Ontos

Steam News · 5d

You can't pet the talking rat wall in Ontos, the new space horror game from Soma's creators, but surely it can run Doom

When Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Soma developers Frictional announced Ontos, their philosophical horror game set in a mad science hotel on the moon, the internet's jimmies were rustled by the presence of an AI server made out of rats. I have several questions for Frictional regarding that talking rat wall, based on my peerless track record of arts and technology journalism. Read more

Steam News · 5d

ONTOS, the next horror from Frictional Games has a new extended look

ONTOS is the next horror game coming from Amnesia and SOMA developer Frictional Games and we've just got a real good look at it. Read the full article here:

Steam News · 5d

ONTOS - Extended Gameplay First Look

Welcome to the ONTOS Experiment Analysis protocol. It is recommended that you first watch the educational material provided to understand the premise of the Experiment before we move forward.Watch the Extended Gameplay Trailer here.In ONTOS, you’ll find that exploration is key to discovery. Sectors are most conveniently reached via the Circular Gondola Transit. Board the gondola and navigate thro...

Steam News · Aug 25

The hardware crisis has hit a new low: We're now using rats for RAM

Good news from the near future: Space travel has apparently advanced enough to allow humanity to establish a hotel on the surface of the moon... Read more.

Steam News · Aug 25

ONTOS - Gameplay Trailer | Crombie

Unveiling Crombie’s experiment.You may have already seen snippets of Crombie’s work,but today,at Opening Night Live,the lengths he went to for his experiment was showcased for all to see.Do you follow the instructions given through the rodent machine?Do you seek an alternative approach?Or simply sabotage the experiment to satisfy your own morbid curiosity?There is no right or wrong solution in ONT...

Steam News · Jul 2

Amnesia studio delays its new game into 2027

XOntos, the next game from acclaimed Amnesia horrorsmiths Frictional Games, is delayed—instead of being out later this year as originally planned, the studio said today that it will drop in 2027 instead... Read more.

Steam News · Jan 8

SOMA studio says its next game is not 'stressful or scary' in the traditional sense, but it'll still mess you up real good: 'The goal is to evoke this deep existential terror that stays long after you finish playing'

One of the reveals I was most jazzed for at The Game Awards 2025 was Ontos, the new thing from Frictional Games. I'm a fan of the studio's work in general, and I loved the way SOMA took the aging Amnesia formula and somehow made it better (and so much worse) by dialing back the in-the-moment horror of oh jeez gonna die and injecting a healthy dose of existential nightmares that's left me still occ...

Steam News · Dec 12, 2025

ANNOUNCING SCI-FI THRILLER ONTOS - LAUNCHING IN 2026.

What is existence, really? Tonight at The Game Awards we revealed the announcement trailer for ONTOS, a sci-fi thriller taking you to the edge of reality. Featuring award-winning actor, Stellan Skarsgård. It may come as less of a surprise to those of you who followed the path from Discord to the teaser, that this is the next project from Frictional Games in partnership with Kepler Interactive....