There’s a lot to like about Frictional Games’ survival horror game SOMA, from the way it plays with our own understanding of what it means to be human — and more than that, a good human — to its thoughtful narrative and the mysteries it slowly unravels. SOMA is that rare breed of video game that plays you while you play it.
Like Amnesia: The Dark Descent, this game works as well as it does because it relies on all its parts. There’s a subtle brilliance in nearly everything it does, but if I had to single out one of its strengths, I’d be tempted to pick Mikko Tarmia’s haunting score. Horror games have given us some stellar soundtracks over the years, and SOMA can be counted among them.
Now you can add all 24 tracks of the SOMA OST to your own collection — it’s available now on iTunes, Spotify and other places, I’m sure.
