Kotaku's Luke Plunkett called Chell's original design in the first game memorable, later noting how in the first Portal "Chell was never really the star of the game" as well as how little she was actually seen.
Kotakus Luke Plunkett kallade Chells design i det första spelet "minnesvärd", och påpekade senare hur "Chell var aldrig riktigt spelets stjärna", liksom hur lite man faktiskt såg henne.