Mashups and mods for games you own · Updated
Portal Life: Portal + Half-Life 2
Portal Life joins Portal and Half-Life 2. Portal joined to Half-Life 2. Melty treats it as a single mashup in Discover.
Free for Windows.
Facts
- Product
- Melty desktop app
- Price
- Free
- Platform
- Windows
- Publisher
- Stella Montis Inc.
- Requires owned games
- Yes. Missing titles open their store.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-12
- Mashup
- Portal Life
- Game A
- Portal
- Game B
- Half-Life 2
- On Melty landing
- Yes, shown in Discover
Portal Life facts (2026-10-12)
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Portal Life |
| Joined games | Portal + Half-Life 2 |
| Launcher | Melty for Windows |
| Price | Free |
| Owned copies required | Yes |
| Play | Downloads mashup, installs, starts host game |
| Uninstall | Restores the game files Melty changed |
| Multiplayer | Invite link on multiplayer mashups |
Portal Life on Melty
Portal Life is one of the mashups Melty shows on the public landing under Discover. Portal joined to Half-Life 2. Melty treats it as a single mashup in Discover.
Portal gun puzzles; featured in Portal Life with Half-Life 2. The other half of Portal Life: City 17 content joined to Portal.
Melty does not give you Portal or Half-Life 2. If a copy is missing, the app opens that game's store. There is no charge for Melty or for the mashup itself.
What Play does for this mashup
Press Play. Melty downloads Portal Life, installs the files the mashup needs, and starts the host game. That is the whole setup path — no separate Vortex profile, no hand-copied folder.
When you uninstall the mashup, Melty puts every file back as it was. Report a mashup from its page if an upload looks wrong; every upload is checked for dangerous files.
Friends and publishing
If the mashup is multiplayer, Play also gives you an invite link. Keep it private, send it to friends, or open a public lobby.
To make a variant, copy Melty's instructions into Claude Code or Codex and describe how you want Portal and Half-Life 2 to meet. The coding agent builds the mashup and publishes it.
FAQ
What is Portal Life?
Portal Life is a Melty mashup that joins Portal and Half-Life 2 into one Play action. Portal joined to Half-Life 2. Melty treats it as a single mashup in Discover.
Do I need Portal and Half-Life 2?
Yes. Mashups run on games you own. If either title is missing, Melty sends you to its store.
Is Portal Life official DLC?
No. It is a mashup/mod launched from Melty, not a publisher DLC pack.
What does Play do?
It downloads the mashup, installs what it needs, and starts the game. Uninstalling puts every file back as it was.
Can I play with friends?
Yes, on multiplayer mashups. Press Play to get an invite link, then keep it private, share it, or go public.
Is Melty safe?
Every upload is checked for dangerous files. If a mashup looks wrong, report it from its page.
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