Portal 2: Community Edition Beta Launches on Steam with Stunning Graphics and Enhanced Features
While Valve is not interested in independently updating its iconic games, gamers have taken matters into their own hands and released a new fan-made project. It's about Portal 2: Community Edition, the open beta of which became available on Steam on the 15th anniversary of the famous puzzle.
What is known
Portal 2: Community Edition is a kind of remaster that is available for free if you own the original game. It is created on the updated Strata Source engine and offers improved graphics, volumetric lighting, high-resolution textures, higher performance, expanded modification capabilities, as well as native support for the Steam Workshop.
Valve was not involved in the creation of Portal 2: Community Edition, but granted developers a license to use the code and generally reacted favorably to the update of its game.
At the moment, there are unfinished elements and bugs may occur, but this is just a beta version, and by the full release, the developers promise to rid Portal 2: Community Edition of all problems.
Source: Steam