Rank 01Games like Portal
- 32 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Portal also play
The closest matches to Portal: Portal 2, The Talos Principle, Superliminal, Viewfinder, and The Turing Test. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same contemplative mood as Portal.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 18)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
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Viewfinder
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and 3D Platformer, like Portal.
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Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
Why this: Shares spatial reasoning with Portal.
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Quantum Conundrum
Why this: Also Science and Puzzle-Platformer, like Portal.
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The Entropy Centre
Why this: Shares physics based puzzles with Portal.
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Valve
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 19
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 99% of 81,472 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 90
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Dark humor lands perfectly
- Glaados is a memorably toxic antagonist
- Portals turn physics into a playground
- Contemplative
- Dark
- Unsettling
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Portal
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Outer Wilds
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Portal.
The Stanley Parable
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Portal.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Portal at current Steam store prices.
Supraland
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and 3D Platformer, like Portal.
Gateways
Why this: Shares portal manipulation with Portal.
Defy Gravity Extended
Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Portal.
Trine 2: Complete Story
Why this: Shares physics based puzzles with Portal.
Vessel
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Portal.
Tobla - Divine Path
Why this: Shares spatial reasoning with Portal.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Portal 2
Why this: Shares portal manipulation with Portal.
Viewfinder
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and 3D Platformer, like Portal.
More from Valve
Other recommendable Steam games by Valve, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Counter-Strike 2
Why this: Same dark mood as Portal.
Half-Life: Alyx
Why this: Shares physics based puzzles with Portal.
About Portal
The closest matches to Portal: Portal 2, The Talos Principle, Superliminal, Viewfinder, and The Turing Test. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Portal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Portal 2, The Talos Principle and Superliminal — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, dark and unsettling, and single out its achievement hunting and physics based puzzles. 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.
About Portal: 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.
Is Portal worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 99% of 81,472 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 99% positive across 1,576 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 24).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dark humor lands perfectly
- Glaados is a memorably toxic antagonist
- Portals turn physics into a playground
- Puzzles feel clever without tutorials
People who play it also play: Portal 2, The Talos Principle, Superliminal
Frequently asked about Portal
Can I run it?
Is Portal verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Portal is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Portal cost?
Portal is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Portal?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Portal are Portal 2, The Talos Principle, Superliminal.
Who developed Portal?
Portal was developed by Valve.