Choose Minimal Maze
Choose Minimal Maze if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Minimal Maze launched in 2020.
Minimal Maze vs House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art
Minimal Maze and House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Minimal Maze (2020) is 3 years older than House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art (2023). Minimal Maze is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art
Choose House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art launched in 2023.
Both Minimal Maze and House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Minimal Maze |  House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (11 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Blue.Owl | Graphium Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Minimal Maze (2020) is 3 years older than House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art (2023).
- Minimal Maze is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Minimal Maze has no Deck rating yet.
Minimal Maze vs House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art — FAQ
- Should I play Minimal Maze or House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art first?
- If you want chronology, Minimal Maze (2020) came out before House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Minimal Maze and House of Jigsaw: Masters of Art similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.