
SOMA
Frictional Games
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.
Year 11
Sep 21, 2025 - Sep 17, 2026
Tracked sources for SOMA were limited between 2025-09-21 and 2026-09-17, with only 2 verified changes captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Fixed faulty spam filters on Simon’s PC and Addressed treemail 0.1 filtering process issues and sits between Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced on 2024-05-28 (seasonal_event) and Announcement of ONTOS - Spiritual Successor to SOMA on 2026-12-12 (dlc_release), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2025-09-22 - Fixed faulty spam filters on Simon’s PC: Resolved issues with spam filters affecting user correspondence.; 2025-09-22 - Addressed treemail 0.1 filtering process issues: Users may still receive suspicious correspondence due to ongoing filtering issues..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced on 2024-05-28 (seasonal_event).
- After this window: The next tracked activity was Announcement of ONTOS - Spiritual Successor to SOMA on 2026-12-12 (dlc_release).
Year 10
Sep 21, 2024 - Sep 21, 2025
Year 9
Sep 21, 2023 - Sep 21, 2024
Tracked sources for SOMA were limited between 2023-09-21 and 2024-09-21, with only 1 verified change captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced and sits between Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War on 2023-07-24 (seasonal_event) and Fixed faulty spam filters on Simon’s PC on 2025-09-22 (bug_fix), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2024-05-28 - Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced: A modding event focused on creating escape room experiences using HPL engine..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War on 2023-07-24 (seasonal_event).
- After this window: The next tracked activity was Fixed faulty spam filters on Simon’s PC on 2025-09-22 (bug_fix).
Year 8
Sep 21, 2022 - Sep 21, 2023
Tracked sources for SOMA were limited between 2022-09-21 and 2023-09-21, with only 1 verified change captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War and sits between Simplified Chinese Language Support Added on 2021-09-20 (localization) and Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced on 2024-05-28 (seasonal_event), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2023-07-24 - Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War: A month and a half-long event focused on HPL modding with the theme 'Horrors of War'..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Simplified Chinese Language Support Added on 2021-09-20 (localization).
- After this window: The next tracked activity was Frictional Mod Jam 2024: Escape Room Edition Announced on 2024-05-28 (seasonal_event).
Year 7
Sep 21, 2021 - Sep 21, 2022
Year 6
Sep 21, 2020 - Sep 21, 2021
Tracked sources for SOMA were limited between 2020-09-21 and 2021-09-21, with only 1 verified change captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Simplified Chinese Language Support Added and sits between Tobii Eye Tracking Enabled on 2017-04-11 (new_content) and Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War on 2023-07-24 (seasonal_event), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2021-09-20 - Simplified Chinese Language Support Added: SOMA now includes the option to play with Simplified Chinese subtitles and interface..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Tobii Eye Tracking Enabled on 2017-04-11 (new_content).
- After this window: The next tracked activity was Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War on 2023-07-24 (seasonal_event).
Year 5
Sep 21, 2019 - Sep 21, 2020
Year 4
Sep 21, 2018 - Sep 21, 2019
Year 3
Sep 21, 2017 - Sep 21, 2018
Year 2
Sep 21, 2016 - Sep 21, 2017
SOMA added Tobii eye tracking on Steam, giving compatible players a more immersive way to experience its horror. The other notable activity was a Steam Sale discount, while tracked sources otherwise remained limited.
- Tobii Eye Tracking: SOMA enabled Tobii eye tracking on Steam, enhancing immersion for players with compatible hardware.
- Steam Sale: SOMA received a 66% discount alongside other Frictional Games titles.
Year 1
Sep 21, 2015 - Sep 21, 2016
The Amnesia Asset Pack landed on Steam Workshop, giving SOMA creators assets for building custom stories. Mod dependency support also arrived in both the game and its tools, making it easier to build and distribute projects on top of other mods.
- Modding tools: SOMA’s tools resolved mod dependencies automatically and exposed added assets without manual resources.cfg edits. The LevelEditor regained random scale and rotation controls, received tool icons, reduced startup times, and gained expanded helper-script documentation.
- SOMA Original Soundtrack: Mikko Tarmia’s soundtrack became available through iTunes, Spotify, and other digital services.
- Omnitool Activation Bug Fix: A rare issue that prevented the Omnitool from activating near door panels was corrected.