23 Games like Soma on Xbox that you should try

The resemblance to Soma is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

On paper it is what Soma is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Soma is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

Same family as Soma: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Soma does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Soma’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Soma does: horror tension, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in genre and setting.

What brings it close to Soma is horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where they diverge is genre and setting.

It shares the essentials of what Soma does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is fantasy world.

What brings it close to Soma is dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Soma for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: ranged combat and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Soma’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Soma, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: ranged combat and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Soma and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Soma and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings co-op play.