Maize
Skip · Narrative · 2016
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 3.5h
- Value
- $2.85/hr
- Reviews
- 82% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 460 GTX | AMD Radeon 6870 HD series or higher, 11 GB of storage. Windows only.
Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in September 2025. It has been discounted 45 times in the 10 years tracked here, typically at 80 percent off, with about 11 weeks between sales.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 21 percent on value. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 73 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Stanley Parable ($14.99, scores 62) beats it on value, while it beats Through Abandoned: The Underground City ($5.99, scores 36).
This site sampled 335 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026.
What players say
Maize is a first-person adventure game developed and published by Finish Line Games that proves an unusual premise can become the foundation for an entertaining and memorable experience. The story begins with a humorous misunderstanding in which a pair of scientists accidentally create intelligent corn after misinterpreting government instructions. Rather than treating this bizarre concept as a simple joke, the game...
This is single-handedly the greatest piece of media/game/poetry I have ever had the absolute pleasure of experiencing. The Corn talks, the bear talks, everything talks. My rock collection was abundent and so was my whimsy. I finished the game fast enough to refund it, but I refuse to punish myself and remove my ability to boast about my steam library for however much I paid for this masterpiece, that low-low price...
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Cite this score
Maize scores 49/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/284240/maizeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 20, price as of Oct 1.
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