Choose Heart-Lung Machine
Choose Heart-Lung Machine if you want the Tracked Controller Support side of the pairing. Heart-Lung Machine launched in 2024.
Heart-Lung Machine vs Those Who Crawl VR
Heart-Lung Machine and Those Who Crawl VR both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Heart-Lung Machine (2024) is 1 year older than Those Who Crawl VR (2025). Those Who Crawl VR is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than Heart-Lung Machine (3.99 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 Those Who Crawl VR
Choose Those Who Crawl VR if it's currently about 56% cheaper on the Steam Store. Those Who Crawl VR launched in 2025.
Both Heart-Lung Machine and Those Who Crawl VR sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list 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
 Heart-Lung Machine |  Those Who Crawl VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hermann Hetzer | Hush Fin Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Heart-Lung Machine (2024) is 1 year older than Those Who Crawl VR (2025).
- Those Who Crawl VR is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than Heart-Lung Machine (3.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Heart-Lung Machine is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Those Who Crawl VR has no Deck rating yet.
Heart-Lung Machine vs Those Who Crawl VR — FAQ
- Should I play Heart-Lung Machine or Those Who Crawl VR first?
- If you want chronology, Heart-Lung Machine (2024) came out before Those Who Crawl VR (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 Heart-Lung Machine and Those Who Crawl VR similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.