Choose Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition
Choose Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition launched in 2016.
Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition vs Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition
Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition and Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition (2016) is 4 years older than Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition (2020). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition: 15 reviews, Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition: 10). 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 Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition
Choose Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition launched in 2020.
Both Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition and Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition |  Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (15 reviews) | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mad Head Games | Mad Head Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition (2016) is 4 years older than Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition (2020).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition: 15 reviews, Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition: 10).
- Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition vs Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition or Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition (2016) came out before Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition (2020). 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 Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition and Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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 Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.