Choose Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Choose Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective launched in 2021.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective vs Paper Trail
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective and Paper Trail both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (2021) is 3 years older than Paper Trail (2024). Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Paper Trail (94.7% positive). 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 Paper Trail
Choose Paper Trail if you want a Strategy game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paper Trail launched in 2024.
Both Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective and Paper Trail sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.1% vs 94.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective |  Paper Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (206 reviews) | 94.7% positive (320 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Darjeeling | Newfangled Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (2021) is 3 years older than Paper Trail (2024).
- Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Paper Trail (94.7% positive).
- Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Paper Trail (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective vs Paper Trail — FAQ
- Which is better, Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective or Paper Trail?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective sits at 96.1% positive (206 reviews), Paper Trail at 94.7% (320). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective or Paper Trail first?
- If you want chronology, Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (2021) came out before Paper Trail (2024). 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 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective and Paper Trail similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Do Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective and Paper Trail both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.