Choose Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Choose Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage launched in 2014.
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage vs Conarium
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage and Conarium both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage (2014) is 3 years older than Conarium (2017). Conarium scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage (62% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Conarium
Choose Conarium if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Conarium launched in 2017.
Both Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage and Conarium sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage |  Conarium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62% positive (92 reviews) | 73.9% positive (925 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stormling Studios | Stormling Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage (2014) is 3 years older than Conarium (2017).
- Conarium scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage (62% positive).
- Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Conarium (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage vs Conarium — FAQ
- Should I play Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage or Conarium first?
- If you want chronology, Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage (2014) came out before Conarium (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage and Conarium similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.