Games Like Portal (Series) Similar Puzzle Games like Portal (Series)

Portal is described as 'Puzzle game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay' and is a very popular Puzzle Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Portal for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Portal alternative is Mari0, which is both free and Open Source. Other Portal like games are Gravitas, The Talos Principle, Antichamber and GlPortal.

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  1. Mari0 icon
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    Two genre defining games from completely different eras: Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. and Valve's Portal. These two games managed to give Platformers and First-Person Puzzle Games a solid place in the video game world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Mari0 as an Alternative to Portal
    Guest
    Positive
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    Its basicly Mario and Portal combined.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Mari0 icon
    Mari0 icon
    • Most users think Mari0 is a great Portal alternative.

    • Mari0 is Free and Open SourcePortal is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Gravitas icon
     2 likes

    First person puzzle platformer, with a similar approach as Portal, but instead of portals it uses the ability to modify gravity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Philosophical first-person puzzle game.

    Solve complex puzzles woven into a metaphysical parable about intelligence and meaning in a doomed world.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
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    Comments about The Talos Principle as an Alternative to Portal
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It doesn't have 95% positive reviews on steam for no reason. Amazing game.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    The Talos Principle icon
    The Talos Principle icon
    • The Talos Principle is Paid and ProprietaryPortal is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Antichamber icon
     7 likes

    A unique puzzle game that totally ignores normal Euclidean geometry. Cubes that contain something different depending on which way you look into it, stairs that go up and down but arrive at the same place, things that are bigger on the inside, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Antichamber as an Alternative to Portal
    MadalynKoss
    Positive
    2

    Antichamber is best puzzle game

    Antichamber icon
    Antichamber icon
    • Antichamber is Paid and ProprietaryPortal is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. GlPortal icon
     11 likes

    A free open source game with teleportation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  6. Q.U.B.E. (derived from the word Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion) is a physics-based puzzle video game developed and published by Toxic Games, with help from Indie Fund, a group of independent game developers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  7.  3 likes

    Graphic style similar to Portal. Time based puzzles with a twist.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. a 2019 puzzle video game released by Pillow Castle. The game, played from a first-person perspective, incorporates gameplay elements around optical illusions and forced perspective.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
     
  9. Magic Portals is an addicting game that combines classical platform adventure gameplay with challenging puzzle elements, featuring portal spells which are used to teleport almost anything in scene! Opening the path to the level checkpoint.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Magrunner is a puzzle/fps like Portal, but instead of using a portal gun, you use a magnetic gun to solve puzzles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. The Witness has players awaken on a strange, surreal island full of challenging puzzles. It's a relaxing and meditative, single-player journey where players have all the time they want to enjoy the lush island scenery and solve brilliant puzzles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
     
  12. Torque is a physics-based first-person puzzle/platformer, relatively close to Portal in its artistic design, but using a rotation-based main mechanic instead of portals.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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