SOMA Reviews

An outstanding piece of art. A story like this could only work so well in a video game format. The themes that are raised here have only become more relevant over the years. The dialogues, recordings and events of the game as a whole reveal these themes from different angles, which, combined with the masterfully designed environment, creates an incredible immersion. The gameplay of the game is not complicated, but it rather benefits the game, leaving more time for the player to think about everything read, seen and heard. The horror genre perfectly complements the atmosphere, and the ending, after all the events of the game, feels fantastic.

I've never been more unsettled about screen static. Thanks SOMA! A great story with twists and turns. Definitely got the ticker going at times.

You will shit your pants and contemplate the meaning of life like you never have before. At the same time! I call that a good deal

SOMA is... okay. The themes that are covered throughout the game are interesting, the overall story keeps you hooked in 'till the end, it looks good and runs decent enough and most importantly it does a phenomenal job of actually being able to scare the sh*t out of you unlike many other examples of its genre brethren and when combined, all of these aspects make it the best horror themed walking simulator I've ever played. However, that's about it. Nothing more nothing less. Not like I don't have any issues about it either as I have problems with how it handles and presents those interesting themes throughout the narrative for example or it's not like that I think those themes are as unique or mind-shattering as other people have put it over the years necessarily anyways and I think it lacks a significant amount of player agency regarding the enemy encounters for a [i]Frictional[/i] game too but since it's essentially a walking simulator at the end--and a pretty good one at that, I'm mostly okay with not getting as impressed with it as other people have been. It's definitely not a masterpiece, but rather just a really good game within a genre that's arguably limited when it comes to how much it can offer to the player. On an unrelated note--if you'd like to experience the absolute best Frictional Games can offer, go ahead and check out Amnesia: The Bunker. I don't own the game on this platform so I couldn't praise it enough after playing it but it's just simply fantastic and heavily underrated. They really managed to fit everything they've learned and cultivated throughout the years into one survival-horror masterpiece of a game with that one and I can't recommend it enough. It's truly an authentic survival-horror game and it pains me to see how just because it has the [i]Amnesia[/i] name in its title--and to a degree because the route [i]Frictional[/i] took the series and their other games like this one--it's gone under a lot of people's radar.

It's immersive, and made me question reality. Overall, a solid experience.

A game designed to make you sad- and executes it exceptionally well Explores the idea of what makes you, YOU, why we persist to continue the human race, Great atmosphere, great story. The gameplay is pretty normal stealth gameplay... nothing too innovative or crazy, some puzzles are nice, and they do help connect you to the story and make you feel like you're the one actually figuring out the machinery.

Acabo de terminar el juego y... la sensación es rara, sin spoilers, si bien el juego no es el más vistoso, o las mecánicas no son las más pulidas, te hace pensar como pocos. Una atmósfera 10/10 y unas difíciles decisiones moralmente ambiguas que, a pesar de no afectar la narrativa, te dejan regulando. Una experiencia que no termina en los créditos o en un game over, sino que invita a la reflexión sobre la naturaleza del ser humano. Si te gustan el terror psicológico y las cuestiones existensiales, no puedo recomendarte suficiente este juego. Me sorprendió!!

overrated. Walking sim with boring enemies. Story is fun though. Recommend playing on storymode. Normal mode just takes up time.

If you enjoy being panicked, tight spaces and have a crippling fear of the dark depths of the ocean even if you dont, this game is worth a try, while short, the game is really good, doesnt hold your hand and respects your time <3

I'd choose this absolute masterpiece over any triple A title from the last decade now. I love when my game is strictly storytelling and nothing more, nothing less. The SOMA team really, uh wehat do the kids say nowdays... cooked with this one.