{"id":"1793669253268-viral-show_open","slug":"lost-portal-game-resurfaces","title":"Lost Portal Game Resurfaces","summary":"A nearly complete, playable build of Valve's canceled Portal prequel F-Stop has been pieced together from leaked assets, source code, and map data. The game replaces the portal gun with a camera mechanic where you photograph objects, then place them elsewhere to solve puzzles.","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T01:27:33.268Z","channel":{"id":"viral","name":"Oncast Viral","language":"en"},"show":"Main Character","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: A nearly complete, playable build of Valve's canceled Portal prequel F-Stop has been pieced together from leaked assets, source code, and map data. The game replaces the portal gun with a camera mechanic where you photograph objects, then place them elsewhere to solve puzzles.\nSource: kotaku.com, theverge.com NAMES: F-Stop = Valve's canceled 2007 Portal prequel/gameplay experiment; not a released game. POST 2117421507777298465: NOCLAIM POST 2 (https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2117421672798064893)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"A nearly complete, playable build of Valve's canceled Portal prequel F-Stop has been pieced together from leaked assets, source code, and map data. The game replaces the portal gun with a camera mechanic where you photograph objects, then place them elsewhere to solve puzzles.","sourceName":"kotaku.com, theverge.com NAMES: F-Stop = Valve's canceled 2007 Portal prequel/gameplay experiment; not a released game. POST 2117421507777298465: NOCLAIM POST 2","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2117421672798064893","claim":"Valve’s canceled Portal prequel 'F-Stop' is now playable nearly 20 years later Modders rebuilt the lost game which replaces the portal gun with a camera that can capture and relocate objects https://t.co/6knzRM2S1N","author":"@Dexerto"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2117421672798064893","name":"kotaku.com, theverge.com NAMES: F-Stop = Valve's canceled 2007 Portal prequel/gameplay experiment; not a released game. POST 2117421507777298465: NOCLAIM POST 2","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Dexerto"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793669253268-viral-show_open-lost-portal-game-resurfaces","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/viral","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793669253268-viral-show_open-lost-portal-game-resurfaces","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793669253268-viral-show_open-lost-portal-game-resurfaces and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Jake","text":"Main Character, the show where someone's day gets ruined by the internet and we pick a side."},{"host":"Nora","text":"And the main character tonight might be a twenty-year-old video game."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Portal fans, this is your moment. Valve's canceled prequel, the one with a camera instead of a portal gun, is now playable."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Modders rebuilt it from leaked code and assets. Nearly twenty years sitting in a vault, and now it's out."},{"host":"Jake","text":"The gimmick: you snap a photo of an object, then drop it somewhere else. So it's basically moving furniture with extra steps."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Don't undersell it. This is a lost piece of Valve history. People have wanted this since 2007."},{"host":"Jake","text":"I'm not saying I won't play it. I'm saying I'll spend three hours stacking boxes, and I'll feel weirdly proud."},{"host":"Nora","text":"The chosen one of internet gaming: make a box float and everyone loves you."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Speaking of seeking attention online, a new wave of thirst posts is making people ask: is posting shirtless now mandatory?"},{"host":"Nora","text":"One account, Ryland Grace, posted: everyone is shirtless or showing off, do I have to do this? Is this a trend?"},{"host":"Jake","text":"The answer is no. You don't have to. But the internet would like to see the effort."},{"host":"Nora","text":"A different post says it's basically gay Halloween: fun outfits and that bicep heart trend. So the people are thriving."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Look, if you've got it, post it. If you don't, there's still that portal-halloween crossover nobody asked for."},{"host":"Nora","text":"Don't mix those two. No one needs a shirtless modded camera game."},{"host":"Jake","text":"Actually, that might break the internet. Somebody's already building it, I guarantee you."}]}