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SOMA

by Frictional Games

  • Released Sep 21, 2015
  • $5.99
  • 5 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

96%positive reviews

51,253 positive2,233 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Thoughtful, tense sci-fi horror with strong themes

  • Atmospheric setting and a memorable ending

Cons

  • Gameplay loop feels stale

  • Frustrating sections for some players

Mixed

  • Some call it one of the best games ever, others find it more frustrating than fun

Media

E3 2015 Trailer (YouTube)Xbox One Teaser (YouTube)Gameplay video (YouTube)Theta Trailer (YouTube)E3 2015 Gameplay Teaser (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: 64-bit Windows Vista

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: Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.

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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…

Ratings

  • 82IGDB players674 ratings
  • 81Critics15 reviews
  • 82Overall689 scores

Time to beat

  • 5 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 10.4 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 16.3 hCompletionist100%

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English
English (UK)
Chinese (Simplified)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

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