SOMA
PlayStation 4 · 2015
About this game
The Swedish game studio Frictional Games continues its tradition in the horror genre ( Amnesia , Penumbra series ) with SOMA .
This time, the player is presented with a science fiction story in which the protagonist, Simon Jarret, is suddenly transported to an abandoned facility the moment he goes through a brain scan.
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After surviving a car accident with severe brain injuries as a result, Simon accepts to have his brain scanned with a new, experimental technology.
While he starts the day in his apartment in Toronto, the scan takes him to the mysterious PATHOS-II facility mere hours later.
Much like its predecessors, SOMA's gameplay is built from monster encounters, puzzle solving and the exploration of mysterious game world and plot.
Similar to Amnesia or the last two Penumbra games, Simon is unarmed and every encounter requires the player to avoid direct contact with the hostile creatures of PATHOS-II.
As for the puzzles, Frictional reuses in part the capabilities of its in-house engine, the HPL engine (on its third main version), to manipulate every object in the world as if the mouse were a virtual hand that the player inserts in the game world.
However, this time around puzzles are mainly about interacting with computer terminals, leaving object manipulation more for world exploration.
Since December of 2017, an additional Safe Mode option was added to the game.
This mode allows players to experience the story without the fear of their character dying.
About PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (2013) cemented Sony's dominance of the eighth console generation, with a library exceeding 30,000 titles once indie and digital-only releases are counted. Most PS4 games remain affordable for collectors, but limited physical print runs — particularly from smaller publishers and later in the console's life cycle — are starting to see steady price increases as digital storefronts eventually wind down support.
Gamevaro tracks SOMA for PlayStation 4 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Loose / Item only | NTSC-U | €73.70 |
| 2026-06-22 | Boxed (CIB) | NTSC-U | €184.25 |
| 2026-06-22 | Sealed / New | NTSC-U | €442.19 |
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for SOMA, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 4 titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is SOMA worth?
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Is SOMA rare?
SOMA has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 4 titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for SOMA?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
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