Conarium

Conarium

Conarium is an indie first-person horror game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's novella At the Mountains of Madness. Set in an Antarctic base, you play as Frank Gilman exploring a strange alternate dimension while trying to piece together the fate of your expedition team.
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Conarium: Indie Horror Game Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness

Explore a strange alternate dimension and uncover the fate of your expedition team in Conarium, an indie first-person horror game set in an Antarctic base.

What is Conarium?

Conarium is a first-person psychological horror adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's novella At the Mountains of Madness. Developed by Zoetrope Interactive and published by Iceberg Interactive, Conarium puts players in the role of scientist Frank Gilman at an Antarctic base in 2004.

As Frank, you and your team discovered a strange sphere that transports you to an alternate dimension when interacted with. This otherworldly place defies logic and natural law, with objects that seem impossible and non-Euclidean architecture. You awake with no memory of how you got there or what happened to your colleagues.

Alone except for sporadic radio contact with a fellow team member, you must traverse the disturbing landscape to uncover the fate of your expedition and how to return to reality. With references to Lovecraftian elder gods, disturbing visions, and a mounting sense of madness, Conarium evokes cosmic horror through its environments, audio, and unsettling atmosphere.

The gameplay has you exploring Antarctic bases, solving puzzles that unlock new areas, reading documents to uncover backstory, using items to progress, and avoiding or hiding from malignant entities when encountered. With detailed graphics and chilling audio, Conarium provides a tense and troubling Lovecraftian adventure.

Conarium Features

Features

  1. First-person horror game
  2. Lovecraftian setting and themes
  3. Antarctic base environment
  4. Alternate dimension to explore
  5. Uncovering clues about missing expedition team

Pricing

  • One-time Purchase

Pros

Immersive horror atmosphere

Interesting story and lore

Quality graphics and sound design

Environmental puzzles to solve

Cons

Short playtime (3-5 hours)

Occasional bugs

Limited enemy variety

Simplistic combat


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