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Maze Mice
Developer TrampolineTales
Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. From the Steam store page
260 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
152 positive · 33 negative
95% range 76–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 152 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
248 of 282 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 153 yes, 33 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (298 of 339 positive).
Players praise the creative blend of Pac-Man, Superhot, and Vampire Survivors mechanics. [1][2][3] Some find the game lacks variety in enemies, levels, and upgrades. [4][5][6] The game is described as fun but shallow, with limited replayability. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
Man... as a big fan of the developer (of Luck Be a Landlord fame), I genuinely wish I could give Maze Mice a full-hearted recommendation. Alas, where the game excels in production it falters in gameplay, specifically when comparing the experience with its roguelike peers. It's also worth noting that the developer has communicated an unlikelihood of improving the game beyond balancing and debugging. Pros + Promising …
- [1]
In a year filled with indie juggernauts like Megabonk and Ball X Pit, this one mostly seems to have slipped under the radar. They took the gameplay loop of Pac-Man, combined it with the core mechanic of SUPERHOT, and blended it together with the Vampire Survivors upgrade system. The result is a game that's fun to play and engaging to learn. The game has a notable lack of variety, with most of the different playable …
- [2]
EEEE THIS GAME IS SO GOOD!!!!1!!! Imagine Pacman + Superhot + a roguelike autobattler and you pretty much get the gist addictive like you wouldn't believe, fun as hell and the production values are EXCELLENT (this games OST will live in your head) lots of cool powerups and also lots of cute characters that might actually lean towards your playstyle better (LUNA MAINS RISE UP!) just an incredible game and right now …
- [13]
Picked this up after seeing LocalThunk plugged it, and I'm so glad I did. I'm liking it even better than Vampire Survivors, and it's just getting better as more and more stuff gets unlocked and more interesting and synergistic builds become possible. Support this game and support this developer! Luck Be A Landlord was great, this is great, and I'll be picking up their next game, too, no question.
- [3]
in hindsight, combining pac-man and vampire survivors seems like it should have been an extremely obvious thing to do. but it took maze mice to show us the way. thanks maze mice. this game has the sauce
Summarised from 34 of the 266 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Maze Mice sits at 82% positive across 185 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 260 · most liked firstIf you don't know Dan, he's the dev behind Luck Be a Landlord; the game that inspired me to make Balatro and influenced tons of other devs to expand on this genre he shaped His newest game Maze Mice just left early access! You should check it out! I'm going to be playing it all weekend
positive · AI labelView post →I'm so excited to announce my next game: Maze Mice! Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. 🐭 Wishlist on Steam! mazemice.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Glad you liked Maze Mice enough to play it for 141 hours and leave a negative review! I'll get right on adding *checks notes* a hundred more mazes to the game so you'll leave a positive review.
negative · AI labelView post →Maze Mice is Out on Steam Today! If you're a fan of Pac-Man Championship Edition and roguelites give it a try!! I also did the Key Art for this game :)
neutral · AI labelView post →📣 MAZE MICE IS OUT NOW! It's a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. I’m so thrilled to bring my next game to you. 🐭❤️ Get it here: MazeMice.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Man... as a big fan of the developer (of Luck Be a Landlord fame), I genuinely wish I could give Maze Mice a full-hearted recommendation. Alas, where the game excels in production it falters in gameplay, specifically when comparing the experience with its roguelike peers. It's also worth noting that the developer has communicated an unlikelihood of improving the game beyond balancing and debugging. Pros + Promising concept and loop, enough to consider Maze Mice for a quick, casual gaming…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was feeling burnt out after Maze Mice so I took a little break to recharge my creative batteries. Now I think I know what my next game is gonna be. Funny how that works out!
neutral · AI labelView post →Upgrade art collage! Wait a minute...some of these aren't in the game yet! 😱 🐭 Check out Maze Mice on Steam: MazeMice.com #screenshotsaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →Me and @vincentcolavita.bsky.social are at @magfest.org! Stop by our booth to play Luck be a Landlord and Maze Mice! We're in the MAGFest Indie Video Game Showcase (MIVS) section.
neutral · AI labelView post →Maze Mice is just 4 reviews away from reaching a "Very Positive" rating! If you've enjoyed the game, please consider leaving a review for it on Steam. 🐭 MazeMice.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Time-stopping Pac-Man like survivor game Maze Mice gets a big upgrade #IndieGames #MazeMice #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →If you too would like to play my game for 141 hours (and maybe even leave a positive review) check out Maze Mice. It's on mobile too! MazeMice.com
positive · AI labelView post →Maze Mice has received its second Content Patch, which adds a new maze, new upgrades, and upgrade balancing! You can read about it here: blog.trampolinetales.com/maze-mice-th...
