Somnifuge is a very unique, gritty, PSX inspired horror game. It’s not really survival horror, more of a psychological horror game with lots of puzzles, but it does have a survival horror “vibe”.

I was very excited for it, having played the demo only a week prior. It immediately reminded me of The Tartarus Key, another game that feels like survival horror despite being only puzzles. And to an extent that’s what I got, though I would say it’s a little more rough around the edges and WAY more “out there”.

The puzzles are good but sorta a mixed bag, generally challenging and fun but some feel a bit clunky. There’s no map, so sometimes navigating the mansion and the other ever changing environments was disorienting (and a little tedious). Often it’s intentional - the game definitely loves to disorient you and catch you off guard. More often than not it was well designed, and definitely interesting.

The game had a very dream-like surreal logic to it. It kinda just went wherever it felt like. No clue what anything meant or what the context is, but it was certainly entertaining. If I had my way, I would’ve loved a bit more focus on puzzles (sometimes it felt a bit walking sim-esque), some polish and refinement, and a map. But it’s a unique game and anyone that likes dream-like psychological horror puzzle games DRIPPING in 90’s survival horror aesthetic - don’t miss this one.