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24 alternatives to Portal Ball

strategy-simulation game where you race against time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Portal Ball launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   World of Ball▲61

   A magic portal is taking over. Will you be able to free them

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Time Portal – Get dropped into history, guess where you landed▲497

   Hi HN! I love imagining the past, so I made Time Portal, a game where you are dropped into a historical event and see AI video footage from that moment. You have to guess where you are in time and on the map. It’s like GeoGuessr (and heavily inspired by it!) but for historical events. The videos are all created with AI. It’s a pipeline of Flux (images), Kling (video), and mmaudio (audio). The videos aren’t always historically accurate to the last detail. They might incorporate elements of folklore or have details from popular beliefs about the way things looked rather than the latest…

   2025 · eggnog.ai · its alternatives →

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   Xenoball▲73

   Android game that a hybrid between Pool and Football

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Ball Ring▲60

   A simple but addictive game

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Maze-Race▲54

   Race in space through a maze of tricky walls!

   2016 · maze-race.com · its alternatives →

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   Ball King▲71

   Ball is life.

   2015 · ballking.qwiboo.com · its alternatives →

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   Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

   A chaotic and cooperative card game.

   2015 · playspaceteam.com · its alternatives →

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   Ball Maze!▲72

   Navigate through a maze, collect stars and avoid obstacles.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Control: A Strategic Card Game▲95

   Timer travelers fight to escape a rupture in spacetime.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    One More Dash▲55

    A deceptively simple game about timing.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Worldex▲70

    Race your friends or the clock across the globe

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Math Ball▲73

    A physics based math ball game for Android & web.

    2020 · sarvigames.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    Space Lanes▲53

    Go racing through intergalactic lanes

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Octagon Ball Labyrinth 3D▲78

    Simple game, lots of fun.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Warpy Leap▲69

    Geometry dash with fun characters & a time machine!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    BlastBall MAX▲53

    A puzzle game with boardgame roots.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Versus Run▲64

    Run away from your opponent through amazing mazes!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Flying Balloon▲66

    A fun arcade game that is against war

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Gameball▲91

    A real-time gaming experience for baseball fans.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Right Round▲13

    Jump in time and avoid the obstacles!

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Shape Dash▲54

    Fun game to play to past time

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Spacey Shape▲68

    An action game about speed and transport

    2016 · squrce.com · its alternatives →

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    Dash Legends▲71

    Race against thousands of players in an epic adventure!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    QuikMaths▲68

    A fun, time-based math game

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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