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SOMA

Frictional Games · 2015-09-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 01, 2017 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jan 12, 2016 (Mac), Jul 24, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 21, 2015 (Linux), Sep 21, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

212
playing now
96%
positive of 52k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (665 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

212 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Soma is a 2015 survival horror video game developed and published by Frictional Games. It follows Simon Jarrett, who finds himself on an underwater remote research facility under mysterious circumstances, which contains machinery that exhibit human characteristics such as possessing a personality and consciousness. He embarks upon discovering its history, while trying to make sense of his predicament and potential future.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 212 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,540 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~568/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52,362 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$5.99-80%
Steam$5.99-80%
GOG$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-12-09) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 27 of 42 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,146 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,171 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,074 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

21202026-08-06 21:00 — 112 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 127 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 86 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 112 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 155 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 79 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 170 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 92 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 115 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 63 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 82 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 102 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 67 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 86 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 154 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 80 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 57 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 109 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 86 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 96 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 105 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 92 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 192 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 212 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.492015-08-152026-08-302015-08-15 — best price $29.992015-12-22 — best price $22.492016-07-04 — best price $29.992016-12-22 — best price $10.492017-05-18 — best price $29.992017-09-17 — best price $29.992018-02-09 — best price $7.492018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-11-06 — best price $29.992019-02-20 — best price $29.992019-09-12 — best price $29.992019-12-19 — best price $4.492020-04-20 — best price $29.992020-11-26 — best price $5.992021-03-25 — best price $5.992021-06-28 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-16 — best price $4.492022-02-14 — best price $29.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-12-12 — best price $29.992023-05-02 — best price $29.992023-08-03 — best price $29.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-01-19 — best price $2.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-06-20 — best price $29.992024-09-02 — best price $7.492024-11-26 — best price $2.992025-02-21 — best price $5.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-12-12 — best price $1.492026-04-25 — best price $29.992026-08-28 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.8k5422026-05-29 — 661 pageviews2026-06-01 — 886 pageviews2026-06-04 — 843 pageviews2026-06-07 — 979 pageviews2026-06-10 — 756 pageviews2026-06-13 — 671 pageviews2026-06-16 — 974 pageviews2026-06-19 — 766 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,571 pageviews2026-06-25 — 851 pageviews2026-06-28 — 635 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,016 pageviews2026-07-04 — 657 pageviews2026-07-07 — 769 pageviews2026-07-10 — 868 pageviews2026-07-13 — 747 pageviews2026-07-16 — 565 pageviews2026-07-19 — 963 pageviews2026-07-22 — 546 pageviews2026-07-25 — 736 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,086 pageviews2026-07-31 — 803 pageviews2026-08-03 — 632 pageviews2026-08-06 — 548 pageviews2026-08-09 — 976 pageviews2026-08-12 — 605 pageviews2026-08-15 — 587 pageviews2026-08-18 — 850 pageviews2026-08-21 — 680 pageviews2026-08-24 — 686 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,712 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

83522026-08-26 19:15 — 140 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 157 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 150 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 67 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 835 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 774 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 67 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 59 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
68.2%
earned "Answering the Call"
33.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)31,38956%10
PS4 (PlayStation)22,33146%10
PS4 (PlayStation)17,11639%10
Xbox One (Xbox)7,76151%10
Switch (Nintendo)330%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkGoreHorrorPuzzleSci-fiAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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