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Portal 2 — Fix & Refund Help

2011 · Shooter, Puzzle · Valve Software · ESRB Everyone 10+ · Metacritic 95

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Refund eligibility & appeal

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My appeal package — Portal 2

Likely eligible
Platform policySteam
Playtime1 h
Owned (days)—

Refund window: under 2 hours played and within 14 days of purchase — no questions asked.

Appeal letter draft

Subject: Refund request — Portal 2 (Crashes / won’t start)

Dear Steam Support,

I am requesting a refund for Portal 2, purchased on [purchase date]. The game is game crashes at launch or during play, which makes it unusable for me.

Purchase details:
- Game: Portal 2
- Platform: Steam
- Purchase date: [date]
- Playtime: 1 hour(s)
- Issue: game crashes at launch or during play

This is a genuine technical issue rather than a change of preference. I have included my system information and steps already tried. Please process a refund or offer an alternative resolution.

Thank you,
[Your name]
[Account/order number]

Evidence checklist

  • Receipt / order confirmation with date
  • Screenshot or clip of the issue (error code, crash, FPS counter)
  • System specs (CPU, GPU, RAM, OS, driver version)
  • Steps already tried (driver update, file verify, reinstall)
  • Server-status screenshot if the issue is online/matchmaking

Generated at GameFixPro · 2026-08-21

About Portal 2

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.

Its plot directly follows the first game's, taking place in the Half-Life universe. You play as Chell, a test subject in a research facility formerly ran by the company Aperture Science, but taken over by an evil AI that turned upon its creators, GladOS. After defeating GladOS at the end of the first game but failing to escape the facility, Chell is woken up from a stasis chamber by an AI personality core, Wheatley, as the unkempt complex is falling apart. As the two attempt to navigate through the ruins and escape, they stumble upon GladOS, and accidentally re-activate her...

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Sources & attribution

  • Game metadata and requirements via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • Refund verdicts summarize each platform's published policy (Steam, Epic, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo) and are not a guarantee of outcome.
  • Fix steps are ordered troubleshooting guidance based on common causes — they are not official developer support.
How the refund verdict works

The verdict compares your playtime and purchase date against the platform's published window (14 days / 2 hours on Steam and Epic; discretionary on PlayStation; 14-day capped on Xbox; no-refund policy on Nintendo eShop for downloaded software). Technical defects are weighed more favourably than preference changes, which is why the appeal letter template asks you to state the specific issue and attach evidence.