Choose What The Maze
Choose What The Maze if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. What The Maze launched in 2021.
What The Maze vs Panic In The Woods
What The Maze and Panic In The Woods both land in Action, 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 Action, Casual on Steam. What The Maze (2021) is 3 years older than Panic In The Woods (2024). Panic In The Woods is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than What The Maze (5.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 Panic In The Woods
Choose Panic In The Woods if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Panic In The Woods launched in 2024.
Both What The Maze and Panic In The Woods sit in Action and Casual 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
 What The Maze |  Panic In The Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 67.3% positive (52 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Jannis Cloodt | Exit Plan Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- What The Maze (2021) is 3 years older than Panic In The Woods (2024).
- Panic In The Woods is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than What The Maze (5.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Panic In The Woods is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; What The Maze has no Deck rating yet.
What The Maze vs Panic In The Woods — FAQ
- Should I play What The Maze or Panic In The Woods first?
- If you want chronology, What The Maze (2021) came out before Panic In The Woods (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 What The Maze and Panic In The Woods similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 both What The Maze and Panic In The Woods have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: What The Maze ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Panic In The Woods ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.