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Games like Maiz

If Maiz is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hiding Star, Caretaker and Reality Rifts — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Maiz: Using laser beams, reflexions, blocks and button to push and activate, solve the puzzles in Maiz to discover the story of this Moroccan village.

2023Casual3.99 USDWindowsby Critix Studios
Maiz — Steam game cover

Players who liked Maiz also play

Steam players who put hours into Maiz also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Hiding Star

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Single player game with puzzle elements and survival in a mysterious building, where you are chased by a mad attraction - Toothy Jack, who serves Hostess. Use ToyGun to solve puzzles and move forward

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Caretaker

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Tasked with investigating mysterious disappearances of local children, you are pulled into another world. In this horror/puzzle game, work your way through a mysterious playland dimension using toys to navigate and solve puzzles to uncover secrets. Be careful, something might be waiting for you...

    2025IndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Reality Rifts

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    3D platformer with a portal gun! Solve puzzles, exciting levels, become a master of portal travel.

    2024ActionSportsStrategy3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Faster Than Possible

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Try to get the lowest time by abusing triple jump, wall climb, and wall hugging mechanics! The fastest time wins!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Explore Dreams: Dreamcore

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Now you can explore your dreams while solving puzzles...

    2024ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Parkour Master

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Master precise jumps and timing as you parkour your way through 10 levels filled with challenging obstacles and unique platform types.

    2024Casual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Alex The Ball

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Alex has turned into a ball after an experiment went wrong. Things get even more complicated when he finds himself in a parallel universe. A physics-based 3D platformer that can be completed in one go, if you don't fall, die, or quit.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sky Jumping

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Maiz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Sky Jumping is a challenging first-person platformer.Complete all the challenges, get to the top and leave your message for future conquerors.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maiz at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Maiz on Steam right now.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Maiz on Steam right now.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Maiz on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Maiz.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Maiz

How much does Maiz cost?
Maiz is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Maiz?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maiz are Hiding Star, Caretaker, Reality Rifts.
Who developed Maiz?
Maiz was developed by Critix Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Maiz.

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