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Portalborn
A fully text-based single-player RPG inspired by classic MUDs. Step through portals into hand-authored and generated realms that scale to your character. Hunt loot, craft and enhance equipment, level multiple classes, and create your own adventures in the Portal Workshop.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Portalborn is a modern take on the MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) genre, wrapped in an ever-expanding single player experience. At its core, it's a game about visiting various portals and bringing back loot, with a lot of freedom when it comes to character building and a nice variety…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“This game scratches a very niche itch i have had for years. From what i have seen so far, the developer seems nice, putting hotfixes shortly after a bug is mentioned. UI being very customizable gives me more joy, and the thought of this game growing more and more, especially…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“This game holds immense potential and will undoubtedly appeal to fans of text-based MUD RPGs. That said, there are still numerous areas that need polishing and refinement. Crafting a high-quality text RPG is no easy feat—without visuals or background music to set the mood,…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Portalborn — Faster Startup
Hello everyone! A small technical update this time, and one I want to explain properly rather than bury in a list. The game opens about a third of a second sooner Back in June, when some players — mos
Portalborn — Elite Fights and Fixes
Hello again! A smaller update this time, mostly fixes — including one that had been quietly telling players the wrong numbers for weeks. Celestial Rift's elites are finally elite Three monsters in Cel
Portalborn — The Mid-Autumn Festival
Hello everyone! Before anything else, I want to say thank you. More than 80% of Portalborn's players are Chinese, and your support, your reports, and your patience with a game built by one person have
Portalborn — Things That Weren't Quite Telling the Truth
Hello everyone! A lot of this update is about things that were quietly saying one thing and doing another. Pets that promised a bonus and gave nothing. A map that looked complete when you'd barely sta
Portalborn — Recovery, Hazards, and a Better-Looking World
Hello everyone! This one is mostly about the time between fights — and a fair amount of it is groundwork. Hero classes are going to need hazards that threaten a level-100 character, shrines worth walk
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Text-Based · Dungeon Crawler · RPG · Level Editor · Procedural Generation · Loot · Crafting · Singleplayer · Adventure · Class-Based · Exploration · Inventory Management (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 29 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or faster Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics with WebGL support Storage: 700 MB available space Sound Card: Any standard sound device