Games like CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
If CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is your kind of game, the closest matches are House, Call of Cthulhu® and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and dark. 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 →CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is a card-based puzzle mystery indie adventure released in 2025 for $4.99. Set in a French-Norman folklore world, the game combines branching narrative choices with card-based combat, puzzle-solving, clue collection, and dialogue analysis. Players explore atmospheric environments searching for hidden secrets and collectibles, encountering mysterious creatures as they progress. Reviewers highlight the dreamlike quality that makes the experience feel like a dark fairy tale, and players describe the atmosphere as cozy yet unsettling, with melancholic undertones and eerie beauty that delivers tension without relying on jumpscares. Multiple endings and hidden content encourage thorough exploration beyond the surface story. The game is classified as chill, runs approximately two hours in length, and is playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 97% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews.
About CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs: A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
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Call of Cthulhu®
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1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
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Third-strongest match for CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
While We Wait Here
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Ranked #4 for CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
THRESHOLD
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Ranked #5 for CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Kona II: Brume
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Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Mundaun
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Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Pilgrims
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Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
The Dark Eye: Memoria
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Oxenfree
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What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Return of the Obra Dinn
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Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Outer Wilds
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Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
The Witness
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Priced ~80% under CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
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The Test
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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
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Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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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
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Call of Cthulhu®
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Shares dialogue choices and an atmospheric mood with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
While We Wait Here
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Shares an atmospheric mood with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Kona II: Brume
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Shares an atmospheric mood with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Frequently asked about CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
- Does CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs run on Steam Deck?
- CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs cost?
- CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs are House, Call of Cthulhu®, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.
- Who developed CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs?
- CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs was developed by Bastinus Rex and published by CRITICAL REFLEX.
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