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We filtered the 50 games similar to Portal 2 down to the 29 that fit the “Adventure” category. Nintendo Land, The Expendabros and Ratchet: Deadlocked 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 “Adventure” category, the closest game to Portal 2 is Nintendo Land — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. The Expendabros and Ratchet: Deadlocked follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like Portal 2

29 similar games foundUpdated July 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.

Nintendo Land
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB75· 7
Year 2012Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping strong narrative focus

The Expendabros
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeRanged
Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, visual pixel and free to play, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet: Deadlocked
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB70· 1
Year 2005Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Astro Duel 2
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opRangedMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 99%· 67OC72· 5
Year 2024Dev Rusty Moyher · Wild RoosterOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, setting cyberpunk and PvP competition, while skipping puzzle design

Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

Broforce
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeRangedSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 61KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC83IGDB72· 9OC79· 43
Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

Metroid Prime Hunters
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB80· 2
Year 2004Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB60· 6
Year 2007Dev High Impact Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Binary Domain
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6
Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, procedural generation and setting cyberpunk, while skipping precision platforming

Borderlands 4
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB64· 1OC64· 11
Year 1998Dev Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

theHunter Classic
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3
Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Red Faction
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2
Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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