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We filtered the 50 games similar to Portal 2 down to the 11 that fit the “Platformer” category. Nintendo Land, The Expendabros and Astro Duel 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Portal 2.

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Year 2011Dev Valve Software

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Portal 2 is Nintendo Land — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. The Expendabros and Astro Duel 2 follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Portal 2

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Portal 2. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Nintendo Land

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Nintendo Land
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

With Portal 2 it shares ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and offline play. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

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The Expendabros

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The Expendabros
Closest on combat
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeRanged
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

Held in common with Portal 2: melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Released 3 years after Portal 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0
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Astro Duel 2

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Astro Duel 2
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opRangedMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2024Dev Rusty Moyher · Wild RoosterOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

Shelved next to Portal 2 for good reason: ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a cyberpunk setting and a top-down view.

Released 13 years after Portal 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode83Setting52Visuals0
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Broforce

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NGL85
Broforce
Closest on setting
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeRangedSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

What brings it close to Portal 2 is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

Released 4 years after Portal 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone0Visuals0
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Metal Slug

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Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

It comes from the same genre as Portal 2 and shares melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is 2D presentation.

It predates Portal 2 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat55Visuals0
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Ratchet: Deadlocked

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Ratchet: Deadlocked
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2005Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

Its point of contact with Portal 2 is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera.

Genre100Setting100Game mode77Visuals74
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Metroid Prime Hunters

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Metroid Prime Hunters
Closest on visuals
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo

What carries over from Portal 2 is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and Metroidvania exploration.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode50
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
Year 2004Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

Held in common with Portal 2: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings exploration and discovery, and Metroidvania exploration.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode50
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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
Year 2007Dev High Impact Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

What carries over from Portal 2 is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera.

Genre100Setting100Visuals74Game mode50
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Duck Game

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NGL89
Duck Game
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opMeleeRanged
Year 2015Dev Adult Swim · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

The genre is the same as Portal 2’s, and with it melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings competitive edge and 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after Portal 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode92Tone0Visuals0
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Unreal

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Unreal
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
Year 1998Dev Digital Extremes · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC · Mac

With Portal 2 it shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode.

It predates Portal 2 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode50

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