SOMA launched on September 22nd for PC and PS4 to the frightened delight of horror fans everywhere. Today, Frictional Games has announced that the horror title has sold 92,000 copies since release – quite an impressive feat for a small studio.
In a new blog post, Frictional Games discusses some of the details of SOMA’s launch, including sales and their opinion of the game’s reception.
Some highlights include:
- 92,000+ copies sold across all platforms after one week. Amnesia: The Dark Descent sold 30,000 in the first month.
- Their thoughts on comparing the horror-styles of SOMA and the Amnesia games.
- The difficulty of marketing SOMA without spoiling or misrepresenting it.
From Frictional Games, creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA is a sci-fi horror game that questions our concepts of identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
SOMA is available for $29.99 on PS4 via the PlayStation Store, and for PC (Windows/Mac/Linux) via digital distributors including Steam, GOG.com, and Humble Store.
Source: Frictional Games Press Release