Games like KARM
If KARM is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Chasm: The Rift and CULTIC — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lovecraftian atmosphere enhances immersion, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About KARM: KARM brings back '90s FPS look and feel in a lovecraftian world. Try to discover what lies behind the cult and make sure you don't lose your sanity!
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Top pick for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Chasm: The Rift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Second-strongest match for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with KARM.
Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.
CULTIC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Third-strongest match for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with KARM.
Ranked #4 for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with KARM.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
Dread Templar
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Ranked #5 for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Ranked #6 for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with KARM.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
The Apogee Throwback Pack
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with KARM.
Ranked #7 for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with KARM.
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Hellbound
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with KARM.
Ranked #8 for KARM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with KARM.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Quake
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with KARM.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
DUSK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
HROT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
GRAVEN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with KARM.
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with KARM.
Reviewers of KARM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with KARM.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KARM.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with KARM.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KARM.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KARM.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KARM.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
CULTIC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with KARM.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with KARM.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KARM.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with KARM.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Hellbound
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and a retro mood with KARM.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with KARM.
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Frequently asked about KARM
- What games are most similar to KARM?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KARM are Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Chasm: The Rift, CULTIC.
- Who developed KARM?
- KARM was developed by Matthieu Gouby.
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