Games like Portal
If you like Portal (puzzle, first person and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Portal 2
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you want to think a bit and have a laugh. Each chamber takes minutes and the campaign moves at a good pace.
Superliminal
- In common: thinking and short sessions
For a quiet afternoon with a few moments of wonder: you can finish it in a few hours.
The Talos Principle
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want to think calmly through well-designed puzzles and reflect a little along the way.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: harder
When you want a classic puzzle game with dark humour and fart jokes that you can put down at any moment.
The Witness
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When your mind is sharp and you want to think deeply, with no rush or pressure.
Papo & Yo
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a free afternoon and want a short story that's hard to take in: it's over in about four hours.
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more exploring
When you're in the mood for a funny point-and-click adventure where you can't die and the game gives you hints if you get stuck.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- In common: thinking
When you want to laugh with a classic adventure that's over in a few afternoons and where you can barely die.
Psychonauts
- Difference: less thinking
When you fancy a platformer with tons of personality, level by level, in hour-long sessions.
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When you have a free afternoon and want a short, polished work you can play in one sitting.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Portal
The original classic: a test subject, a gun that opens portals and an artificial intelligence with a very particular sense of humour. It lasts about three hours and is still a masterclass in puzzle design.
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