Portal 2seems like a lifetime ago, now. It released all the way back in 2011 and was the last (and just the second) time Valve took us on a journey through its puzzle-based game with the sardonic robot antagonist. It’s a shame we never got a third entry, as it feels like there’s still so much to explore. Still, we can always make what we have look shinier.
As noted byDSO Gaming, you can now playPortal 2via Nvidia’s RTX Remix software, which gives the game full Path and Ray Tracing features. To put it simply (because I don’t understand how the tech works myself), it boosts the lighting and overall visuals, making you go “ooh, shiny,” throughout.
You can download the mod – which was created by user xoxor4d – fromGitHib. However, it should be noted that this is still a work in progress. The description on the download page says RTX Remix was “never intended to support Portal 2.” As such, you may encounter one or two bugs or a few crashes, so do bear that in mind before you install it.
Remixing the classics
Here are the features for the RTX Remix compatibility mod of the game:
As you’re able to see from the video above,Portal 2lookspretty striking. To be fair, even though it’s been 13 years since it was released, the vanilla experience still holds up, but if you can get it running through Nvidia’s toolkit, you’ll definitely notice the visual differences.
Nvidia launched the beta of RTX Remixat the start of this year. Since then, modders have been using it to inject a bit of Ray Tracing goodness into some classic games, includingThe Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind,GTA: Vice City,Half-Life 2,Tomb Raider, and even theoriginalUnreal.
We also got an official release of anRTX Remix version of the firstPortalback in 2022, which looked stunning. However, it was notable for requiring a much beefier system to run when compared to the standard game.
According to theSteam page, it even recommends a GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card and 32GB of RAM if you want to play it on “Ultra” settings. Maybe that’s one of the reasons it has a review score of “Mixed.”
