Games Like Maize

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

Why similar: Comedy 34.8%, Surreal 17.5%, Funny 14.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Maize, this game is a surreal, first-person comedy experience filled with bizarre scenarios and non-sequitur humor.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Comedy 27.9%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Funny 10.5%, Exploration 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the meta-narrative, first-person exploration, and dry, satirical humor that makes Maize so memorable.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Comedy 21.7%, Surreal 16.2%, Funny 12.5%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that matches the bizarre, laugh-out-loud comedy style of Maize.

Accounting+ is a NIGHTMARE ADVENTURE COMEDY. Experience classic virtual reality gameplay: clean up your office, take the battery out of the cooling machine, play the skeleton xylophone, and summon thousands upon thousands of demons.

Why similar: Comedy 59.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, surreal, and hilarious first-person experience that matches the absurdity found in the world of sentient corn.

A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

Why similar: Comedy 28%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Funny 14.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This short, meta-humorous game perfectly captures the playful, fourth-wall-breaking tone of Maize.

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Comedy 17.9%, Funny 15.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world, first-person game offers a similarly weird and surreal environment that rewards curious exploration.

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…

Why similar: Comedy 36.3%, Funny 22.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, funny, and exploration-heavy game that mirrors the whimsical and strange atmosphere of Maize.

A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Surreal 22.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 6.8%, Exploration 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a surreal, internet-inspired world that feels like a spiritual cousin to the oddity of Maize.

In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

Why similar: Comedy 22.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Story Rich 16.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-commentary on game development that features the same first-person exploration and humorous tone found in Maize.

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!

Why similar: Comedy 26.2%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Funny 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative game that blends comedy and exploration in a unique, quirky setting.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Funny 12.9%, Story Rich 12%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, its surreal, dream-like first-person environment shares the offbeat DNA of Maize.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Comedy 14.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Funny 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, funny, and exploration-focused game that shares the lighthearted, whimsical spirit of Maize.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Funny 26.2%, Puzzle 18.5%, Comedy 14.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, funny game that prioritizes humor and lighthearted, absurd scenarios.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Comedy 31%, Funny 28.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, mischief-driven game that captures the same sense of playful, low-stakes exploration.

An absurd, strange, and hilarious underwater adventure featuring office work, the duck of truth, nasty drinks, and the horrifying reality of mayonnaise crime.

Why similar: Point & Click 26%, Comedy 23.7%, Funny 20.1%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, indie point-and-click adventure that leans into the same brand of weird, character-driven comedy.

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: Comedy 40.8%, Sci-fi 15.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that leans heavily into absurd, meta-comedy and bizarre character interactions.

Crackpot outcast Edgar sets out to Boulzac to save his squash, and instead uncovers an unearthly secret at the heart of the city. A colourful, surreal and utterly bonkers point-and-click narrative adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.1%, Funny 12.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, funny adventure game that features a unique art style and a similarly strange narrative hook.

Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank is a charming point-and-click adventure about tabletop gaming, mischievous friends, and spectral poultry.

Why similar: Comedy 24.8%, Point & Click 24%, Funny 16.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, funny adventure game that prioritizes character dialogue and surreal humor.

From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!

Why similar: Comedy 34.1%, Funny 19.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similarly irreverent, first-person comedic adventure that feels right at home with Maize.

Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!

Why similar: Comedy 26.4%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Funny 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person, comedy-adventure that focuses on exploration and humorous interactions.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Story Rich 17.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Surreal 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, first-person exploration game that shares the introspective and meta-fictional qualities of Maize.

Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Puzzle 15%, Surreal 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person, puzzle-adventure game that features a surreal and slightly dark sense of humor.

Aliens are among us! Can you find traces of them on Earth, the moon, and the edges of the galaxy? Find all the clues to prove the existence of alien civilizations and discover how making fried eggs can end up in a monster attack!

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.9%, Point & Click 16.3%, Comedy 12.5%, Collectathon 12.2%, Funny 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, hidden-object game that features a quirky, lighthearted narrative.

SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

Why similar: Comedy 21.6%, Exploration 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 16.3%, Funny 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up that expands on the surreal, first-person exploration and bizarre humor of its predecessor.

Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

Why similar: Hidden Object 16.3%, Point & Click 15.8%, Surreal 11.7%, Comedy 11.4%, Funny 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, exploration-focused game with a surreal and whimsical aesthetic.

Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!

Why similar: Funny 39.2%, Comedy 20.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 11.6%, Singleplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A slapstick, comedy-focused game that shares the same irreverent sense of humor as Maize.

A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.4%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 14.6%, Exploration 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator that focuses on narrative exploration in a strange environment.

