Choose Portal
Choose Portal if you want the Includes Source SDK, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 98.7% positive across 81,472 reviews.
Portal vs Suicide Guy
Portal and Suicide Guy both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Portal (2007) is 10 years older than Suicide Guy (2017). Portal scores higher on Steam reviews (98.7% positive) than Suicide Guy (86.7% positive). 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 Suicide Guy
Choose Suicide Guy if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Suicide Guy launched in 2017.
Both Portal and Suicide Guy sit in Action on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound, 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
 Portal |  Suicide Guy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.7% positive (81,472 reviews) | 86.7% positive (600 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Valve | Fabio Ferrara |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Portal (2007) is 10 years older than Suicide Guy (2017).
- Portal scores higher on Steam reviews (98.7% positive) than Suicide Guy (86.7% positive).
- Suicide Guy is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Portal (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Portal vs Suicide Guy — FAQ
- Which is better, Portal or Suicide Guy?
- On Steam reviews Portal scores higher (98.7% positive) than Suicide Guy (86.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Portal is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Portal or Suicide Guy first?
- If you want chronology, Portal (2007) came out before Suicide Guy (2017). 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 Portal and Suicide Guy similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Do Portal and Suicide Guy both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.