Games Like Portal 2

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, 3D Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 7.2%, Science 6.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is the direct predecessor and the closest match to Portal 2's first-person spatial puzzles, dry humor, and Aperture Science atmosphere.

Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Science 8.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Made by Portal co-creator Kim Swift, it shares Portal's playful first-person puzzling but replaces portals with dimension-shifting physics.

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Funny 10%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person puzzle rooms, talking AI companion, and time-rewinding mechanics make it one of the most Portal-like original games on Steam.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, First-Person 18.1%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers tightly designed first-person sci-fi puzzle rooms and AI-driven narrative beats that will feel very familiar to Portal fans.

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

Why similar: Puzzle 26%, First-Person 17.8%, Science 14% ★, Sci-fi 11.3%, Physics 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its clean first-person puzzle chambers and cube-based environmental manipulation make it one of the clearest mechanical cousins to Portal.

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Action 16%, First-Person 15.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands the same chamber-based first-person puzzle formula with more narrative and a stronger sense of place.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Physics 13.8%, First-Person 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Portal's delight in perspective-breaking puzzle design by turning forced perspective into a constant source of surprises.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Physics 8.7%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Portal 2, it builds entire puzzles around a single ingenious spatial idea and continually finds fresh ways to evolve it.

Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!

Why similar: Science 14.5% ★, Dark Humor 14%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Level Editor 11%, 3D Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzler echoes Portal's chamber structure by using color mechanics, companion-bot humor, and clean environmental logic.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Science 15.5% ★, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle 12%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though more philosophical than comedic, it delivers superb first-person puzzle spaces with layered mechanics and thoughtful sci-fi storytelling.

Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Physics 22.5%, Level Editor 21%, Comedy 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It translates Portal's devices, humor, and testing-lab identity into a bridge-building puzzle format that still feels unmistakably Aperture.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 32.6%, First-Person 17.7%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person logic puzzles and reflective AI-centric narrative appeal strongly to players who loved Portal 2's thinking-heavy design.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.4%, First-Person 33.7%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Sci-fi 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Portal's joy in bending space and player expectations, but does so in a more abstract and surreal way.

Gravitas is a short first-person puzzle platforming game that transports you to the Gallery of Refined Gravity. Manipulate gravity and the gallery itself to prove yourself a pupil worthy of the Curator’s masterwork.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, 3D Platformer 11.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Funny 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This short free puzzler clearly wears its Portal inspiration on its sleeve with gravity mechanics, chamber puzzles, and comedic narration.

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

Why similar: Level Editor 24.1%, Co-op 17.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Funny 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its humor and puzzle-platforming creativity make it a great fit for players who love Portal 2's playful tone and co-op chaos.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Co-op 21.9%, Funny 14.8%, Physics 14.2%, Puzzle 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Portal 2's physics-driven experimentation and comedy, especially for players who enjoy solving messy co-op spatial puzzles together.

A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.

Why similar: Science 27.3% ★, Puzzle 17.6%, First-Person 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person puzzles revolve around elegant room-scale mechanics and a snarky corporate narrator that feels spiritually Portal-like.

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

Why similar: Co-op 41.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, 3D Platformer 8.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While third-person, it matches Portal 2's co-op brilliance with constantly inventive puzzle-platforming and excellent two-player pacing.

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Science 15.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Physics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on first-person sci-fi puzzle solving with physics manipulation and isolated test-space problem design reminiscent of Portal.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 23%, Co-op 18.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Physics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong pick for players who want more cooperative puzzle-platforming with elegant environmental problem solving, even from a different perspective.

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, FPS 14.6%, Physics 10.9%, 3D Platformer 10.8%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes first-person exploration, physics puzzles, and playful humor into a lighter but very satisfying puzzle-platforming adventure.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.2%, Puzzle 24.7%, First-Person 21.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its impossible architecture and spatial-rule manipulation create the same satisfying 'aha' moments that make Portal 2 special.

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Co-op 47.8%, Puzzle 24.5%, First-Person 13.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: If Portal 2's co-op was your favorite part, this offers asymmetric first-person puzzle solving built around communication and teamwork.

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Co-op 39.3%, Puzzle 25.7%, First-Person 13.9%, Level Editor 13.1%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op puzzle rooms scratch a similar collaborative problem-solving itch even if the tone is more escape-room than Aperture.

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.

Why similar: Puzzle 51.2%, First-Person 48.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person environmental puzzles with a mysterious AI-driven story, giving it a similar cerebral sci-fi tone.

