Amnesia developers unveil new sci-fi horror game named Soma

Frictional Games, better known for the devious minds behind the frightening Amnesia series of games, has unveiled its next game. Titled Soma, the developers refer to it as a “sci-fi horror game”. The studio has released a trailer for the game, which shows it to be quite different from what we saw in the Amnesia games. Check it out:

Creative Director of the game Thomas Grip recently took to the PlayStation Blog to talk about the game and what it will entail. According to him, the game explores existential concepts, such as the human consciousness and the nature of being.

“Personally, I find it the most profound questions that it is possible to ask,” Grip wrote. "‘How can the feeling of subjective experience arise from a chunk of flesh?’ Exploring this further takes us to questions such as ‘Can machines be conscious?’ and ‘Do we have free will?’ It quickly gets very disturbing, and is ideal for a futuristic horror setting. It is the kind of sci-fi that we want to make."

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“Part of this comes through the game’s monsters,” he wrote. “You will encounter a number of strange creatures, each an embodiment of an aspect of our themes. In order to survive the journey, you need to understand how they work and in the process take on extremely unsettling subjects.

“Our goal is for Soma to not just be another carnival ride of cheap scares. It is meant to chill you to your core, and confront you with questions about your very existence.”

The game is quite far off; it is slated for a 2015 release on PC and the next-gen PlayStation 4.