Valve Software

The Profile

Valve Software is an American video game developer and distributor, founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington; known for games such as Half-Life and Portal and for operating the Steam platform.

Founded in 1996 by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Developer of titles including Half-Life, Portal, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, and operator of the Steam digital distribution platform.

The provided review praises Portal (2007) as an ingenious puzzle built around a single brilliant mechanic: portals. The reviewer highlights accessible gameplay, dark humor, strong level design, and solid graphics/audio. Portal is recommended as an original, very well-made first-person puzzle experience.