Games Like SOMA Similar Horror & Adventure Games like SOMA

SOMA is described as 'Unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to SOMA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Linux and Playstation apps. The best SOMA alternative is The Suicide of Rachel Foster. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear. Other SOMA like games are Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alien: Isolation, Slender: The Eight Pages and Dead Space.

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SOMA is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean.

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SOMA alternatives page was last updated Oct 15, 2024
  1. The Suicide of Rachel Foster icon
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    The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an adventure video game developed by One-O-One Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

    51 The Suicide of Rachel Foster alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Psychological horror
    3.  First person view
    4.  Walking simulator
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    • The Suicide of Rachel Foster is the most popular Windows alternative to SOMA.

    • The Suicide of Rachel Foster is the most popular commercial alternative to SOMA.

    • The Suicide of Rachel Foster is Paid and ProprietarySOMA is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Amnesia: The Dark Descent icon
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    Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

    36 Amnesia: The Dark Descent alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Moddable

    Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  First person view
    4.  Walking simulator
    5.  Psychological horror
    6.  Lovecraftian
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    • Amnesia: The Dark Descent is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SOMA.

    • Amnesia: The Dark Descent is Paid and ProprietarySOMA is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Cry of Fear icon
     4 likes

    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

    27 Cry of Fear alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Cry of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  First person view
    5.  Psychological horror
    Cry of Fear iconSOMA Icon

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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to SOMA.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietarySOMA is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cry of Fear is MultiplayerSOMA is not according to our users
  4. Alien: Isolation icon
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    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    37 Alien: Isolation alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch

    Alien: Isolation Features

    1.  Controller Support
    2.  Single player
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Sci-fi
    5.  Stealth
    6.  First person view
    7.  Steam cloud
    8.  Psychological horror
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    • Alien: Isolation is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to SOMA.

    • Alien: Isolation is Paid and ProprietarySOMA is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Slender: The Eight Pages icon
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    Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

    30 Slender: The Eight Pages alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Slender: The Eight Pages Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Psychological horror
    4.  First person view
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  6. Dead Space icon
     19 likes

    Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

    45 Dead Space alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  7. Penumbra icon
     7 likes

    Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that...

    27 Penumbra alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Penumbra Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    4.  Exploration
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  8. Layers of Fear icon
     3 likes

    Layers of Fear is an foray into madness, a first-person horror game that sets a tone of fear and dread through provocative story telling as you explore a Victorian setting complete with mood-setting art pieces.

    29 Layers of Fear alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Layers of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Atmospheric
    3.  Exploration
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  9. Slender: The Arrival icon
     2 likes

    You're on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official videogame adaption of Slender Man, developed in collaboration with Eric "Victor Surge" Knudson, creator of the paranormal phenomenon that...

    32 Slender: The Arrival alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
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  10. Sanitarium icon
     1 like

    Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

    35 Sanitarium alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Sanitarium Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Psychological horror
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  11. Alone in the Dark (trilogy) icon
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    suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination.

    34 Alone in the Dark (trilogy) alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alone in the Dark (trilogy) Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective
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  12. Nightmare Creatures icon
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    Nightmare Creatures is a survival horror video game released for the PlayStation and PC in 1997, and Nintendo 64 in 1998 as a North America exclusive. It was developed by Kalisto Entertainment and published by Activision.

    36 Nightmare Creatures alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Nightmare Creatures Features

    1.  Single player
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