Is This Real Life or Is This Structure Gel: On Soma

This time we go over Frictional Games Horror masterpiece, Soma. We explore the nature of horror, the design of this popular studio, and some heavy philosophical discussions.

CW: euthanasia

Spoiler free for the first 50 minutes or so

Francisco is a game designer and engineer, while Jason brings a scholarly, literary background to each game analysis as they piece together the why and how of our favorite games. If you'd like to support the show please join us on Discord or leave us a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts-we've love to chat!

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Art by Francisco Martin

Theme music by William O'Rourke