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I don’t think we could have done what we do in Rebirth without having done SOMA first.' It is much harder to digest when the core is spread across a longer period. “It is very common that you want the core of the game to be easily describable as a moment to moment gameplay loop. 'SOMA not only gave us the tools to do this, but also gave us the confidence,” says Grip.

It won’t be scaring the pants off you straight away, instead building up the tension for the first few hours until it reveals just how up shit creek you are. Structurally, however, you can expect some similarities. Rebirth is directly connected to The Dark Descent and has sprouted from some of the first game’s unexplored lore, but it doesn’t have a story connection to SOMA.

#Amnesia game rebirth how to#

It freed us up a lot when considering how to put this game together.' 'It showed the studio that we could make games with a longer-form story, that builds up its horror over time rather than concentrating just on moment-to-moment gameplay.

'I think possibly the other big influence on this game has been our own experiences of working on SOMA,' says writers Ian Thomas. Long-form, psychological, existential horror is what Frictional is aiming for with Rebirth. It’s not a kind of horror where there’s much left to explore, according to Olsson, who believes that games like Firewatch, What remains of Edith Finch, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and other not strictly horror affairs have paved the way for more emotionally resonant games with a strong narrative bent.