Heart Lung Machine

Action ∙ Adventure ∙ Survival
3.9
19 ratings 11 reviews
release date
2025
February 6
game modes
• Singleplayer
player modes
• Standing • Roomscale
compatibility
• Quest 3/3S
storage 3.8 GB
Store Page
$4.99 ended Jun 30
$6.99

Trapped in a forgotten underground facility, you must physically crawl and hide to survive a relentless monster. Uncover disturbing secrets about the facility's past and experience the ultimate VR horror!

The threat is real: The game's AI operates autonomously, presenting an unpredictable and relentless challenge. Stay stealthy, or risk drawing its deadly attention.

Experience true-to-life hiding mechanics: physically crouch behind objects, crawl into shafts, slide under tables, or squeeze into lockers to hide.

  • AI-driven Monster
  • Realistic Hiding Mechanics
  • Randomized Elements
  • Hardcore Survival Horror
  • Dark Topics
comfort Moderate
age rating17+ Mature
websiteheart-lung-machine.com
developerHermann Hetzer
publisherSchreckstoff
connectionInternet not required
app version1.0
languagesEnglish

Reviews 11

Shy37 days ago
2

We need more immersive horror like this.

The environment, the torch light, the AI, and the concept of the Heart Lung Machines were all executed amazingly, especially considering the limited hardware power of the Quest. Hope the developer has more in their catalogue!

Jared Fast56 days ago
4

Scary

This game is so scary, couldn’t even get past the first 6 minutes, my brother played it and even he got scared from just seeing the monster. But when I wanted to get my mom to play she was kind of confused, she had never used a vr before, so if you could add a small tutorial board that would help a lot. But this would be way more fun and more scary if there was multiplayer, but first there would need to be a full player model, maybe adding a voice chat featurewhere it would echo and count as making noise. All these things would be very cool for this game and I hope they are in the next update!

David67 days ago
3

Heart- Lung Machine

I can't say to much because I'm tooto scared to play this game .😄
But how I feel about this game is that it deserves 5 stars
Real scary atmosphere, I agree with
A comment saying it would be better to hear scuffing of your feet, or heavy breathing ?
Would add to atmosphere.
Great game !!

Rip Van Winkle79 days ago
1

Cant even open the game it just closes

I cant get 3 seconds without the app closing. Is this Quest 3 only and am I alone on this?

78 days ago

Hi, sorry you're having trouble. The game officially supports only Quest 3, Quest 3s, and future devices, and won't run on older models. If you're on a Quest 3 or Quest 3s and still experiencing issues, please reach out at support [at] schreckstoff.com - I'd be happy to look into it!

Martin Lecher Novak81 days ago

Pretty scary, great realtime shadows

It's really scary, even though I'm only at level 1. It would need some optimization to run at decent FPS at a higher resolution than native. The low resolution causes noticeable pixelation and rough edges throughout the visuals. Quest Games Optimizer can do it, but once the resolution goes above 2000 pixels, the framerate starts to drop. I'm looking forward to further development and updates. Fingers crossed.

Sebastian3 months ago
4

I'm pleasantly surprised

First of all I will say the developer gave me the game to review and make content for BUT my honest opinion:

The environment is beautifully done, the mechanics work very well, the story is well told through the cassette players, the voice acting is quite good (As a voice actor I'm actually impressed) and I love the biomechanical creature theming.

Why it doesn't get a full 5 star rating is that I didn't actually get scared lol although pretty d°°° intense I didn't feel a personal sense of dread and unease. Maybe the death jumpscare could be varied or cranked up to 11 lol.

Still well worth the price point and has excellent replay value.

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