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Soma

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First release
Sep 21, 2015
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Mystery, Action, Science fiction, Horror, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

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.

Also known as SOMA, Soma.exe

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Storyline
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?Read more

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?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 21, 2015
Mac
Sep 21, 2015
Linux
Sep 21, 2015
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 4
Sep 22, 2015
Mac
Jan 12, 2016
Xbox One
Dec 01, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Jul 24, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
5h
Main + Extras
10h
Completionist
16h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
post-apocalyptic, bloody, underwater, shark, robots
… All 55, steam, backtracking, time limit, atmospheric, camera, survival horror, nudity, darkness, steam achievements, single-player only, steam cloud, countdown timer, playing cards, steam workshop, voice acting, famous quotes, polygonal 3d, mouse, aquatic, wasd movement, white noise, color separation, non-player character, profanity, fake in-game advertising, corpse, sprinting mechanics, moral decisions, vision obstruction, fake glitch, jump scare moment, audio logs, inconvenient malfunction, crab, evolving title screen, surveillance camera, car accident, plot twist, scripted events, vent crawling, in-game e-mail, first-person platforming, guided by radio, context sensitive, outside of the map, foreshadowing, crane puzzle, ghostly manifestation, flash drive, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
81
Main Story (IGDB)
5h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
10h
Completionist (IGDB)
16h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 47,105 reviews in all languages, recorded 18 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 18 Oct

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