Choose Hiddens Awakening
Choose Hiddens Awakening if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Hiddens Awakening launched in 2022.
Hiddens Awakening vs Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)
Hiddens Awakening and Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Hiddens Awakening (2022) is 1 year older than Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) (2023). Both are free to play. 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 Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)
Choose Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) launched in 2023.
Both Hiddens Awakening and Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) sit in Strategy 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
 Hiddens Awakening |  Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | ITDL Games | KartuzOv Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Hiddens Awakening (2022) is 1 year older than Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) (2023).
- Both are free to play.
- Hiddens Awakening is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) has no Deck rating yet.
Hiddens Awakening vs Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) — FAQ
- Should I play Hiddens Awakening or Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) first?
- If you want chronology, Hiddens Awakening (2022) came out before Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) (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 Hiddens Awakening and Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.
- Does Hiddens Awakening have multiplayer like Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)?
- No. Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Hiddens Awakening is listed as single-player only.
- Does Hiddens Awakening run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hiddens Awakening is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Мафия шахматы (Жмурки) doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.