Choose Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking
Choose Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking launched in 2022.
Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking vs Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213
Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking and Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking (2022) is 3 years older than Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 (2025). Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 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 Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213
Choose Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 launched in 2025.
Both Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking and Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 sit in 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
 Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking |  Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Simulation | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.5% positive (44 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dim Bulb Games | Richard Altenbach |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking (2022) is 3 years older than Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 (2025).
- Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 has no Deck rating yet.
Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking vs Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 — FAQ
- Should I play Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking or Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 first?
- If you want chronology, Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking (2022) came out before Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 (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 Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking and Virtual Crime Scene - Apartment 213 similar?
- They overlap on 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.