Portal (Series) Alternatives
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 Antichamber, GlPortal, FEZ (by POLYTRON) and Narbacular Drop.
Portal alternatives are mainly Puzzle Games but may also be Platform Games or Adventure Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Portal.Mari0
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Platform Game
- Puzzle Game
24 Mari0 alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Mari0 is an open source fan-made video game that combines elements of the video games Super Mario Bros and Portal.
- - Mari0 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Portal.
- - Mari0 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Portal.
Mari0 Features
Comments about Mari0 as a Alternative to Portal
Its basicly Mario and Portal combined.
0Antichamber
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Puzzle Game
- Adventure Game
7 Antichamber alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
- - Antichamber is the most popular commercial alternative to Portal.
Comments about Antichamber as a Alternative to Portal
MadalynKossAntichamber is best puzzle game
1GlPortal
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo9 GlPortal alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Puzzle Game
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
A free open source game with teleportation.
GlPortal Features
Opinions about GlPortal as a Alternative to Portal
FEZ (by POLYTRON)
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 FEZ (by POLYTRON) alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
FEZ is a game developed by POLYTRON. In it, you play as Gomez, a 2D creature living in what he believes is a 2D world. Until a strange and powerful artifact reveals to him the existence of a mysterious third dimension!
Narbacular Drop
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Narbacular Drop alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Puzzle Game
- Windows
Narbacular Drop is an environmental puzzle game in a fantasy setting, where the player navigates a dungeon with two interconnected portals. The dungeon has a series of traps and puzzles, which the player must solve by moving around objects in the environment using the portals.
Narbacular Drop Features
The Talos Principle
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Puzzle Game
5 The Talos Principle alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- iPad
- Steam
As if awakening from a deep sleep, you find yourself in a strange, contradictory world of ancient ruins and advanced technology. Tasked by your creator with solving a series of increasingly complex puzzles, you must decide whether to have faith, or to ask the difficult...
- - The Talos Principle is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Portal.
The Talos Principle Features
Comments about The Talos Principle as a Alternative to Portal
It doesn't have 95% positive reviews on steam for no reason. Amazing game.
0ASCIIpOrtal
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 ASCIIpOrtal alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Puzzle Game
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
See high res text graphics. Master physics bending puzzles. Escape the test chambers. Play ASCIIpOrtal! The text-based game with a geometry breaking physics gun.
ASCIIpOrtal Features
DiscontinuedThe project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 1.3 beta 7, released in Jult 2011, can be still downloaded from Github
Portile
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo7 Portile alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Puzzle Game
- Mac
- Windows
Portile is a 2d, tile-based take on Narbacular Drop (more than Portal, because momentum plays a big part in Portal, and it doesn’t play any part in this).
Portile Features
Graphic style similar to Portal. Time based puzzles with a twist.
Promethius Features
Wormholes
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 Wormholes alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Puzzle Game
- iPhone
- iPad
Finish the game by completing numerous 3D puzzles based in underground chambers. Only with the A978 Wormhole Gun will you have the ability to create wormholes allowing you to complete the level. In addition, you must use the cubes and buttons around the various parts of the...
Wormholes Features
Doctor Hoctor Boing
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- Puzzle Game
12 Doctor Hoctor Boing alternatives- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
On a verge of a great discovery, Doctor Hoctor Boing has been sabotaged, Doctor Hoctor and his laboratory companion the squirrel have been framed by the Professor Crappy. The lab's compounds stolen and professor Crappy ran through a puzzle of portals! What to do?!
- - Doctor Hoctor Boing is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Portal.
Doctor Hoctor Boing Features
Magic Portals
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Magic Portals alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
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.
Magic Portals Features