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ANNOUNCING ONTOS - SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO SOMA

[p]What is existence, really? [/p][p] 
Tonight at The Game Awards we revealed the announcement trailer for ONTOS, a sci-fi thriller taking you to the edge of reality.  
 
Featuring award-winning actor, Stellan Skarsgård. 
 
It may come as less of a surprise to those of you who followed the path from Discord to the teaser, that this is the next project from Frictional Games in partnership with Kepler Interactive. 
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Welcome to Samsara. [/p][p][/p][p]Aditi Amani, the estranged daughter of a man steeped in mystery, finds herself on Samsara in search of the truth surrounding her father’s life.  [/p][p][/p][p]What she finds is a failed moon hotel, now repurposed and home to something else entirely. [/p][p]In ONTOS, you’ll find yourself going from investigative exploration to being forced to take part in horrific experiments. [/p][p][/p][p]These moments will test you. Your beliefs will be questioned, and you will be pushed far out of your comfort zone.  [/p][p][/p][p]Choose your path and face the consequences.[/p][p]“After more than 10 years of development it is incredibly exciting to finally announce ONTOS. This is easily our most ambitious project yet in terms of scope, production values, and sheer thematic ambitions”   [/p][p]- Thomas Grip, ONTOS creative director and co-founder of Frictional Games. [/p][p][/p][p]  ONTOS will be available in 2026. Wishlist today![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][p]
Links:   [/p][p]Official Game Website: https://www.ontosgame.com[/p][p]Frictional Games Official Website: https://frictionalgames.com/[/p][p]Kepler Interactive Website: https://www.kepler-interactive.com[/p][p]X / Twitter: https://x.com/ONTOS_Official[/p][p]TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ontos_official[/p][p]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ontos_official/[/p]

SOMA Collector's Edition

[p]The campaign for the SOMA Physical collector's edition is live now and runs for two more weeks![/p][p][/p][p]The collection includes: Art-book, CD soundtrack by Mikko Tarmia, stickers set, an Omnitool keychain and the game itself. A special way to own a piece of Soma, grab yours today! 🤖[/p][p][/p][p]PS: The Art Book is available as a stand-alone purchase![/p][p][/p][p]Link to campaign[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

SOMA is 80% off in Steam’s Scream Fest

[p]SOMA is currently on sale along with the ENTIRE Frictional Games library - up to 80% off! 👻[/p][p][/p][p]Frictional Games Steam page[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]
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SOMA 10th Anniversary Collection

[p]To commemorate the 10th Anniversary of SOMA we launched a limited collection of lore-accurate, high quality clothing. Crafted to honor the very launch site that sent the Ark into the stars.  [/p][p]Mark SOMA’s 10th anniversary with comfort, legacy, and a wearable piece of PATHOS-II.
[/p][p]Available for one week only, do not miss out![/p][p][/p][p]BUY TODAY[/p][p] [/p][p][/p]

Soma devs Frictional release video of "something new", aka their nice hotel game in which nothing awful will happen


Shortly after updating their ocean horror story Soma with an in-game teaser - an old-school marketing ARG! By gar, it's been a while - Amnesia developers Frictional have put out a brief untitled video of "something new". It's a series of perspectives of what I assume is their new game's science fiction setting. To adopt the appropriate Jungian terminology, it looks creepy as balls. I am looking forward to this soma-ch. Without further ado, that trailer.

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