Somerville

Press StartBrodie Gibbons

8.5/10

It feels like cheating to call Somerville a debut indie title when its creator’s individual pedigree is so strong, but it’s a tremendous spiritual successor to both Limbo and Inside. It takes an ordinary setting, quickly removes all normalcy, and takes the player on a fleeting sci-fi thrill ride that makes use of every second of your attention that it has.

WellPlayedMark Isaacson

8.5/10

Somerville is a fantastic debut for Jumpship that should be commended, but a little extra polish in some key areas would have made an already great game even better.

Playstation UniverseTony Colton

8/10

Somerville has some enthralling set pieces backed by some stellar sound design. While its narrative may be too much for some to decipher, its nuanced way of conveying emotion and drawing the player into the mystery is really excellently pulled off. Grab a headset and enjoy this experience to its fullest.

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

7/10

Somerville is an interesting sci-fi tale that has a lot going for it, unfortunately, none of that can be experienced well on the Steam Deck.

Worth PlayingCody Medellin

6/10

Somerville is a sci-fi adventure where players navigate perilous terrain to unravel mysteries and make your family whole again.

TheSixthAxisStefan L

6/10

Somerville is a fantastically evocative game as it depicts an everyman's journey through a War of the Worlds-like alien invasion, leaning on countless sci-fi tropes and ideas along the way. Disappointingly, it's undercut on a number of levels by controls and a detached feeling and hastiness with some parts of the story it's telling.

eXputerAsad Ahmed

Somerville is a fun game with a somewhat intriguing sci-fi premise, and while it’s not the most creative or unique indie you will ever play, it’s a great way to spend a couple of hours.

Pure XboxPJ O'Reilly

6/10

Somerville is a super-stylish slice of sci-fi that nails its aesthetic and provides a solid narrative that comes to a pleasingly surreal and fantastical end. However, all of this good stuff is bogged down by dull gameplay, performance issues and the addition of a third dimension that, while certainly very cool to look at, leads to awkwardness as you attempt to solve puzzles and interact with environments. If you can make peace with the gameplay, you'll still find a story worth experiencing here, it's just a shame there wasn't as much creativity in those puzzles as there is in every other aspec...

GameSpotMark Delaney

6/10

Jumpship's wordless debut comes uniquely structured, but neither the story nor the gameplay do enough to help it carry the torch it's been passed.

GGReconHarry Boulton

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VGChartzLee Mehr

5/10

Somerville's biggest fault isn't with Jumpship utilizing Playdead’s successful template, but rather in forgetting to incorporate the pedigree alongside it.It's damn near impossible to avoid connecting Jumpship's debut title to Playdead's LIMBO and INSIDE.  Beyond both companies sharing a [...]

PC GamerJon Bailes

45/100

A narrative adventure that turns the apocalypse into a slog.