The Story of Portal: How Gabe Newell Fell In Love With Kim Swift’s Student Game

Valve’s series of Portal games are among the most iconic titles in all of gaming. The adventures of Chell, Wheatley, and GlaDOS, have become fan favourites for many players, as well as introducing loads of brand new fans to games for the very first time. The game started life as a student project for Kim Swift and a group who named themselves Nuclear Monkey software. Their game, Narbacular Drop, was designed around a unique portal mechanic, that caught the interest of Gabe Newell and his team at Valve. Th