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Outrageous Grounds: The Maze vs Lost Contact

Outrageous Grounds: The Maze and Lost Contact both land in Action, Adventure, Early Access 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, Adventure, Early Access on Steam. Outrageous Grounds: The Maze (2017) is 5 years older than Lost Contact (2022). 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 Outrageous Grounds: The Maze

Choose Outrageous Grounds: The Maze if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Outrageous Grounds: The Maze launched in 2017.

Choose Lost Contact

Choose Lost Contact if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lost Contact launched in 2022.

Both Outrageous Grounds: The Maze and Lost Contact sit in Action, Adventure, and Early Access on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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

Outrageous Grounds: The Maze vs Lost Contact — Steam metadata comparison
Outrageous Grounds: The Maze — Steam game coverOutrageous Grounds: The MazeLost Contact — Steam game coverLost Contact
Released20172022
GenresAction, Adventure, Early AccessAction, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
PricePrice unknown9.99 USD
Steam reviews6 reviews1 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersVirtual DawnVR Studio

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Outrageous Grounds: The Maze vs Lost Contact — FAQ

Should I play Outrageous Grounds: The Maze or Lost Contact first?
If you want chronology, Outrageous Grounds: The Maze (2017) came out before Lost Contact (2022). 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 Outrageous Grounds: The Maze and Lost Contact similar?
They overlap on Action, Adventure, Early Access 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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