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Games like Portal Defect

If Portal Defect is your kind of game, the closest matches are DISORDER, Reignbreaker and Hades — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Portal Defect: Portal Defect is a Top-Down Roguelite set in the Future and you are an agent sent to the past to alter it. But something goes wrong!....Will you be able to escape time and space and return home? or will you die trying?

2021ActionIndieCasualFree to playWindowsby Gin Motion
Portal Defect — Steam game cover

Players who liked Portal Defect also play

Steam players who put hours into Portal Defect also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. DISORDER

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Reignbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Anomaly Agent

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Heroes of Hammerwatch II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    2025ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Spell Disk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Portal Defect fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Reignbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Anomaly Agent

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Spell Disk

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Build unique synergy spell combos to destroy the hordes of monsters and bosses in this rogue-lite action game.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Portal Defect.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Portal Defect

Is Portal Defect free to play?
Yes — Portal Defect is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Portal Defect?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Portal Defect are DISORDER, Reignbreaker, Hades.
Who developed Portal Defect?
Portal Defect was developed by Gin Motion.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Portal Defect.

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