neutral · AI labelView post →Luck be a Landlord dev's bullet heaven roguelite Maze Mice arrives May 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →🌈 the game needed rainbow orbs 🌈 🐭 Maze Mice is 20% off: MazeMice.com #screenshotsaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →With mice crossed on our hearts... Wrapping up Deltarune Chapter 4, and then we're playing MAZE MICE~! Come on in, take a seat. Your host will be with you shortly. twitch.tv/amtraxVA
neutral · AI labelView post →I wished this game had more content. I was having a good time and expecting more variety when I beat it. I was expecting more levels. Not sure if I can recommend.l as is. It has great ideas but doesn’t develop them. Beating the game was repetitive and not enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While not a bad game, I wouldn't recommend this as it gets stale very quickly. The game is missing multiple replayability roguelike elements from Vampire Survivor type games. It also doesn't feel nearly as polished or tuned. - No "final form" for upgrades/ no synergistic support + weapon combos so upgrading feels boring with no end goal. - Upgrades aren't tuned and are just simple value increases, this means certain upgrades like decreasing time of the shield are more powerful than others. -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pac-Man meets a time-stopping survivor-like bullet heaven in Maze Mice out in Early Access.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cool idea but ultimately not very interesting to play, it gets boring relatively quickly. Progression feels aimless because you don't actually know how or when you unlock new things (or at least I can't figure it out). Unlockable characters don't really introduce anything new since the only difference is the starting weapon. The UI is unpleasant to use. The buttons don't stand out well, they're not highlighted well when selected and they're extremely spread out on opposite ends of the screen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm taking the day off again, today, so here is the streaming schedule for the week! Gonna continue Deltarune, try out Maze Mice, wrap up the HL2 trilogy, and then we're gonna finish the week by starting Yoshi's Island (my fav SNES Game!). I hope you'll stop by the diner! twitch.tv/amtraxVA
neutral · AI labelView post →Luck be a Landlord dev's bullet heaven roguelite Maze Mice arrives May 2 #MazeMice #IndieGame #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →This week on Indie Game Garden, I had the pleasure of interviewing @trampolinetales.com, the indie dev savant behind Luck Be a Landlord, Maze Mice, and What’s the Password? Such a fun conversation. Thanks, Dan! audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/34 yt: youtu.be/wJVQTWaVbJE?...
neutral · AI labelView post →As close to an unfinished game as it gets without being actually unfinished. 4 levels, 2 enemy types, 1 boss that is just a larger one of the enemy types. That's it. A bunch of unlockable items, many of which aren't especially useful. Unlockable characters that only differ by starting item, so they are all interchangeable. In their 1.0 release notes the developer notes that the game didn't sell well, which more or less backs up the pseudo unfinished state of the game. It's a shame,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah this game is sort of half baked. The idea is cool with the whole nothing moves if you don't move, but everything else is about as bare bones as they come. The different levels are terrible and you'll find yourself going back to the first one a lot. The different mice are all the same with just a different starting skill, but nothing else. There are 3 total characters in the game who have slightly different colors to indicate they are tanky or not and there's only 1 boss character that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very cute game but there's just not enough content or varied gameplay options to justify the pricepoint in my opinion there's two enemy types, every character is just "start with X item", the progression is completly based on playtime, there's only one pick-up (without counting upgrades, which take a slot each), only 4 slots avaliable for weapons and 4 for passive with no means to upgrade or spice the gameplay up in different interesting ways... I expected it to open at any minute only to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Y'all, finally gave @trampolinetales.com's Maze Mice a try. It starts out feeling like a pretty calm Pacman/Snake game, but with the roguelite elements, it quickly becomes a tricky puzzler for figuring out the best weapon combinations to finish the stage
