20 Best Video Game Storylines Of The Decade (So Far)

Although it might initially appear to be yet another sci-fi first-person horror game, SOMA actually boasts a deep and complex narrative that has more in common with the works of Philip K. Dick than it does Clive Barker.

The game starts with your character going for a routine operation and waking up hundreds of years in the future, after humanity has fallen and the last survivors have taken to underwater bases in order to live on through artificial intelligence.

It's an interesting premise, yet it's the way SOMA plays around with themes that explore what it really means to be human that really strikes a chord.

If a robot isn't programmed with nerves yet screams in anguish when you damage its shell then is it truly feeling pain? That's one of the first questions the game throws at you, and without any morality system or indication as to whether you're treating these robots right or wrong, it's up to you to decide whether these creatures are just as human as you are.