SOMA

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  • Summary: Strange occurrences are disrupting the routines of the PATHOS-2 research facility. The radio is silent. Behavioral anomalies of the machines are increasingly dangerous, if not... malevolent. The facility is devolving into chaos. No weapons, and the only escape is practically unthinkable.Strange occurrences are disrupting the routines of the PATHOS-2 research facility. The radio is silent. Behavioral anomalies of the machines are increasingly dangerous, if not... malevolent. The facility is devolving into chaos. No weapons, and the only escape is practically unthinkable. From Frictional Games, creators of the Amnesia and Penumbra series, SOMA is an aberrant tale of scientific inquiry and survival; an entropic exploration of synapse and circuit that wades through the delusions of human consciousness.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. NZGamer
    Oct 19, 2015
    95
    Unsettling, confronting, and thought-provoking.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Sep 21, 2015
    90
    It makes you think about what it means to be alive, and indeed how you classify life, and is a brilliant example of just how far video games have evolved.
  3. God is a Geek
    Sep 21, 2015
    85
    In a spectacularly immersive setting supported by masterful sound design, SOMA is solid evidence that the Friction Games is still in total control when it comes to horror.
  4. LaPS4
    Sep 21, 2015
    80
    Almost five years of work well done in this playable nightmare. Frictional opens our eyes with this FPS survival horror. SOMA is conservative in all that Amnesia imposed, but it has new and great ideas and atmosphere so the player wants to cross each new door. Welcome to the depths... of your fear.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Oct 1, 2015
    80
    It reveals itself as a metaphor for the human psyche reluctantly coming to terms with the realities of its own existence.
  6. Games.cz
    Sep 25, 2015
    80
    The core of the Frictional Games horror recipe has not changed; just a few ingredients disappeared from the concept and were replaced by other - equally good. Soma is still scary and exhausting, but at the same time it constrains to deeper reflection. Maybe because of this it won't please everybody, especially fans of the previous games from FG; on the other hand, it opens the gate to new players who are already tired of banal titles, but are still attracted to fear.
  7. GameCritics
    Nov 13, 2015
    65
    While SOMA never hits the highs of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, it's still largely decent in its own right. Some confused environment design and lackluster monster scenarios work against it, but as an atmospheric jaunt under the sea with a reasonable storyline behind it... well, it works pretty well. Faint praise perhaps, but praise nonetheless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 125
  3. Negative: 11 out of 125
  1. Nomax
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    Игра понравилась практически сразу, по атмосфере напоминает Alien: Isolation. Интересный сюжет и твисты присутствуют ну и напугать она весьмаИгра понравилась практически сразу, по атмосфере напоминает Alien: Isolation. Интересный сюжет и твисты присутствуют ну и напугать она весьма способна.… Expand
  2. sariman
    Nov 19, 2015
    10
    i love horror and mysterious games. so that's the game. acceptable graphics. little lags some times, but it will not bother you. good storyi love horror and mysterious games. so that's the game. acceptable graphics. little lags some times, but it will not bother you. good story line. the game worth the price.… Expand
  4. jakeman25
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    I love Frictional Games work. Amnesia was a classic, this game comes 5 years later and feels like a true successor to what they have beenI love Frictional Games work. Amnesia was a classic, this game comes 5 years later and feels like a true successor to what they have been working towards. It's an awesome game with a very mature, thought-provoking story that you'll wanna see through to the end. I won't spoil anything but you are in for a treat... Enjoy! 10/10… Expand
  5. Bader123
    Sep 21, 2019
    9
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  6. alexandrea
    Nov 25, 2021
    8
    I love horror games so much and this was very special and even a little scary in certain parts.
  7. LagJ
    Mar 24, 2017
    7
    Soma is a very interesting game which tells a compelling and provoking sci-fi story that must be experienced with headphones in the dark. ISoma is a very interesting game which tells a compelling and provoking sci-fi story that must be experienced with headphones in the dark. I can't stress enough how brilliant the sound effects are. The game has one major drawback holding it down though - the enemies. I've never been scared but bored at the same time before - it's a strange feeling.
    The noises that they make are stress-inducing but the actual gameplay mechanics to avoid them are extremely dull. It's either running away aimlessly hoping you don't end up in a dead end or cowering in the dark waiting for them to go away. There's even one enemy that gets triggered if you take more than a half-step, which means you spend half an hour traversing around it.
    There's a mod on the PC version to make the enemies stop aggroing you. Frictional I like you guys but this is a clear indication that you need different focus groups.    … Expand
  8. GetBreadDuck
    Aug 1, 2022
    0
    A boring uninspired walking simulator with a ultra cliche story. The monster and character designs looks like something from the early 2000s.

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