Somerville
Sci-fi adventure with environmental puzzles after an alien invasion
Jumpship · Released Nov 14, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 1,889
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 58% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Aug 31, 2023
What is Somerville?
Somerville is a single-player adventure in which you search for your family after an alien invasion. You explore devastated landscapes, solve puzzles involving alien sediment, and flee, hide, or negotiate during dangerous encounters. The journey can lead to multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark science fiction told without dialogue
Not for you if...
- −you want complex puzzles that take center stage
What players say
70% of 1,889 reviews are positive · 58% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art direction, cinematic camera work, and sound design. Common complaints concern sluggish movement, awkward object interactions, hard-to-read routes, and a story that becomes difficult to follow.
Screenshots and trailer
Somerville system requirements
Minimum: GT 630, 4 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Somerville?
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- OS
- Windows 8 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor
- Intel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 660, Radeon R9-270
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
Does Somerville have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Somerville run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.
Does Somerville use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Atmospheric
- Emotional
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Cinematic
- Puzzle
- Indie
- Action-Adventure
- Multiple Endings
- Dark
- Narrative
- Sci-fi
- 2.5D
- 3D
- Singleplayer
- Mystery
Recent updates
- Aug 31, 2023 · Somerville - Patch 4 & PlayStation News
- Apr 12, 2023 · Patch 3
- Dec 16, 2022 · Patch 2
- Dec 1, 2022 · Patch 1
- Nov 17, 2022 · STEAM HOTFIX 1 UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT
