ONTOS Gets 10 Minutes of Gameplay Footage Ahead of 2027 Launch

In the new footage for ONTOS, Aditi explores a laboratory where experiments were carried out on rats, as Frictional Games continues to tease its new sci-fi horror from the creators of SOMA and Amnesia. The game is now scheduled for 2027, and the studio still has not announced a specific release date.

In the shown segment, Aditi looks for clues about Dr. Crombie's work while moving through dark locations and interacting with the environment.

ONTOS is set in Samsara, a moon hotel that has been repurposed into a research center. Frictional Games has described the project as a spiritual successor to SOMA, and one of the main roles is played by Stellan Skarsgard.

The footage also hints at the game's broader mood, with the investigation slowly giving way to something more disturbing. As the player digs deeper into the past, reality itself begins to break apart.

ONTOS was first shown at The Game Awards 2025, where Frictional Games introduced it as a new sci-fi thriller. The latest update confirms that fans will need to wait until 2027, with no exact date attached yet.

By the way, we previously published an article featuring the best horror games.

Will ONTOS still hold onto the atmosphere of SOMA after this delay to 2027?