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 The Talos Principle, Gravitas, Antichamber and Q.U.B.E Series.

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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)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  3. 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

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    • Windows
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  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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. 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

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    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  6.  3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. GlPortal icon
     12 likes

    A free open source game with teleportation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  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
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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