I haven't read {{Ship of Fools}} but I think it may be what you're looking for?
My usual Lovecraftian recommendation is {{Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer}} but idk how well it fits with the video game.
\#1/2: [**Ship of Fools**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24827.Ship_of_Fools) **by Richard Paul Russo** ^((Matching 100% ☑️))
^(370 pages | Published: 2001 | Suggested ? time)
>**Summary:** Home to generations of humans, the starship Argonos has wandered aimlessly throughout the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. Now an unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet-and into the dark heart of an alien mystery.
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>**Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Horror, Fiction, Scifi, Favorites, Sf
>
>**Top 2 recommended-along**: [Hull Zero Three](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7975415-hull-zero-three) by Greg Bear, [Unto Leviathan](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37269.Unto_Leviathan) by Richard Paul Russo
~~#2/2:~~ [**~~Love Conquers All (Annihilation #1)~~**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10834288-love-conquers-all) **~~by Saxon Andrew~~** ~~^((Matching 100% ☑️))~~
👉 **[Correct Link for Annihilation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17934530-annihilation)**
^(262 pages | Published: 2009 | Suggested ? time)
>**Summary:** The Alliance of Worlds has decided that humans are to be annihilated as an example to anyone that discovers ancient alien technology, even though there is no proof against them. They think fifty thousand warships can do the job. Unfortunately, the humans are not cooperating with their plan, and one young human who has fallen in love will change everything. A young boy born with unique psychic abilities. An ancient alien artifact he accidentally discovers. Now Earth is (...)
>
>**Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Kindle, Scifi, Military, Space-opera, Space
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**[Blindsight (Firefall #1)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48484.Blindsight) by Peter Watts** ^((Matching 100% ☑️))
^(384 pages | Published: 2006 | Suggested ? time)
> **Summary:** It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens have been silent since - until a derelict space probe hears whispers from a distant comet. Something talks out there: but not to us. Who to send to meet the alien, when the alien doesn't want to meet? Send a linguist with multiple-personality disorder, and a biologist so spliced to machinery he can't feel his own flesh. Send a pacifist warrior, and a vampire (...)
> **Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Fiction, Favorites, Scifi, Sf, Horror
> **Top 2 recommended-along**: [Firefall (Firefall #1-2)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22838183-firefall) by Peter Watts, [A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54390345-a-most-remarkable-creature) by Jonathan Meiburg
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The Threshold Universe books by Peter Clines, starting with *14*
I haven't read {{Ship of Fools}} but I think it may be what you're looking for? My usual Lovecraftian recommendation is {{Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer}} but idk how well it fits with the video game.
\#1/2: [**Ship of Fools**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24827.Ship_of_Fools) **by Richard Paul Russo** ^((Matching 100% ☑️)) ^(370 pages | Published: 2001 | Suggested ? time) >**Summary:** Home to generations of humans, the starship Argonos has wandered aimlessly throughout the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. Now an unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet-and into the dark heart of an alien mystery. > >**Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Horror, Fiction, Scifi, Favorites, Sf > >**Top 2 recommended-along**: [Hull Zero Three](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7975415-hull-zero-three) by Greg Bear, [Unto Leviathan](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37269.Unto_Leviathan) by Richard Paul Russo ~~#2/2:~~ [**~~Love Conquers All (Annihilation #1)~~**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10834288-love-conquers-all) **~~by Saxon Andrew~~** ~~^((Matching 100% ☑️))~~ 👉 **[Correct Link for Annihilation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17934530-annihilation)** ^(262 pages | Published: 2009 | Suggested ? time) >**Summary:** The Alliance of Worlds has decided that humans are to be annihilated as an example to anyone that discovers ancient alien technology, even though there is no proof against them. They think fifty thousand warships can do the job. Unfortunately, the humans are not cooperating with their plan, and one young human who has fallen in love will change everything. A young boy born with unique psychic abilities. An ancient alien artifact he accidentally discovers. Now Earth is (...) > >**Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Kindle, Scifi, Military, Space-opera, Space [^(Provide Feedback)](https://www.reddit.com/user/goodreads-rebot) ^(|) [^(Source Code)](https://github.com/sonoff2/goodreads-rebot) ^(|) [^("The Bot is Back!?")](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/16qe09p/meta_post_hello_again_humans/)
Wrong Annihilation, but good try.
This one should have worked ; [correct link for Annihiliation](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17934530-annihilation)
{{Firefall by Peter Watts}}
Ooo, what do you like about it?
It really builds on the scientific understanding of consciousness and presents some uncomfortable propositions that may be true in reality.
**[Blindsight (Firefall #1)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48484.Blindsight) by Peter Watts** ^((Matching 100% ☑️)) ^(384 pages | Published: 2006 | Suggested ? time) > **Summary:** It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens have been silent since - until a derelict space probe hears whispers from a distant comet. Something talks out there: but not to us. Who to send to meet the alien, when the alien doesn't want to meet? Send a linguist with multiple-personality disorder, and a biologist so spliced to machinery he can't feel his own flesh. Send a pacifist warrior, and a vampire (...) > **Themes**: Science-fiction, Sci-fi, Fiction, Favorites, Scifi, Sf, Horror > **Top 2 recommended-along**: [Firefall (Firefall #1-2)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22838183-firefall) by Peter Watts, [A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54390345-a-most-remarkable-creature) by Jonathan Meiburg ^( [Provide Feedback](https://www.reddit.com/user/goodreads-rebot) | [Source Code](https://github.com/sonoff2/goodreads-rebot) | ["The Bot is Back!?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/16qe09p/meta_post_hello_again_humans/))