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We filtered the 50 games similar to Portal 2 down to the 46 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Resistance 3, Star Fox 64 and Turok 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 “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Portal 2 is Resistance 3 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Star Fox 64 and Turok follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Portal 2

46 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.

Resistance 3
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

Star Fox 64
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 1
Year 1997Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

Turok
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2008Dev Propaganda Games · Touchstone GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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

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

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

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

Iron Grip: Warlord
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 448MC59
Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Overwatch
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 30%· 401KIGDB83· 3OC90· 138
Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition, visual third person and free to play, 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

Syndicate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB79· 6
Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk, while skipping precision platforming

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

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.

Star Fox Zero
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB67· 13OC69· 86
Year 2016Dev PlatinumGames · Nintendo of Europe

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

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

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