
Release
Monday, September 21, 2015
Critic score
81/100
Platform families
6
Editorial overview
What it is
SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves. Delve through locked terminals and secret documents to uncover the truth behind the chaos. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants and take part in the events that will ultimately shape the fate of the station. But be careful, danger lurks in every corner: corrupted humans, twisted creatures, insane robots, and even an inscrutable omnipresent A.I. You will need to figure out how to deal with each one of them. Just remember there’s no fighting back, either you outsmart your enemies or you get ready to run.
The premise
The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered an intolerable isolation and we’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What can be done? What makes sense? What is left to fight for?
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Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Horror
Languages
10 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
E3 2015 Trailer
Xbox One Teaser
Gameplay video
Theta Trailer
E3 2015 Gameplay Teaser
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.
Ashley Brown
David Munshi
Nadine Masters
John Strohmeier
Julia Dahl
Neil Tsiolkovsky
Peter Strasky
Mark Sarang
Jasper Hill
Steve Glasser
Johan Ross
Shawn Evans
Robin Bass
Terry Akers
Carl Semken
Maggie Komorebi
Simon Jarrett
Javid Goya
Richard Thabo
Emma Alvaro
Ian Pedersen
Brandon Wan
Sarah Lindwall
Alice Koster
Jesse
Vigdis "Jonsy" Jonsdottir
Nicolai Ivashkin
Matthew Frost
Helper Jane
Raleigh Herber
Catherine Chun
Eric Darby
Amy Azzaro
Automated Voice
Andrea Suther
Additional Voices

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

Linux

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mac

Xbox One
Gen 8

Nintendo Switch
Gen 8
Minimum
Minimum: • OS: 64-bit Major Linux distribution from 2014 • Processor: Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3 • Storage: 25 GB available space • Additional Notes: Proprietary drivers. Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.
Recommended
Recommended: • OS: 64-bit Major Linux distribution from 2014 • Processor: Core i5 / AMD FX 2.4Ghz • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3 • Storage: 25 GB available space • Additional Notes: Proprietary drivers. Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.