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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 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.

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 vs Start Heart Thief | 出发吧!偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 — Steam metadata comparison
恶魔迷宫 | Evil Maze — Steam game cover恶魔迷宫 | Evil MazeStart Heart Thief | 出发吧!偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊 — Steam game coverStart Heart Thief | 出发吧!偷心盗贼 | 出撃 ルビー | 出擊 偷心盜賊
Released20162020
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPGStrategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price1.99 USD3.99 USD
Steam reviews66.2% positive (154 reviews)2 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersZOV GAME STUDIOStar & Moon Romance

Side by side

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.
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