SOMA - 10 days after launch

**PiratesFr33k** · 10-17-2015, 06:21 AM

I've been keeping a "The 25 Best Stories in Gaming" list for many years now.
It's a list spanning games from the golden era of DOS games until today.
I don't update the list that often because I put a LOT of thought into it. The 1998 adventure game Sanitarium has been my number one for many years now.

About 24 hours ago, I updated my list.
SOMA is my new number one.
From out of nowhere it's made it straight to number one!
I never thought this would ever happen with any game.

Thank you so much for this amazing experience, Frictional Games!!

Now I feel the strong urge to spend a lot of money on SOMA merchandise, so... where is it?? Big Grin

PS: Oh, and just in case you are interested in that list:

Spoiler below!

**Mudbill** · 10-17-2015, 08:40 PM

Good list you got there.

**D351** · 11-28-2015, 06:01 AM

I only have two things to say:
1. Keep putting work out on PS4 (and consoles in general), even if you just port Amnesia and its sequels.
2. I don't care if you take your time, but please make sequels. I've waited a long time for a game to go where Soma went thematically, and I really hope to see more.
c. The game is amazing.

**Radiance** · 01-28-2016, 09:06 PM

According to the world, Planescape: Torment has the best story. (“What can change the nature of a man?”)
With Soma there is a serious competition.

~~Knickebein~~ · 05-17-2016, 06:42 PM

Amnesia Pigs is my favorite story. Then SOMA. And then every other FG game.

**boredgunner** · 09-04-2016, 10:30 PM

Strange list with the classic Thief games which have very little in the way of story, and an odd lack of Penumbra. I have:

Spoiler below!

Anyway, I really hope SOMA did well with regards to sales. I remember FG had to sell quite a lot to break even. I randomly noticed today that it has less reviews on Steam than the newly released Deus Ex: Mankind Divided; of course this isn't surprising and there are many reasons to this (people are quick to downvote DXMD for its buggyness) but I worry nonetheless. I need more games from FG in my life!

**Romulator** · 09-05-2016, 01:49 AM

This page might amuse you: https://steamdb.info/app/282140/graphs/

I also believe there are articles about Frictional breaking even on SOMA.

**boredgunner** · 09-11-2016, 04:18 AM

(09-05-2016, 01:49 AM)Romulator Wrote: This page might amuse you: https://steamdb.info/app/282140/graphs/

I also believe there are articles about Frictional breaking even on SOMA.

Thanks for the reply, that site is interesting. So according to that, almost 250k owners on Steam which I guess means around 250k copies sold on Steam? And Frictional Games said they need almost 300k sales to recoup all costs. Over 3 million for Amnesia, impressive.

**frankbrown9298** · 09-14-2016, 11:39 AM

Congratulations for a wonderful trailer! SOMA is my favorite game Smile

I am glad to see yet another one with additional features and amazing characters. I am excitedly waiting for its release!

**WarGod45** · 10-18-2016, 11:54 AM

Congrats on the success!