positive · AI labelView post →First, let me get it out of the way: the gameplay is great, that’s not why I’m giving it a negative review, But I don’t want to sit here and rant about all of the things this game does wrong. I think the core idea is amazing… it’s just needs a little bit more polish. Starting with the positives. Music is amazing, as of right now I love it and hopefully I won’t get tired of it. The gameplay is also amazing. the usual survivors-like formula is plagued with the “kite enemies in circles” movement…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Other negative reviews have put it best, the idea is not bad but it gets stale real quick. The upgrades don't feel impactful and there's not any real synergies. If it were presented as just a 4-8 hour one off mini vampire survivors clone I could easily recommend it, but because of how the progression and achievements are structured, it's completely padded and designed to be a monotonous time sink. There are 30 characters all with their own 5 difficulty ascensions that need to be completed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a year filled with indie juggernauts like Megabonk and Ball X Pit, this one mostly seems to have slipped under the radar. They took the gameplay loop of Pac-Man, combined it with the core mechanic of SUPERHOT, and blended it together with the Vampire Survivors upgrade system. The result is a game that's fun to play and engaging to learn. The game has a notable lack of variety, with most of the different playable characters feeling nearly identical to one another. There's also not much in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →da meese is leese Maze Mice: A Game I'm Enjoying a Lot™ twitch.tv/tietuesday
positive · AI labelView post →I got SMOKED in Combat Basketball dude!!!! @minimatt.bsky.social the goat!!! I'll catch y'all later tonight for MAZE MICE!!! And saturday for the Bad Game Marathon Marathon!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Pac-Man meets a time-stopping survivor-like bullet heaven in Maze Mice out in Early Access https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/pac-man-meets-a-time-stopping-survivor-like-bullet-heaven-in-maze-mice-out-in-early-access/ #MazeMice #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Maze Mice feels like Pac-Man and Survivor-like Bullet Heavens had a baby https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/maze-mice-feels-like-pac-man-and-survivor-like-bullet-heavens-had-a-baby/ #MazeMice #Godot #IndieGames #Steam #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →#justbeatit Maze Mice Combination of Pacman and a survivors-like. Insanely grind heavy game but because there's a little skill involved it was a fun time-waster for me. Took me 13h to finally unlock and beat the 4th maze. There's many more achievement, but I'm good. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →hey Maze Mice is $5 until May 4th, its a fun roguelike pacman style game from the people who made Luck Be A Landlord store.steampowered.com/app/3385370/...
neutral · AI labelView post →@trampolinetales.com - Very early on in the history of my page, Dan played Webfishing with me and ended up gifting me his game, Luck Be A Landlord, on Steam, which I'd already been playing on mobile for a while And then he gifted me Maze Mice too! An amazingly talented dev!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has strong 'you're back in high school IT class playing games whilst the teacher isn't looking' vibes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Time-stopping Pac-Man like survivor game Maze Mice gets a big upgrade https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/time-stopping-pac-man-like-survivor-game-maze-mice-gets-a-big-upgrade/ #IndieGames #MazeMice #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →Maze Mice is really fun and the perfect length for a video game: it lasts exactly as long as its gameplay is enjoyable. I was pretty much done with the game at the same time that I unlocked the final things, which, to me, is perfect design.
positive · AI labelView post →Pretty disappointing, especially for the $10 asking price. I was expecting more from the Luck Be a Landlord dev. There's only a handful of levels and 5 difficulties. Characters only differ in the item they start with. Item balance doesn't seem great. The popcorn passive seems really good compared to a lot of other passive options. A lot of passive upgrades feel too inconsequential compared to weapon upgrades. A neat idea, sort of like Pac-Man meets Vampire Survivors with a dash of Snake, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vote for Maze Mice in The Steam Awards!
