The new horror game by the creators of SOMA and Amnesia has been unveiled; See its trailer

Kepler Interactive and Frictional Games, the developer studio of SOMA and Amnesia series, have officially introduced the ONTOS game; A sci-fi mystery thriller set to be released in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Thomas Grip, creative director and co-founder of Frictional Games, said in a press release:

After more than 10 years of development, the official introduction of ONTOS is really exciting. This is without a doubt our most ambitious project to date in terms of scope, production quality and conceptual ambitions. While SOMA addressed the concept of consciousness, ONTOS aims to do the same with the nature of reality; A very big and risky goal. However, I feel we have succeeded in creating a work that does exactly that; A game that allows you to directly and actively face the secrets of existence. Personally, I am impatiently waiting to see how the players will react.

This game is told in the renovated lunar hotel called Samsara. You play as Aditi Amani, who is invited to Hotel Samsara by the mysterious legacy of her estranged father, a genius turned prophet. What begins as a search for answers soon turns into something much stranger. Samsara is no ordinary base, but a place where reality is torn apart and truths are buried under layers of deception and ambiguity. As you progress through the story and follow pieces of your father’s past, you must face disturbing revelations about the nature of your existence and your place in it.

The ONTOS game presents you with a series of terrifying experiments and disturbing encounters that challenge the boundaries of science and ethics. Each experiment invites you to peel away another layer of the world as you step closer to the ultimate truth. You will also be confronted with existential questions that will make you question the soul, suffering, and even reality itself. These tests are not just puzzles, but also stimulating. Your choices will have a reflection in the future and you must be ready to accept the consequences. Foresight is also important, but even what you think is the best moral choice can lead to devastating results.

At its core, ONTOS is a deep narrative experience. Creativity and research are your most important tools. You collect resources, work with complex machinery, and engage with analog systems that require fine-tuning and direct interaction. Planning plays a key role. There is no single solution either; The goal is to see what you can make of each situation.

Meanwhile, Samsara’s base is a massive, interconnected labyrinth built on the ruins of a failed mining colony and a forgotten luxury hotel. Now this place has become a divided territory between philosophical factions, where science meets faith. You have to step into certain spaces that have their own charm, including laboratories in the heart of magnificent casinos, huge theaters, experiments in drained pools, strange machines in ancient caves and many more. Every corner of Samsara has a story to tell, and in the heart of every story, there is something hidden waiting to be discovered.

You can see the published trailer below.

Source: Gematsu