Choose A Way To Be Dead
Choose A Way To Be Dead if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. A Way To Be Dead launched in 2021.
A Way To Be Dead vs What The Maze
A Way To Be Dead and What The Maze both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Both released in 2021. What The Maze is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than A Way To Be Dead (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 What The Maze
Choose What The Maze if you want an Action and Casual experience. What The Maze launched in 2021.
Both A Way To Be Dead and What The Maze sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 A Way To Be Dead |  What The Maze | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.4% positive (19 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Crania Games | Jannis Cloodt |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- What The Maze is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than A Way To Be Dead (5.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
A Way To Be Dead vs What The Maze — FAQ
- Are A Way To Be Dead and What The Maze similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 both A Way To Be Dead and What The Maze have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: A Way To Be Dead ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; What The Maze ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.