Choose Portal 2
Choose Portal 2 if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 169,764 Steam reviews back the pick.
Portal 2 and Strawhart both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Portal 2 (2011) is 11 years older than Strawhart (2022). Portal 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (98.9% positive) than Strawhart (91.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Portal 2 if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 169,764 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose Strawhart if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Strawhart launched in 2022.
Both Portal 2 and Strawhart sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, 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.
Portal 2 | Strawhart | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.9% positive (169,764 reviews) | 91.7% positive (24 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Valve | Cypher Creations |
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