players like The Talos Principle 2 more than Portal 2
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
63% put Portal 2 higher
10 of 16 players who ranked both games have Portal 2 above The Talos Principle 2 in their own library (6 more own both but never told them apart)
but when they meet, Portal 2 wins
all 2 direct duels went to Portal 2
2 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · 3D Platformer · Action-Adventure
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about portal 2 vs the talos principle 2
Players like The Talos Principle 2 more than Portal 2, by a hair. The Talos Principle 2 beats 76% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #329 of 19,275 scored games; Portal 2 beats 75% and ranks #114 of 19,275. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether Portal 2 is any good. Portal 2's score rests on 981 players, The Talos Principle 2's on 26 players.
Of the 16 players who ranked both games, 63% put Portal 2 higher in their own library and 38% The Talos Principle 2. That goes against the site-wide verdict: people who own both lean the other way from the crowd at large. When they meet on screen together, though, Portal 2 wins: 2 of 2 direct duels went its way.
63% of Portal 2's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 65% for The Talos Principle 2. Portal 2 is the safer pick: 13% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 27% for The Talos Principle 2.
Both are tagged Puzzle, Puzzle Platformer and 3D Platformer on Steam; Portal 2 came out in 2011, The Talos Principle 2 in 2023.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 5 days ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
