Rank 01Why this
Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Maxwell's puzzling demon
- 19 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Maxwell's puzzling demon also play
The closest matches to Maxwell's puzzling demon: Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition, Stephen's Sausage Roll, and Can of Wormholes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Sokoban and Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Shares backtracking and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- $2.74 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Maxwell's puzzling demon.
Rank 05 
Can of Wormholes
Why this: Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Maxwell's puzzling demon.
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Jelly Is Sticky
Why this: Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Maxwell's puzzling demon.
Rank 08 
Strange Jigsaws
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Maxwell's puzzling demon
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Gentoo Rescue
Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 100% of 163 reviews
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- 3The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition
Shares backtracking and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 96% of 114 reviews
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- 5Can of Wormholes
Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 99% of 392 reviews
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- 8Strange Jigsaws
Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 100% of 2,800 reviews
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- 11Axyz
Shares puzzle platforming and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 100% of 98 reviews
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- 20Öoo
Shares procedural levels and puzzle platforming with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
- 99% of 1,803 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: muratsubo Games
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 97% of 78 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Clever thermodynamics fourth temperature twist
- Fair difficulty with built in hint system
- Hint system teaches mechanics gracefully
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon.
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Why this: Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Maxwell's puzzling demon.
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About Maxwell's puzzling demon
The closest matches to Maxwell's puzzling demon: Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition, Stephen's Sausage Roll, and Can of Wormholes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Maxwell's puzzling demon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft and The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its backtracking and checkpoint based progression. 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.
About Maxwell's puzzling demon: "Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.
Is Maxwell's puzzling demon worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 78 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Clever thermodynamics fourth temperature twist
- Fair difficulty with built in hint system
- Hint system teaches mechanics gracefully
- Hundreds of clever level interactions
People who play it also play: Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition
Frequently asked about Maxwell's puzzling demon
Can I run it?
Does Maxwell's puzzling demon run on Steam Deck?
Maxwell's puzzling demon is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Maxwell's puzzling demon cost?
Maxwell's puzzling demon is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Maxwell's puzzling demon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maxwell's puzzling demon are Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition.
Who developed Maxwell's puzzling demon?
Maxwell's puzzling demon was developed by muratsubo Games.