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2018/02

Conarium, Lovecraftian Horror Game Due Out For PS4, Xbox One In Late 2018

Dutch developers Zoetrope Interactive and publisher Iceberg Interactive have announced that Conarium, the Lovecraftian horror title, is set to make its debut on the Xbox One and PlayStation at some point later this year.

Details on the console version are nil, other than that Zoetrope Interactive is currently hard at work on trying to port the PC version of the game over to Microsoft and Sony’s eighth-gen twins.

In the interim, Zoetrope and Iceberg have released a Mac and Linux version of Conarium, giving those gamers on the lesser platforms a little bit of something-something to sink their teeth into when it comes to horror-oriented first-person adventure games.

As part of the Mac and Linux release, the title has been discounted by 55% off for all available version of the game. You can grab the discounted digital release right from over on the Steam store page for $8.99.

Conarium originally came out back in the middle of 2017 just before summer struck. The plot centered around an Antarctic expedition gone awry. Set in a freezing cold base where a mysterious, otherworldly excavation led to certain members of the team going insane, players take on the role of Frank Gilman as he attempts to navigate the waking world, the dream world, and some sort of sinister nightmare in between.

The story unravels in a typical H.P. Lovecraft fashion, where you’re not really sure the hero is the hero, and the end goal seems to lead you toward some sort of apocalyptic end rather than a comforting conclusion.

What’s most interesting about the game is that it seamlessly blends the surreal together with a narrative that tries to keep players grounded in the mysteries surrounding the missing expedition team.

At some points it’s hard to tell if Frank is alive, dead, or just trapped in an eternal slumber.

The gameplay itself is a mixture of puzzle solving and action-oriented first person mechanics. Unlike many other games in the genre it actually ramps up and gets more thrilling as the game draws closer toward the end. It’s a nice change of pace from the usual slow, plodding, puzzle-only mechanics used to solve most horror-adventure game challenges.

Anyway, if you have a Mac or Linux and you were interested in Conarium, it’s currently available. If you were curious about it for the home consoles, it’s due for release later this year.

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