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Puzzle 20.5%, First-Person 20.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person puzzle progression and atmospheric world design will appeal if you liked Portal 2 for elegant mechanic-driven problem solving.

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

Why similar: FPS 19.2%, Co-op 18.8%, Physics 15.7%, Funny 14%, Comedy 12.7%

Experience the critically acclaimed and award-winning Portal™ reimagined with full ray tracing and DLSS 4 in this free DLC for Portal owners. Start thinking with portals, with RTX on.

Why similar: Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Why similar: FPS 38.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Physics 7.9%

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.7%, First-Person 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.9%, FPS 14.4%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more action-tinged but still very Portal-adjacent first-person puzzler built around physics, traversal, and experimental chambers.

Shoot paint, mix colors, and solve puzzles in this adventure about friendship and redemption. Just don't enter that portal to another universe, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏTʜɪɴɢ will 𝐛𝐞 ᴘEʀ𝐅𝓔ᴄᴛʟʏ 𝒇 𝔦 𝓃 ҽ . • °

Why similar: Dark Humor 17.8%, FPS 12.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 9.5%

Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

Why similar: FPS 39.6%, Funny 17.2%, Co-op 14.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Comedy 9.2%

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Why similar: FPS 37.8%, Action 16.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Physics 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Why similar: Co-op 24.1%, FPS 22.7%, Funny 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Comedy 10.6%

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Co-op 43%, FPS 38.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.

Why similar: Funny 33.6%, Comedy 23.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 9.6%

KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is the ultimate co-op spider-hunting experience! Either solo or as a team of Exterminators, unleash an arsenal of crazy weapons, wreak havoc, and complete dozens of challenges across seven dimensions under spider siege.

Why similar: Dark Humor 23.1%, Co-op 14.6%, Physics 10.6%, Funny 10.3%, Comedy 9.8%

Suicide Guy is set in the incredibile and extraordinary dreams of its protagonist. What would you do in order to save the thing you love most? Immerse yourself into his weird dreams and help him to wake up before it's too late.

Why similar: Funny 11.9%, Dark Humor 9.9%, Comedy 9.2%, Science 8.3% ★, Puzzle 7.8%

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 27.3%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Why similar: FPS 20%, Co-op 19.7%, Funny 14.1%, Comedy 13.3%, First-Person 11.8%

"Parking Together!" is a chaotic co-op "parking" game! Navigate non-stop hazards to deliver a car to the goal that explodes instantly on impact... Work with your partner to overcome obstacles, clear stages, and conquer the Time Attack!

Why similar: Dark Humor 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, 3D Platformer 15.3%, Co-op 13.1%, Platformer 10.5%

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Why similar: Co-op 38.5%, FPS 33.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Action 7%, Female Protagonist 5.4%

From the depths of hell, climb chained to your friends through diverse worlds. Solo or co-op, try to reach the summit and discover what awaits you there...

Why similar: Co-op 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, 3D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Funny 9.7%

Experience Suicide Guy now in Virtual Reality for the greatest, most immersive snooze! These surreal dreams have never been so chaotic and frantic. If you're faint of heart, do not play this game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Comedy 7.9%, Physics 7.4%, Dark Humor 7.4%, Science 7.4% ★

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Dark Humor 13%, Co-op 12.4%, Comedy 11.5%

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 20.5%, Physics 16.6%, Co-op 12.8%, Puzzle 9.1%

Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.

Why similar: Level Editor 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Co-op 16.6%, Funny 12%, Physics 12%

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. For more information on Portal 2 click here.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.8%, Puzzle 38.1%, Action 16%, Singleplayer 7%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 36%, Sci-fi 16.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Co-op 28.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Funny 9.3%

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Why similar: FPS 30%, First-Person 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Story Rich 12.4%

Welcome to Gravulse, an innovative space curvature laboratory that is trying to "flip" the laws of physics, literally. Here you have to go through many test levels using various new technologies!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Science 11.3% ★, First-Person 10.1%

Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.

Why similar: Level Editor 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Co-op 14.5%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, Funny 10.2%

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, 3D Platformer 22%, Co-op 15.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Physics 7.7%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.1%, Platformer 30.3%, Puzzle 7.5%, Female Protagonist 4.8%, Sci-fi 3.9%

BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.

Why similar: Dark Humor 17.4%, Science 17% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Physics 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%

Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

Why similar: First-Person 25.7%, Funny 21.2%, FPS 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action 10.5%