Choose Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns
Choose Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns launched in 2017.
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns vs Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns and Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns (2017) is 3 years older than Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game (2020). Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns (84.3% positive). 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 Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game
Choose Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game launched in 2020.
Both Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns and Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns |  Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (159 reviews) | 94.7% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nikolai Usachev | YAW Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns (2017) is 3 years older than Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game (2020).
- Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns (84.3% positive).
- Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns is free; Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game is paid (2.99 USD).
- Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns has no Deck rating yet.
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns vs Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game — FAQ
- Should I play Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns or Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game first?
- If you want chronology, Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns (2017) came out before Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game (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 Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns and Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Is Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns free?
- Yes — Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns is a free-to-play Steam title. Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game is paid (2.99 USD).