SOMA

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• science fiction video game

• survival horror

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• horror game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• HPL Engine

Localized titles

• Soma

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  1,109^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  953^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  922^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  884^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  882^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  871^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  869^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  867^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  854^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  837^*

• Lovecraftian^*

  Votes · historical

  833^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  830^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  819^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  807^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  802^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  790^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  765^*

• Philosophical^*

  Votes · historical

  570^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  556^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  521^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit Windows Vista^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit Major Linux distribution from 2014^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Proprietary drivers. Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit 10.9. This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core i3 2.4Ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core i5 / AMD FX 2.4Ghz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  66^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Frictional Games

Publishers

• Frictional Games

• 2015-09-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-09-21 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-09-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 21, 2015^*

Detailed specifications