Portal is finally getting its Black Mesa moment, and it's all thanks to the talented Rhubarb & Rhubarb. After 15 years and a brief ghosting stint with Valve, the team has finally finished work on Alive & Kicking, an ambitious fan-made reimagining of the original 2007 title that seeks to address the retcons and aesthetic changes of the sequel, making for a more seamless playthrough of both games.
"Portal: Alive & Kicking is released!" the team announced on Steam. "Hopefully, it will have been worth the wait."
This is a momentous occasion, not only because Rhubarb & Rhubarb have spent over a decade whirring away in their spare time to bring their vision to life, but because, just last month, they hit a wall they couldn't quite portal gun their way out of.
Dot Operator, one of the developers, explained that the team had signed an NDA and non-com form after using source code provided by Valve, only for Valve to go completely silent. That meant Rhubarb & Rhubarb couldn't release the game, leaving a 100 percent finished game waiting in the wings.
Thankfully, that radio silence didn't last long. You can download the mod right now, so long as you own a...
