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6 Puzzle games like Portal 2 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Portal 2 down to the 6 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Nintendo Land, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Binary Domain 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 “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Portal 2 is Nintendo Land — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Binary Domain follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Portal 2

6 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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting72Combat71Visuals46
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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

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NGL77
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

Genre puts it alongside Portal 2, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Setting73Combat53Visuals0
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Binary Domain

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NGL81
Binary Domain
Closest on tone
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi
Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

The genre is the same as Portal 2’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on co-op play. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and a third-person camera.

Genre100Tone100Game mode77Combat55Setting52Visuals0
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Prey

65
NGL79
Prey
Closest on combat
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac

If Portal 2 worked for you because of melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where they diverge is game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode50
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Syndicate

64
NGL79
Syndicate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

What carries over from Portal 2 is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings a cyberpunk setting.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting66
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Ricochet

60
NGL57
Ricochet
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It shares the essentials of what Portal 2 does: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode.

Same studio: Valve Software.

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