SOMA is a psychological horror game about consciousness, identity, artificial intelligence, and what it truly means to be human. In this SOMA story and lore breakdown, we explore Simon Jarrett, Catherine Chun, PATHOS-II, the WAU, the ARK, and the devastating truth behind the ending.

After a routine experimental brain scan, Simon wakes up nearly a century later at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Humanity is gone, machines believe they are people, and an artificial intelligence built to preserve life has created something far worse than death.

Lunar and Sailor break down SOMA’s complete story, the downfall of PATHOS-II, Catherine’s plan for the ARK, the WAU’s twisted interpretation of survival, and the copies of Simon left behind along the way. We also get into the game’s biggest philosophical questions. Is a copied consciousness stil ...