PC Critic Reviews

All in all, SOMA is a fantastic game. From the detailed world in which it takes place, the engaging plot, and the perfect amount of creeping terror and suspense, there’s a lot to love if you’re into horror.

SOMA surpassed my expectations of what a psychological science-fiction horror story could be.

SOMA is not the horror game I expected out of Frictional, but I don’t care and it doesn’t matter. This is an excellent work of science fiction, not necessarily unique but uniquely told through its skillful use of video game conceits. It’s System Shock 2 for a modern sensibility, BioShock freed of its AAA chains. It’s damn good and, for my money, the most cohesive and ambitious game Frictional’s made so far.

As with any thoughtful storytelling, Soma works on multiple levels.

One of the best sci-fi stories I’ve ever experienced in a videogame and one that can get under your skin.

SOMA is one of those once-in-a-generation experiences that so wildly defies both expectation and assumptions that I can say with confidence that it will forever impact how we define video games.

Actually, SOMA is simply one of the best horror games on the market.

SOMA is an intelligent, enjoyable adventure. I like it a lot. [Oct 2015]

It may not stir the hordes of wailing YouTubers looking for the next best haunted house, but SOMA succeeds at crafting something much more meaningful in a genre that’s deserving of more than just simple jump scares.

SOMA gets everything right about the the survival horror genre.