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Comedy 33.4%, Funny 19.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Point & Click 10.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly funny, stick-figure adventure that excels at dry, witty, and absurd writing.

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Comedy 20.2%, Funny 10%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

"MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Hidden Object 15.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, first-person exploration game that shares the walking-simulator mechanics of Maize.

Welcome to Loop. Loop is a first-person comedy game based around completing laps around a test track. What will happen to you in the Loop?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Comedy 17.4%, Funny 15.9%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, funny walking simulator that focuses on exploration and bizarre, repetitive scenarios.

Moaisland is a humorous and surreal, first-person, retro-styled, point-and-click adventure game starring the mysterious Moai statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

Why similar: Comedy 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Surreal 14.8%, Point & Click 12.1%, Funny 11.6%

This is the banana horror game. They call it certain death. I call it an a-peeling adventure. Time to go bananas.

Why similar: Comedy 22.1%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Surreal 9.3%, Funny 8.8%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Puzzle 13.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Comedy 9.7%, Surreal 8.7%

Disappearing cows, strange visitors, talking trees... What is going on here...? Is the end of the world, the cowpocalypse really here? Discover the mysteries trough this puzzle filled, 2,5D, point & click style adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Comedy 14.5%, Adventure 14%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Comedy 20.9%, Funny 11.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%

You are trapped in a pool that looks familiar. Take a good look around and try to escape from the pool. This game is an anomaly search game. If you don't find any anomalies, proceed, and if you do find an anomaly, go back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Comedy 16.9%, Funny 12%, Exploration 7%

A hilarious and weird hand-drawn 2D point-and-click comedy adventure game where you're Bru on a ridiculous quest to get milk for your morning coffee.

Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Comedy 17.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Funny 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%

When his daughter is captured by the formidable Maze Meister, a fast-thinking father finds himself on an unexpected journey through many maddening mazes to save her!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Comedy 14.1%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Puzzle 7.6%

A unique puzzle-adventure set in the secret YogLabs research facility. As a newly created clone, you’ll face a series of challenges while disaster threatens to consume the laboratory.

Why similar: Comedy 20.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 14.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%

💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless. Glorious. 🤡🔴

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Comedy 22.5%, Funny 13.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%

A bite-sized (literally) comedic adventure where you relieve the stress of ordinary life by biting through walls. Therapy is expensive, but drywall is plentiful.

Why similar: Comedy 20.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Funny 10%, Exploration 9.3%

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Surreal 9.6%, Hidden Object 9.4%

Solar Panic is a first-person comedy adventure game. Follow a true story that we made up and explore exotic places filled with funny and/or stupid encounters. Wield top-notch gadgets and meet weird and socially awkward characters as you stumble upon a SERIOUS mystery.

Why similar: Adventure 23.9%, Comedy 16.9%, Indie 16.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Funny 10.3%

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Comedy 14.7%, 1980s 11.7%, Funny 9.7%, Puzzle 9.5%

The unauthorized, kid-friendly version of the classic Stephen King thriller (or maybe not, maybe it's just a game about one-horned goatbabies)

Why similar: Collectathon 33.9%, Comedy 29.8%, Exploration 15.8%, Family Friendly 11.2%, 3D 6.1%

VideoHole is an episodic first person adventure game set in an alien dimension. Meet new allies, find gadgets and uncover the mysteries of an ancient power far below your local video store.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 12%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%

Membrillo Hid My Socks is a silly point & click hidden object game about finding your missing socks after your mischievous cat went on a rampage.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.7%, Collectathon 17.6%, Funny 13.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Hidden Object 12.3%

Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, First-Person 9.5%

A sinking ship. Too many SpongeBob references. Not enough explanations. Escape the ship. Collect bugs (actual insects).

Why similar: Comedy 28.1%, Funny 15%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 10.2%

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 9.9%

Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Comedy 21.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, 1980s 12.1%, Hidden Object 9.7%

Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Comedy 10.1%, Story Rich 9.7%

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 11.1%

A creepy-cozy 3D adventure game about rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!

Why similar: Comedy 24.4%, Puzzle 18%, Exploration 16%, Story Rich 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

The Majority of People navigate progress, politics and preposterous propulsive plans in this satirical point-and-click adventure. Featuring highly debatable democracy, problematic project managers and the belief that Anthony's underdeveloped prefrontal cortex will lead to your salvation!

Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Surreal 16.5%, Funny 14.5%, Comedy 14%, Story Rich 13.4%

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Why similar: Comedy 23.8%, Point & Click 20.8%, Funny 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Comedy 25%, Surreal 15.5%, Funny 14.9%, First-Person 12%

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Comedy 22.7%, Walking Simulator 20%, Puzzle 13.9%, Funny 13.7%, First-Person 10.2%