neutral · AI labelView post →I was waiting for Maze Mice to come to mobile because I figured it would be a great commute game I was correct 🐭
positive · AI labelView post →EEEE THIS GAME IS SO GOOD!!!!1!!! Imagine Pacman + Superhot + a roguelike autobattler and you pretty much get the gist addictive like you wouldn't believe, fun as hell and the production values are EXCELLENT (this games OST will live in your head) lots of cool powerups and also lots of cute characters that might actually lean towards your playstyle better (LUNA MAINS RISE UP!) just an incredible game and right now its on sale WHY ARE YOU STILL READING GO BUY IT! edit: im taking some points off…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright. Not particularly engaging after a couple of hours, but if you're looking for something to mindlessly do while listening to a podcast - this fits the bill
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too simplistic. Just unlock the second level, and then play with each character at difficulty 5, just running in a loop around the map and you are done. No need to try other levels because there doesn't seem to be anything new to see. They're all the same, with just a different layout. The unlocks are mostly forgettable as well
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maze Mice is a charming and deceptively thoughtful roguelite that takes the simplicity of classic maze-chase games and rebuilds the formula around strategy, timing, and modern bullet-heaven design. Developed and published by TrampolineTales, it places you in control of a tiny, determined mouse navigating tight, shifting mazes while hungry cats pursue you from every direction. What makes Maze Mice immediately stand out is its signature mechanic: time only moves when you move. This single…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A unique and interesting idea for a vampire survivors-like, but also unfortunately one of the most bare-bones ones I've ever played. Once you've played the game for 10 minutes you'll have seen everything it has to offer; You'll still have 90% of the roster and items to unlock, but the only difference between characters is what item they start with, and the items offer very little difference in gameplay or strategy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible game. Love the maps, which there is an average amount of. I was honestly only expecting 3, the 4th is very interesting and keeps the game fresh. Tons of fun upgrades! though some do feel useless - or maybe I just never leveled them up enough (toothpicks, beams) Lots of characters too, so you can always start with what you want. LOVE it. And the no-rerolls or saves is nice, too - forces you to work with what you have. And have reroll as a pick itself is nice - (gotta say i never…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute! really clever fusion of genres, charming art, genuinely a super fun time killer of a game. why is this a negative review? well, because it needs a few things to actually shine here. On the design side, this is a "bullet heaven" type game -- a Vampire Survivor clone, in as many words -- mixed with a maze runner. works really surprisingly well as a genre mashup, and the weapons are designed to work well with it! but like VS, you have limited slots for upgrades when you level -- four…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Luck be a Landlord dev's bullet heaven roguelite Maze Mice arrives May 2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/luck-be-a-landlord-devs-bullet-heaven-roguelite-maze-mice-arrives-may-2/ #MazeMice #IndieGame #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →I guess a good idea, but the game is quite boring and doesn't bring much depth or anything
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most every game I can think of when it comes to games, most people have already suggested. Though I haven't seen **Feudal Tactics** ( available on fdroid ) mentioned. The game isn't all that complex, but it can be time consuming on larger maps. I also just looked something up and **Maze Mice** from TrampolineTales ( the Luck Be A Landlord dev/team(?) ) is available on the play store, if you don't mind paid apps. Cannot say what the price is in other currencies, but $4.99USD is the price I saw.
neutral · AI labelView post →For games currently out and available: • Slay The Spire ( a bit more than just something to pass the time with IMO, but again, it's a direct port from PC ) • SuperTuxKart ( I personally don't like the mobile version over control issues I have, but it's still real fun IMO, if you like good kart racers ) • Feudal Tactics ( definitely a time passer on smaller maps ) • HyperRogue ( trippy non-Euclidean game ) • Shattered Pixel Dungeon ( I suck at it, but it's a fun enough dungeon crawler ) •…
neutral · AI labelView post →If you liked the Star Rift Saga soundtrack by @vincentcolavita.bsky.social, you can now get it and two other soundtracks he did in one bundle. It includes OSTs for SRS and two games by @trampolinetales.com: Luck be a Landlord, and Maze Mice, which is stuck in my head since playing the game.
positive · AI labelView post →I actually have a Pacman rogue-like design doc created, from a few years back, so seeing this one pop up piqued my interest. Luckily, it's completely different from my own concept. Unfortunately, it's also confusing, doesn't ramp up properly, has limited replay value, and hits less hard than all of its inspirations. The best thing I can say about this one is that it's relaxing to play. You get into a sort of zen state as it's never especially challenging, but it is always moving and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pacman rougelike. The skills are fairly simple and without too many strategizing options compared to other rougelikes, but the music is great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4.5/10 its a mobile game of mobile quality, not much here at all would get on deep sale - no way to banish upgrades. - rerolls are locked to an upgrade slot that takes up one of 4 you get. far better to take something else - only 4 maps all with the very same enemies. - 3 enemies in this game. cat, flying ghost, boss flying ghost almost all my play time is afk card farming
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this as a base to a game. It's very satisfying with it's gameplay loops, and a PERFECT way to get a quick steamdeck sess in before before bed. However I'm going to hit dislike becuase the devs clearly did not know what they had here and in my opinion left the game unfinished despite being decently polished. I'll upvote if ANY new content comes up ever. I would pay twice the cost of the base game for DLC if it did the following: Balanced items, make the more niche ones far…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just bumping my suggestion for the library sorting game: “Librarian: Tidy up the arcane library” But for a fun roguelike, there’s Maze Mice, it’s like a pacman maze running roguelike? It’s pretty fun
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