SOMA: A Game that Goes Beyond Horror
Support the channel at / charlatanwonder SOMA might not be my favorite game by Frictional, but it's certainly the one that's stuck with me the most. It's less of a "oh no a spooky monster" type of horror but an existential one. Chapters: 00:00 a PSA about the Aprons 00:18 intro 02:04 SOMA's gameplay 05:55 THA SPOOKIES 10:23 cooking segment - meatloaf 15:30 SOMA's story (spoilers) 21:45 legacy 26:47 final thoughts 27:55 cat video - he is comfy Come say hi in the Discord! / discord

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The SOMA Iceberg: A Deep Dive

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Amnesia and the Perils of Letting Someone Else Make Your Sequel #amnesia #frictional

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Penumbra: The Granddaddy of Modern Horror Games

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SOMA Critique - Anatomy of the Soul

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Mouthwashing and Men Who Hate Women

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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - Violence Works on Gods too

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SOMA and the Experience of Existential Dread (video essay)

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No One Will Understand You Like Half Life 2

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How MachineGames Redefined Wolfenstein

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Why Is BioShock So Terrifying?

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The Forest: Putting the Survival into Survival Horror

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SOMA is more horrifying than you could ever know.

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Alone in the Dark: The Beginnings of Survival Horror

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Halloween in July: Bendy and the Ink Machine: A Love Letter to Bioshock

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SOMA Review

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A Story Analysis of SOMA

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Alien: Isolation - Walk, Don't Run. #alien #xenomorph #alienisolation

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A closer Look at Simon Jarret - SOMA

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Amnesia: Rebirth Wasn't Very Scary, but it's Still a Great Time

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