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Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night

Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Guacamelee! Gold Edition (2013) is 3 years older than Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night (2016). Guacamelee! Gold Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,864 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night

Choose Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night launched in 2016.

Both Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night — Steam metadata comparison
Guacamelee! Gold Edition — Steam game coverGuacamelee! Gold EditionPorradaria 2: Pagode of the Night — Steam game coverPorradaria 2: Pagode of the Night
Released20132016
GenresAction, Indie, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, Linux
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price14.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews92.4% positive (1,864 reviews)7 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-playerSingle-player only
DevelopersDrinkbox StudiosCleanWaterSoft

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Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night — FAQ

Should I play Guacamelee! Gold Edition or Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night first?
If you want chronology, Guacamelee! Gold Edition (2013) came out before Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Does Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night have multiplayer like Guacamelee! Gold Edition?
No. Guacamelee! Gold Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night is listed as single-player only.
Does Guacamelee! Gold Edition run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Guacamelee! Gold Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Porradaria 2: Pagode of the Night doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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