ONTOS is an in-development science fiction horror adventure from Frictional Games, set on the lunar base and hotel Samsara and following protagonist Aditi Amani as she investigates her father's cult legacy. It is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
ONTOS is Frictional Games' return to narrative-driven sci-fi horror after SOMA. The game is positioned as a spiritual successor to the 2015 horror adventure SOMA, developed by the same team. It follows Aditi Amani, daughter of a cult prophet, as she investigates her father's mysterious legacy inside the labyrinthine hotel and lunar base Samsara.
Development has shifted its release window. Frictional Games and publisher Kepler Interactive announced on July 3 that ONTOS was delayed from 2026 to 2027, citing the need for more polish to realize the game's ambitious scale, scope, and narrative depth. The game made its next major public appearance at gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live, where a new gameplay trailer aired on August 26 Japan time.
The trailer showed unsettling experiments: a scientist named Cranby inserting suspicious devices into brains, servers connected to large numbers of rats, and one scene depicting human consciousness transferred to a server composed of multiple rats. ONTOS will be available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. An exclusive footage reveal by Irish YouTuber Jacksepticeye was also announced for August 26.
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Ten minutes of gameplay footage for 'ONTOS,' the new sci-fi adventure game from Frictional Games, the developer behind 'SOMA,' has been released. The footage shows first-person exploration of an eerie facility with puzzle elements. It reveals rats with brains cut open, a 'server rack' device housing rats that emit human voices, and a lunar hotel setting. The game is scheduled for release in 2027.
At gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, broadcast on August 26 Japan time, Frictional Games and Kepler Interactive released a new gameplay trailer for their sci-fi adventure ONTOS. The game is a spiritual successor to the 2015 horror adventure SOMA, developed by the same team. The trailer depicts the lunar base and hotel Samsara, where protagonist Aditi Amani, daughter of a cult prophet, investigates her father's mysterious legacy. The footage shows unsettling experiments, including a scientist named Cranby inserting suspicious devices into brains and servers connected to large numbers of rats, with one scene depicting human consciousness transferred to a server composed of multiple rats. ONTOS is scheduled for release in 2027, and will be available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. An exclusive footage reveal by Irish YouTuber Jacksepticeye was also announced for August 26.
Frictional Games, the studio behind SOMA and the Amnesia series, will bring its in-development science fiction horror adventure ONTOS to the gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live event. The game follows protagonist Aditi Amani as she investigates mysteries left by her estranged father, a cult prophet, inside the labyrinthine hotel and lunar base Samsara.
Frictional Games and publisher Kepler Interactive announced on July 3 that the sci-fi mystery adventure 'ONTOS' has been delayed from 2026 to 2027. The developer cited the need for more polish to realize the game's ambitious scale, scope, and narrative depth. 'ONTOS' is set on the lunar base Samsara and follows protagonist Aditi Amani investigating her father's cult legacy. It is positioned as a spiritual successor to the acclaimed horror title 'SOMA'.