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Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative

Odd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios | Jul 15, 2014 | mod

Released

ModSteam Store content

ActionAdventureCasualIndiePuzzleSteam Store

  • Steam app typemod
  • Steam App ID280740
  • Price$4.99
  • Release dateJul 15, 2014
  • DeveloperOdd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is a Steam mod entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typemod
  • Steam App ID280740
  • Price$4.99
  • Release dateJul 15, 2014
  • DeveloperOdd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios
  • PublisherOdd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios
  • Parent gameNot available

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Odd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper StudiosPublisher: Odd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative comes from Odd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios and is published by Odd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios. It arrived on Steam on Jul 15, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Linux so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Store reviews and relationship

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is a mod, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to the main Steam app.

Language and system requirements

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is available in 24 languages including:

EnglishSpanish - SpainHungarianPortuguese - PortugalFrenchItalianGermanCzechDanishDutchPolishPortuguese - BrazilRomanianRussianSimplified ChineseTurkishBulgarianFinnishJapaneseKoreanNorwegianSwedishThaiTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)1GB XP / 2 Vista GB RAMVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher).4 GB available space
macOSMinimumMAC OS X 10.6.7 or higherIntel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)2 GB RAMATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 30004 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative has 6,565 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the mod, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative overview details

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is a community-made mod for Portal 2, inspired by TAG! The Power of Paint. The familiar Portal 2 gels are now contained within the Aperture Science Paint Gun Device and it's your job to test it out! Featuring a new personality-core and an original story with 27 polished levels; the mod offers an exciting and fun experience in varied and interesting new locations throughout Aperture Science. Introducing gels as the core gameplay mechanic completely changes the way you solve puzzles, explore, and survive all the challenges thrown at you! Key Features New Gameplay Mechanics for Portal 2 27 Original Maps and a Full Campaign A New Character with Original Voice-Acting In-Game Level Editor Access to the Source Files used to create the Aperture Tag Single-Player and Co-op Workshop Integration with Source Instances to create your own Paint Gun Maps Steam Trading Cards Full Developer Commentary Completely original Soundtrack by Abarax, Harry101UK, and Christopher McEvoy

SteamPulse editorial summary

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is listed as a mod with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie. Because it is a mod, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameAperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative
Steam App ID280740
Typemod
Release dateJul 15, 2014
DeveloperOdd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios
PublisherOdd Time Studios, Aperture Tag Team, Rockhopper Studios
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Includes Source SDK, Commentary available, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, French, Italian, German, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews5,832
Negative reviews1,214
Total reviews7,046
Positive percent83%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations6,565
Average playtime576 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 15, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)13 July 2026 - 19:29:42 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)13 July 2026 - 19:29:42 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeAperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative was developed by the Aperture Tag Team. We are a bunch of fans of Portal 2 and we are not related to Valve Software. Valve did not develop this game, and as such is not an official game by Valve nor endorsed by them. The game takes place in a world initially created by Valve and as such, we do not claim to own any of the IP, including, but not limiting to Personality Core, Aperture Science, Gels, Portal, and other game content initially featured in previous Valve games, including but not limited to Portal 2, Portal, Counter Strike: Source, Counte…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/280740
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/280740/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/280740
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative?

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is tracked here as a Steam mod, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative growing or declining recently?

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative's latest stored observation is 2 players at 3 June 2026 - 01:30:02 UTC versus a SteamPulse tracked peak of 41, so the stored count has declined by 95.1% from that observed peak. This comparison does not claim coverage before tracking began.

What country-level audience data is available for Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.1%), United Kingdom (8.1%), Estonia (8.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.8%), United Kingdom (7.3%), Estonia (5.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.1%), United Kingdom (7.5%), Estonia (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30%), United Kingdom (7.2%), Estonia (5.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative?

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative currently sits at 83% positive across 7,046 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 5,832 positive reviews and 1,214 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative have?

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative currently has about 37.9K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative?

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 6,565, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

83% positive, 5,832 positive, 1,214 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing InitiativeBuy Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative #46804$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 1GB XP / 2 Vista GB RAM Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher). Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a…

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