Games Like Conarium

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.1%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Walking Simulator 5.1%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the essence of Lovecraftian investigation, featuring a detective-led mystery that mirrors the investigative nature of Conarium.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a profound, narrative-heavy experience that masterfully blends psychological horror with existential dread in a desolate, atmospheric setting.

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar sci-fi Lovecraftian premise set on a remote base, focusing on the slow descent into madness and cosmic horror.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.6%, Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: As a pioneer of the first-person horror genre, it perfectly matches the helpless, puzzle-solving, and atmospheric dread found in Conarium.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a claustrophobic, narrative-driven horror experience on an isolated oil rig that feels like a modern spiritual successor to cosmic horror tropes.

H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It successfully merges Lovecraftian cosmic horror with a cyberpunk aesthetic, offering a unique, story-rich puzzle experience.

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.1%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 6.3%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct homage to Lovecraftian lore, focusing heavily on exploration and encountering massive, otherworldly entities.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric exploration and investigative puzzle-solving, capturing the same sense of mystery and isolation.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developers of Amnesia, this game features the same physics-based puzzle mechanics and oppressive, dark atmosphere.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at psychological horror through environmental storytelling and shifting architecture, much like the surreal transitions in Conarium.

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply atmospheric and surreal psychological horror experience with a strong focus on religious and occult mystery.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 70%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 5.2%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person Lovecraftian title that focuses on investigation and survival in a hostile, otherworldly environment.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a massive, mysterious ship, this first-person adventure emphasizes narrative and atmosphere over combat, mirroring Conarium's pacing.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines historical mystery with modern psychological horror, utilizing first-person exploration and puzzles to drive the narrative forward.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 40.5%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an intense, first-person psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental clues to build dread.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the crushing depths of the ocean, it mirrors the isolation and psychological strain of Conarium's Antarctic setting.

Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.1%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, First-Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a faithful, short-form adaptation of Lovecraft's work that captures the exact tone and aesthetic of the source material.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique, experimental narrative structure to deliver a chilling, atmospheric horror experience that feels intimate and unsettling.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a heavy emphasis on psychological exploration and dark, atmospheric storytelling within a first-person perspective.

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.6%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic Lovecraftian investigative adventure that prioritizes story and puzzle-solving over action.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 10%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven psychological horror game that relies on atmospheric exploration and disturbing imagery to tell its story.

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Walking Simulator 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game focuses on exploring a dark, abandoned mansion, featuring puzzles and a heavy emphasis on atmosphere.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused walking simulator that uses a creepy setting to build tension and psychological unease.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar snowy, isolated setting and focuses on exploration and mystery-solving in a first-person perspective.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on exploration and uncovering the history of a strange, alien environment.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a grounded, psychological walking simulator that focuses on environmental storytelling and the history of a haunting location.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Walking Simulator 13%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a first-person perspective to create a vulnerable and atmospheric horror experience that relies on exploration.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While less supernatural, it is the gold standard for investigative walking simulators, requiring players to piece together a mystery through environmental clues.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.2%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 7%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person psychological horror game that captures the claustrophobic and unsettling nature of cosmic horror.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 6.7%

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, First-Person 5.7%

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 70.8%, Horror 13.6%, Indie 4.1%, Adventure 3.4%, Atmospheric 3.1%

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.5%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Adventure 4.8%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.1%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Horror 17.1%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Indie 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 7.4%, First-Person 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 56.4%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Lovecraftian 7.7%, First-Person 3.7%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%

Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Indie 8.1%

Play the role of Professor Dyer, a geologist at Miskatonic University who travelled to Antarctica in 1930 as the leader of a research expedition, in this 3D first-person horror survival adventure game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 85.3%, Adventure 10%, Indie 4.7%

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 13.5%, Indie 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Adventure 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%

In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 74.9%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 3.2%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 5.4%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 4.7%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8%, First-Person 5.4%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 29.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 7.6%

GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, First-Person 5.2%

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 5.8%

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 9.1%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Horror 7.3%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.6%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Story Rich 5%

Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.7%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, First-Person 7.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Story Rich 4.4%

''No70: Eye of Basir'' is a story based first person perspective adventure game which focused on investigation. Players will help Aras and Erhan to solve the mystery about Basir and the No70 house.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Indie 9.7%