Choose The House: A Maple Street Story
Choose The House: A Maple Street Story if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The House: A Maple Street Story launched in 2024.
The House: A Maple Street Story vs Escape of the school
The House: A Maple Street Story and Escape of the school both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. The House: A Maple Street Story (2024) is 1 year older than Escape of the school (2025). Escape of the school is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The House: A Maple Street Story (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Escape of the school
Choose Escape of the school if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Escape of the school launched in 2025.
Both The House: A Maple Street Story and Escape of the school sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 The House: A Maple Street Story |  Escape of the school | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krondak Studio | Silverfox studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The House: A Maple Street Story (2024) is 1 year older than Escape of the school (2025).
- Escape of the school is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The House: A Maple Street Story (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
The House: A Maple Street Story vs Escape of the school — FAQ
- Should I play The House: A Maple Street Story or Escape of the school first?
- If you want chronology, The House: A Maple Street Story (2024) came out before Escape of the school (2025). 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 The House: A Maple Street Story and Escape of the school similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.