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Frictional Games Unveils ONTOS, a SOMA Successor, for 2026

Set on the repurposed lunar hotel Samsara, the sci‑fi mystery probes the nature of reality through player choices.

Overview

  • ONTOS was announced at The Game Awards 2025 with a first reveal trailer from Frictional Games and publisher Kepler Interactive.
  • It targets a 2026 launch on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Players control engineer Aditi Amani as she explores Samsara to uncover the truth about her estranged father.
  • Frictional describes systems-driven play focused on scavenging, hands-on machinery, analogue interfaces, and moral experiments with lasting consequences.
  • The cast features Stellan Skarsgård, and the studio says the project has been in development for more than a decade as a spiritual successor to SOMA.