SOMA
About
SOMA is a sci-fi survival horror that makes you rethink the description of death. You play as Simon Jarrett who was injured in a crash accident and agreed for an experimental operation on his brain. He wakes up at an abandoned underwater facility full of mutants. Trying to figure out what’s going on, Simon finds Catherine Chun, a scientist, who tells him about the technology of copying the human personality.
The gameplay is based on exploration and puzzle solving. There's no combat, and you are meant to avoid enemies and act stealthily. To progress through the story, you need to search for clues, read multiple notes and solve puzzles.
Though there are monsters in SOMA, it frightens with its atmosphere in the first place. A dark, abandoned station with dead people, uncertainty and the lack of any understanding of what is waiting for you is scarier than screamers and blood rivers. Moral choices you have to make don’t affect the story much: instead, they change your attitude to the events, so it’s you who develops through the game.
System requirements for PlayStation 4
System requirements for Xbox One
System requirements for PC
- 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.
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7
- 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: Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.
System requirements for macOS
- OS: 64-bit 10.9
- Processor: Core i3 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.
- OS: 64-bit 10.10
- Processor: Core i5 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: Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.
System requirements for Linux
- 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.
- 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.