Choose Ex Vitro
Choose Ex Vitro if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ex Vitro launched in 2024.
Ex Vitro vs Quarion
Ex Vitro and Quarion both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Ex Vitro (2024) is 1 year older than Quarion (2025). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Ex Vitro: 91 reviews, Quarion: 117). 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 Quarion
Choose Quarion if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. Quarion launched in 2025.
Both Ex Vitro and Quarion sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.4% vs 94% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ex Vitro |  Quarion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (91 reviews) | 94% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Evolver Dynamics | Zejoant |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Ex Vitro (2024) is 1 year older than Quarion (2025).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Ex Vitro: 91 reviews, Quarion: 117).
- Ex Vitro is free; Quarion is paid (0.99 USD).
- Ex Vitro is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Quarion has no Deck rating yet.
Ex Vitro vs Quarion — FAQ
- Should I play Ex Vitro or Quarion first?
- If you want chronology, Ex Vitro (2024) came out before Quarion (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 Ex Vitro and Quarion similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Is Ex Vitro free?
- Yes — Ex Vitro is a free-to-play Steam title. Quarion is paid (0.99 USD).
- Does Ex Vitro run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ex Vitro is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Quarion doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.