Fit check
Is Somerville worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want a family-centered science-fiction story
- Puzzle-focused players who prefer environmental challenges
- Players who enjoy exploring conflict-stricken settings and interpreting multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-centered game rather than one focused on puzzles and encounters
- Players who prefer a single clearly defined ending instead of several conclusions
- Players looking for a competitive or multiplayer experience
Our take on Somerville
The family-separation premise is prominent, while the described play centers on environmental puzzles, exploration, and encounters that can involve fleeing, hiding, or negotiation. The personal story is presented through discovery and travel rather than direct family interaction.
What is Somerville?
Somerville is a science-fiction adventure about a young family separated during an alien invasion.
The game follows a search for the family across landscapes transformed by the conflict and covered in alien sediment. Exploration reveals the effects of the invasion and the actions of those who resisted it. Encounters with alien entities may require fleeing, hiding, or negotiation. Environmental puzzles shape progression as players work out how to move through the altered surroundings. The journey also reveals information about the aliens’ motives and methods. Multiple endings provide different conclusions, along with their own meaning and significance.
How Somerville plays
- 01Environmental puzzles
- Progress involves solving challenges created by landscapes changed during the alien invasion.
- 02Alien encounters
- Meetings with alien entities can involve escape, concealment, or negotiation.
- 03Multiple endings
- The search can reach several conclusions, each with its own meaning and significance.
- 04Conflict aftermath
- Exploration reveals the effects of the invasion and the actions of those who resisted it.
Somerville compared to similar games
Somerville combines environmental puzzles, alien-invasion exploration, and a search for a separated family. Jusant focuses on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, exploring different routes, and uncovering the secrets of a past civilization. Both use exploration and puzzle-oriented progression, but their settings and central activities differ.
Somerville: platforms & release
Is Somerville worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want a family-centered science-fiction story. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-centered game rather than one focused on puzzles and encounters.
Where can I download Somerville?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Somerville's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Somerville on?
Windows only.
