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Conarium

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by…

72 6 June 2017

Conarium is an adventure developed by Zoetrope Interactive, released 6 June 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What Conarium is

Conarium is an adventure game developed by Zoetrope Interactive and released in 2017. It was published by Iceberg Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"As Frank Gilman, a member of the Anthropology Department in the Miskatonic University, you have taken part in the Upuaut expedition led by Dr. Faust, attempting to pass beyond the limits of human consciousness by using a device called Conarium. When you find yourself regaining consciousness, you are alone in the Antarctic expedition base, and you remember nothing. Soon you will discover that having used the device during the expedition, you have died but then returned subtly changed, speaking of strange memories and of strange places. You have lost something important or gained something sinister…"
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Conarium holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 3.60GHz Intel Core i3-4160, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480/570/670, ATI Radeon HD 5870/5850. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Conarium launched on 6 June 2017, within three weeks of Injustice 2, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Tekken 7 and RiME. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Injustice 2, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Tekken 7, RiME.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Conarium yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Conarium — frequently asked questions

When did Conarium come out?
Conarium was released on 6 June 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Conarium?
At minimum, Conarium needs 3.60GHz Intel Core i3-4160, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480/570/670, ATI Radeon HD 5870/5850 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Conarium?
The main story of Conarium takes around 4 hrs.
How many GB is Conarium?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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