adventure built around roguelite-style build-crafting for up to four players in co-op. The studio's previous title is the side-scrolling pixel-art action game Portal Dungeon, which holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. Players control an orphan who enters a dungeon in an unknown otherworld to find a legendary treasure and rescue villagers, recovering lost memories. A dual-class system and over 100 item and equipment types shape each build.
Oct 5
CropFactor Team has released a teaser video for Project Capture, a Portal 2 mod built on F-Stop, a scrapped early concept for the game. Players use the ASQRA Quantum Camera to capture objects and relocate them into physical space instead of carrying a portal gun. Portals remain in the environment as fixed elements, and the final stage unlocks the ability to move them between designated frames. Release is scheduled for 2028.
Aug 29
Mod team Rhubarb & Rhubarb released Portal: Alive & Kicking, a mod for Portal 2 that fully remakes the original Portal. The mod rebuilds the classic with Portal 2 graphics, improved puzzle hints, a new soundtrack, and an original campaign. It is available on Steam and requires Portal 2. Portal developer Jeep Barnett praised the work, saying nothing has been overlooked.
Jun 23
Dbrand began overseas pre-orders on June 22 for a Steam Machine case designed to look like the Companion Cube from Portal. The case includes ventilation holes, a magnetic front panel, LED slits, and port covers. Shipping is set for September, but the product does not ship to Japan. A standard edition costs $129.95 and includes a Steam Controller skin and cake cloth; a $30-off Poverty Cube edition omits accessories.
Jun 5
Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of the hit horror film 'Backrooms', told The New York Times that a feature-length film adaptation of Valve's puzzle game 'Portal' is a 'future dream.' Parsons said his artistic approach is more influenced by games like 'Portal' and 'Half-Life' than by traditional Hollywood filmmaking. He is currently focused on completing a television series adaptation of 'Backrooms'.