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Games like Portalborn

If Portalborn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Devil Spire Falls, Trawel and Greyskin — 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 Portalborn: Explore or forge your own portal-born worlds, blend powerful classes, slay strange monsters, and loot your way through a retro text RPG built for endless adventure.

2026ActionAdventureRPGEarly Access8.49 USDWindowsby TheHand
Portalborn — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Portalborn 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. Devil Spire Falls

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    The open-world action-RPG, where you can do anything, of your dreams… as if it came out 30 years ago!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Trawel

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Early Access with Portalborn.

    Trawel is a historically-inaccurate open world text adventure RPG. Created as a re-imagining of old-school calculator and early command line games, it eschews their limitations but attempts to capture their spirit, and bring it in line with modern quality of life standards with a GUI.

    2019IndieRPGEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Greyskin

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    Crawl through countless dungeons, fighting hordes of monsters in this unique, fast-paced Action RPG. Class-up, mutate, and survive as you loot, shoot, upgrade, and repeat. Descend into the depths of a strange and dark world filled with mysteries and uncover its secrets.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Once upon a Dungeon II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Portalborn.

    Explore an open world, descend into dark dungeons, defeat challenging creatures and collect unique loot in this hardcore traditional roguelike game.

    2024ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sil and the Fading World

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Portalborn.

    Solo Challenging Raid Bosses, Your Way! Craft your perfect build to master intense multi-phase raidboss encounters in this exciting ARPG. Deep customization with 9 specializations, 100s of items, skills and more. No Group, No Queue, All Boss Raids!

    ActionRPGSteam ↗
  6. Emberville

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    Awaken with no memories inside the Vitromotus, a vast underground world created as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. Explore its depths, battle dangerous creatures, rescue survivors, and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville while uncovering the truth behind this prison.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Few Shall Return

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    Few Shall Return is a PvPvE multiplayer dungeon extraction adventure. You have to work together to survive, but you're on your own at the end of the day. Each round only takes 7.5 minutes

    2026ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Arhaekon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Portalborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Portalborn.

    Embark on a perilous journey as an Arhaekon in this challenging roguelike turn-based RPG dungeon crawler, where every choice is crucial. Lead your minions through treacherous dungeons, uncover ancient treasures, and face relentless abominations in a quest for humanity's deliverance from corruption.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Portalborn at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Portalborn.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Portalborn.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Portalborn.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Portalborn.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Portalborn.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Portalborn.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Portalborn on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Portalborn.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Early Access with Portalborn.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Portalborn.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. SCP – Containment Breach

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Nazi Zombies

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Early Access with Portalborn.

    Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Unturned

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Portalborn.

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Portalborn

How much does Portalborn cost?
Portalborn is listed on Steam at 8.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Portalborn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Portalborn are Devil Spire Falls, Trawel, Greyskin.
Who developed Portalborn?
Portalborn was developed by TheHand.

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 Portalborn.

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