Choose He Needs His Medicine
Choose He Needs His Medicine if you want an Action, RPG, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. He Needs His Medicine launched in 2021.
He Needs His Medicine vs Apartment 22
He Needs His Medicine and Apartment 22 both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. He Needs His Medicine (2021) is 4 years older than Apartment 22 (2025). Apartment 22 scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than He Needs His Medicine (80.8% positive). 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 Apartment 22
Choose Apartment 22 if you want the Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Apartment 22 launched in 2025.
Both He Needs His Medicine and Apartment 22 sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 He Needs His Medicine |  Apartment 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.8% positive (494 reviews) | 94.1% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Euphoric Bros | Blu Wraith |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- He Needs His Medicine (2021) is 4 years older than Apartment 22 (2025).
- Apartment 22 scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than He Needs His Medicine (80.8% positive).
- He Needs His Medicine is free; Apartment 22 is paid (2.99 USD).
He Needs His Medicine vs Apartment 22 — FAQ
- Should I play He Needs His Medicine or Apartment 22 first?
- If you want chronology, He Needs His Medicine (2021) came out before Apartment 22 (2025). 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 He Needs His Medicine and Apartment 22 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Is He Needs His Medicine free?
- Yes — He Needs His Medicine is a free-to-play Steam title. Apartment 22 is paid (2.99 USD).