Steven McGehee
Digital ChumpsDigital Chumps SOMA Review
Published 10/6/2015
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 9/22/2015
SOMA
SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves. Delve through locked terminals and secret documents to uncover the truth behind the chaos. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants and take part in the events that will ultimately shape the fate of the station. But be careful, danger lurks in every corner: corrupted humans, twisted creatures, insane robots, and even an inscrutable omnipresent A.I. You will need to figure out how to deal with each one of them. Just remember there’s no fighting back, either you outsmart your enemies or you get ready to run.
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- Frictional Games
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- Frictional Games
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Critic avg
82
43 scored reviews
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50–100
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The critic average is 82 across 43 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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43 included scored reviews
90–10015 reviews · 35%
80–8917 reviews · 40%
70–798 reviews · 19%
Below 703 reviews · 7%
Showing 11-20 of 43 matching critic reviews. 43 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 5.
Alexander Chatziioannou
Slant MagazineSOMA | Game Review | Slant Magazine
Published 10/1/2015
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Jacques
Game RantGame Rant SOMA Review
Published 9/28/2015
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniversePlayStation Universe SOMA Review
Published 9/27/2015
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85
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalThomas Ella
Hardcore GamerHardcore Gamer SOMA Review
Published 9/26/2015
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70
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Erica Webber
The GuardianThe Guardian SOMA Review
Published 9/25/2015
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRavi Sinha
GamingBoltGamingBolt SOMA Review
Published 9/24/2015
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalSarah Marchant
GamingTrendGamingTrend SOMA Review
Published 9/24/2015
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Digitally DownloadedDigitally Downloaded SOMA Review
Published 9/24/2015
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKyle Lawrence
TechRaptorSOMA Review – Brain Problems Under the Sea
Published 9/23/2015
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55
-27 vs critic avg
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