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SOMA

Frictional Games · 2015-09-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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.

SOMA is a 2015 Action, Adventure, Indie game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 52963 reviews).

121
playing now
96%
positive of 53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,798
twitch viewers (latest)
2798.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
81/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (665 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (4.1k downloads)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (26,718 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 80% recommend · from 94 critics
11h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

121 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 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.

Trailer

SOMA trailer thumbnail

SOMA - Story Trailer

≈644,156 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 121 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 2% of 28,157 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52,963 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 44 of 85 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

231502026-09-16 04:00 — 87 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 66 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 121 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 108 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 52 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 122 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 91 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 52 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 111 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 106 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 54 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 74 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 99 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 92 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 191 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 164 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 112 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 97 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 199 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 168 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 75 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 168 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 108 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 121 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4310Aug 2015Aug 2026Aug 2015 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2015 — avg 134 · peak 420Apr 2016 — avg 121 · peak 520Aug 2016 — avg 116 · peak 322Dec 2016 — avg 109 · peak 379Apr 2017 — avg 159 · peak 476Aug 2017 — avg 79 · peak 342Dec 2017 — avg 115 · peak 355Apr 2018 — avg 180 · peak 663Aug 2018 — avg 67 · peak 132Dec 2018 — avg 102 · peak 309Apr 2019 — avg 72 · peak 195Aug 2019 — avg 59 · peak 119Dec 2019 — avg 74 · peak 198Apr 2020 — avg 115 · peak 238Aug 2020 — avg 70 · peak 126Dec 2020 — avg 94 · peak 202Apr 2021 — avg 102 · peak 222Aug 2021 — avg 72 · peak 148Dec 2021 — avg 88 · peak 193Apr 2022 — avg 69 · peak 193Aug 2022 — avg 73 · peak 211Dec 2022 — avg 113 · peak 260Apr 2023 — avg 51 · peak 106Aug 2023 — avg 63 · peak 137Dec 2023 — avg 80 · peak 170Apr 2024 — avg 95 · peak 292Aug 2024 — avg 68 · peak 140Dec 2024 — avg 278 · peak 920Apr 2025 — avg 84 · peak 245Aug 2025 — avg 91 · peak 208Dec 2025 — avg 260 · peak 895Apr 2026 — avg 89 · peak 214Aug 2026 — avg 105 · peak 303
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.492015-08-152026-10-152015-08-15 — 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 $5.992026-09-12 — best price $29.992026-09-27 — best price $29.992026-10-12 — best price $5.992026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.8k5422026-05-29 — 661 pageviews2026-06-02 — 700 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,029 pageviews2026-06-10 — 756 pageviews2026-06-14 — 758 pageviews2026-06-18 — 988 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,571 pageviews2026-06-26 — 826 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,502 pageviews2026-07-04 — 657 pageviews2026-07-08 — 822 pageviews2026-07-12 — 789 pageviews2026-07-16 — 565 pageviews2026-07-20 — 738 pageviews2026-07-24 — 737 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,086 pageviews2026-08-01 — 649 pageviews2026-08-05 — 542 pageviews2026-08-09 — 976 pageviews2026-08-13 — 742 pageviews2026-08-17 — 584 pageviews2026-08-21 — 680 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,403 pageviews2026-08-29 — 901 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,083 pageviews2026-09-06 — 920 pageviews2026-09-10 — 890 pageviews2026-09-14 — 784 pageviews2026-09-18 — 941 pageviews2026-09-22 — 1,035 pageviews2026-09-26 — 688 pageviews2026-09-30 — 1,002 pageviews2026-10-04 — 896 pageviews2026-10-07 — 792 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4.5k2.8k2026-10-10 22:12 — 4,497 viewers2026-10-10 23:12 — 4,039 viewers2026-10-11 00:12 — 3,581 viewers2026-10-11 01:12 — 3,358 viewers2026-10-11 02:12 — 3,143 viewers2026-10-11 03:12 — 3,029 viewers2026-10-11 04:12 — 2,890 viewers2026-10-11 05:12 — 2,798 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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