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Games like Portal 2

What to play if you like Portal 2

Start with BattleBlock Theater®, Broforce, Warframe. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Portal 2, then show where the experience changes.

Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible

These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

BattleBlock Theater® cover86% shared experience

BattleBlock Theater®

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Experimentation

Broforce cover85% shared experience

Broforce

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity

Warframe cover82% shared experience

Warframe

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression and Sandbox freedom

Unturned cover82% shared experience

Unturned

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Session length

Grim Dawn cover80% shared experience

Grim Dawn

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

Subnautica 2 cover80% shared experience

Subnautica 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Build crafting depth

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III cover80% shared experience

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Stress intensity

Rain World cover80% shared experience

Rain World

Preserves: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Co-op dependency

Saints Row IV: Re-Elected cover79% shared experience

Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Sandbox freedom

Ultimate Chicken Horse cover79% shared experience

Ultimate Chicken Horse

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Narrative density

Terraria cover79% shared experience

Terraria

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Progression

Dying Light cover78% shared experience

Dying Light

Preserves: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Progression

Far Cry® 5 cover78% shared experience

Far Cry® 5

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Isolation

Castle Crashers® cover77% shared experience

Castle Crashers®

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression and Competitive intensity

ARK: Survival Ascended cover77% shared experience

ARK: Survival Ascended

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Session length and Competitive intensity

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition Deluxe Collection cover77% shared experience

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition Deluxe Collection

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Build crafting depth

The Outlast Trials cover76% shared experience

The Outlast Trials

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom

Trove cover76% shared experience

Trove

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Session length and Competitive intensity

How this comparison works

Playmatch compares active Game DNA profiles derived from Steam storefront metadata. Shared experience identifies overlapping signals; changes highlight the largest meaningful differences in the model.

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