Choose White Day VR: The Courage Test
Choose White Day VR: The Courage Test if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. White Day VR: The Courage Test launched in 2020.
White Day VR: The Courage Test vs Heart-Lung Machine
White Day VR: The Courage Test and Heart-Lung Machine both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. White Day VR: The Courage Test (2020) is 4 years older than Heart-Lung Machine (2024). White Day VR: The Courage Test is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Heart-Lung Machine (1.24 USD vs. 8.99 USD). 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 Heart-Lung Machine
Choose Heart-Lung Machine if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heart-Lung Machine launched in 2024.
Both White Day VR: The Courage Test and Heart-Lung Machine sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 White Day VR: The Courage Test |  Heart-Lung Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 1.24 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.9% positive (19 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SONNORI Corp | Hermann Hetzer |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- White Day VR: The Courage Test (2020) is 4 years older than Heart-Lung Machine (2024).
- White Day VR: The Courage Test is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Heart-Lung Machine (1.24 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
White Day VR: The Courage Test vs Heart-Lung Machine — FAQ
- Should I play White Day VR: The Courage Test or Heart-Lung Machine first?
- If you want chronology, White Day VR: The Courage Test (2020) came out before Heart-Lung Machine (2024). 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 White Day VR: The Courage Test and Heart-Lung Machine similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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.