Ludography
90/100
Critics1 review
Player reviews
94% positive1,411 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$24.99

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2026 · Adventure · Indie

Tenebris Somnia

Tenebris Somnia is a horror adventure in the same vein as survival horror classics like Silent Hill or Resident Evil, but transferred to a retro 2D environment more typical of the N.E.S. or Famicom.

Released
16 October 2026
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch 2PlayStation 5WindowsXbox Series X/S
Genres
AdventureIndieSurvival horror
Developers
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Publishers
New Blood Interactive
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionHorrorSurvival
Age ratings
ESRB MPEGI 18
Languages
English, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)

About

Tenebris Somnia is a survival horror game co-created by Andrés Borghi and Tobías Rusjan in association with Saibot Studios, and developed in Argentina. It is published by New Blood Interactive and released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on October 16, 2026. A version for Nintendo Switch 2 is planned.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

The story follows Julia, a woman surrounded by evil nightmares. One day she visits her ex-boyfriend, but never finds him, and enters a parallel universe where she is pursued by monsters.

Development

In the middle of 2022, Andrés Borghi and Tobías Rusjan first came up with the idea for the game. An initial demo was released in September 2023. In October 2023, Andrés Borghi and Clara Kovacic were interviewed for the podcast Press Over and explained the concept of the game and its main story. Tenebris Somnia was present at EVA 2024, an Argentine video game convention, here another trailer was released.

Additionally, Borghi and Rusjan produced a short film, Devora, related to the main story. The actress Clara Kovacic was also involved in the production.

Reception

The PC version of Tenebris Somnia received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 89% of critics.

In a interview with argentine newspaper Infobae Borghi noted the difference between with with live action scenes and the 2d videogame

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch 216 October 2026Worldwide
PlayStation 516 October 2026Worldwide
Nintendo Switch16 October 2026Worldwide
Windows16 October 2026Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S16 October 2026Worldwide

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