Rank 01Games like Maize
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Maize also play
The closest matches to Maize: Obduction, Paradigm, The Magic Circle, Jazzpunk: Director's Cut, and The Old City: Leviathan. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Playable
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The Old City: Leviathan
Why this: Shares environmental exploration with Maize.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Finish Line Games
- Price: $2.49−75%checked Oct 31
- 88% of 662 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Absurdist mystery escalating to nuclear chaos
- Clever writing and references
- Grumpy russian teddy bear companion
- Atmospheric
- Mysterious
- Whimsical
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Maize
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Portal 2
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Maize.
Fallout: New Vegas
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Maize.
The Beginner's Guide
Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like Maize.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Maize at current Steam store prices.
Stories Untold
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Maize.
Landlord of the Woods
Why this: Also Surreal and Hidden Object, like Maize.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Maize, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
NaissanceE
Why this: Shares environmental exploration with Maize.
ENA: Dream BBQ
Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like Maize.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like Maize.
Four Last Things
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Maize.
More from Finish Line Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Finish Line Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Skully
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Maize.
Robots at Midnight
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Maize.
About Maize
The closest matches to Maize: Obduction, Paradigm, The Magic Circle, Jazzpunk: Director's Cut, and The Old City: Leviathan. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Maize is your kind of game, the closest matches are Obduction, Paradigm and The Magic Circle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, mysterious and whimsical, and single out its environmental exploration and inventory based puzzle solving. 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 Maize: Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.
Is Maize worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 662 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 75% off, now $2.49 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Absurdist mystery escalating to nuclear chaos
- Clever writing and references
- Grumpy russian teddy bear companion
- Relentless self aware humor
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I actually like the game overall, but not having subtitles is such a basic technical failing it drags the whole thing down.”
People who play it also play: Obduction, Paradigm, The Magic Circle
Frequently asked about Maize
Can I run it?
How much does Maize cost?
Maize is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Maize?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Maize are Obduction, Paradigm, The Magic Circle.
Who developed Maize?
Maize was developed by Finish Line Games.