Choose 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze
Choose 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze launched in 2016.
恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze vs Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊
恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze and Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze (2016) is 4 years older than Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 (2020). 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊
Choose Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 launched in 2020.
Both 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze and Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 sit in Strategy, 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
 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze |  Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.2% positive (154 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ZOV GAME STUDIO | Star & Moon Romance |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze (2016) is 4 years older than Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 (2020).
- 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze vs Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 — FAQ
- Should I play 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze or Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 first?
- If you want chronology, 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze (2016) came out before Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 (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 恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze and Start Heart Thief | 出发吧！偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.