Games Like Maize

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 28%, Walking Simulator 23%, First-Person 10.6%, Funny 10.5%, Exploration 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential meta-narrative walking simulator that shares the same dry, self-aware humor found in 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 35.1%, Surreal 17.6%, Funny 14.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly surreal, first-person comedy game that prioritizes bizarre gags and exploration over traditional mechanics.

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 16.3%, Funny 12.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that features a similarly bizarre, laugh-out-loud premise.

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 21.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever, first-person game about game development that features the same kind of satirical, meta-humor.

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

Why similar: Comedy 31.3%, Funny 28.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Family Friendly 10.1%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, lighthearted puzzle game that captures the same spirit of causing chaos in a mundane setting.

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 59.5%, Adventure 23.9%, Indie 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, absurdist first-person experience that matches the weird, unpredictable tone of Maize.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Comedy 14.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Funny 12.3%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, exploration-heavy game that relies on charm and surreal humor rather than complex dialogue.

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 18.2%, Comedy 14.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, physics-based puzzle game with a charmingly weird story that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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 26.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Funny 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure set inside a smartphone that features witty, comedic dialogue and light puzzle-solving.

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 19.1%, First-Person 15.7%, Funny 12.9%, Story Rich 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal first-person puzzle game that plays with perspective and reality in a way that feels both clever and whimsical.

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 26.1%, Comedy 23.8%, Funny 20.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, comedy-focused point-and-click adventure that features a similarly oddball premise.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Comedy 19.6%, First-Person 16.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Funny 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person puzzle games that blend challenging mechanics with sharp, satirical humor.

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 30%, Surreal 24.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 7.6%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, exploration-focused game that parodies the internet and 90s-era aesthetics with a humorous tone.

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 39.1%, Comedy 21%, Adventure 19%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An absurdist comedy game that focuses on the humor of performing mundane tasks in a ridiculous way.

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 34.2%, Funny 19.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, first-person action-adventure filled with the same kind of crude, meta-humor found in Maize.

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

Why similar: Comedy 33.6%, Funny 19.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, stick-figure adventure that proves you don't need high-end graphics to deliver a top-tier comedy experience.

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%, First-Person 12.1%, Comedy 9.8%, Surreal 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that focuses on logic and exploration within a colorful, abstract environment.

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 14.8%, Surreal 11.6%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure that features a surreal, dream-like atmosphere and unique mechanics.

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 38.1%, Story Rich 17.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Surreal 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A thoughtful, first-person narrative experience that explores the relationship between the creator and the player.

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 24.2%, Indie 14.8%, Exploration 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses on exploration and narrative, mirroring the pacing of 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 26.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 15%, Exploration 13.5%, Funny 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that blends comedy and adventure in a way that feels reminiscent of indie walking simulators.

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 16.2%, Point & Click 15.9%, Surreal 11.8%, Comedy 11.5%, Funny 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game with a distinct, hand-drawn aesthetic and a whimsical tone.

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 18.4%, Point & Click 17.1%, Comedy 13.1%, Collectathon 12.8%, Funny 11%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, hidden-object puzzle game that uses humor and quirky art to keep the player engaged.

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 41%, Sci-fi 15.6%, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that leans heavily into absurd, meta-humor and colorful, weird environments.

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 13.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi walking simulator that emphasizes exploration and uncovering a story through environmental cues.

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 32.6%, Comedy 17.4%, Funny 15.9%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, 3D walking simulator that uses humor and exploration to tell a lighthearted story.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Comedy 16.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Funny 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, surreal journey that prioritizes visual flair and a whimsical, lighthearted tone.

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 14.2%, Funny 12.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, 2D adventure game that features a bizarre protagonist and a surreal, single-player narrative.

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

Why similar: Comedy 24.9%, Point & Click 24%, Funny 16.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic, point-and-click adventure that relies on witty writing and charming character interactions.

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 20.4%, Funny 10%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

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 14.9%, Point & Click 12.1%, Funny 11.6%

"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 15.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

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 24.8%, Comedy 14.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Story Rich 9.3%

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 20.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 13.4%, 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 27.7%, Comedy 22.5%, Funny 13.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%

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%, Comedy 17%, Hidden Object 16.7%, Funny 12%, Exploration 7.1%

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 20.8%, Surreal 14.5%, Point & Click 14.3%, Funny 10%, Exploration 9.3%

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 22.6%, Comedy 14.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Puzzle 7.5%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Comedy 21%, Funny 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 10.4%

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 11.1%, 3D 6.1%

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 21.7%, Comedy 21.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, 1980s 12%, Hidden Object 9.6%

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 24.8%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 12%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%

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

Why similar: Comedy 28.2%, Funny 15%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Exploration 10.3%

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 19.5%, Surreal 14.8%, Hidden Object 13%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 9.6%

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Why similar: Sci-fi 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, First-Person 13%, Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 10%

Explore the deepest SECRETs™ of the Tremendous Corporation®. Find out what happened to indie devs and save the gaming industry!

Why similar: Comedy 30.8%, Point & Click 26%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Funny 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%

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 12%, Hidden Object 11.2%, Comedy 10.1%, Story Rich 9.7%

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 16.6%, Funny 14.4%, Comedy 14%, Story Rich 13.4%

A sci-fi comedy adventure game

Why similar: Point & Click 28.1%, Comedy 24%, Adventure 14.7%, Funny 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%

GlitchSPANKR is a comedy-driven narrative adventure full of secrets, chaos, minigames, and unexpected choices. Spank, spare, or smooch your way through a corrupted 90s game haunted by a lonely, unstable virus. Every level is different. Every choice matters. Your future is in your wiggly hand.

Why similar: Comedy 23.7%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Funny 10.2%, First-Person 9.6%

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 18.6%, Comedy 18.5%, Point & Click 17.2%, Funny 11.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.

Why similar: Comedy 43.5%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, First-Person 14.1%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 5.1%

A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn. You shouldn’t press the button, but you’ll want to. You will have control, and you will have none. Power is in your hands... or is it? Inspired by classic narrative driven games.

Why similar: Comedy 21.3%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, First-Person 12%, Funny 11%, Exploration 10.3%

A collection of incomprehensibly daft comedy adventures. Forget about the real world and come to Yorkshire where everything's safe, everyone's clean and those robots are totally, totally normal.

Why similar: Comedy 20.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Funny 10.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Surreal 8.3%

A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Surreal 18.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%

Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands.Lifeless? Not so much!Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world.Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface.

Why similar: Point & Click 35%, Comedy 20.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Indie 8.7%

Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.2%, Comedy 16.8%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.5%, Funny 17.8%, Comedy 16.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%

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

Why similar: Comedy 22.8%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Funny 13.7%, First-Person 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 26.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%