Release of Amnesia: The Dark Descent by Frictional Games, the predecessor to SOMA and important for understanding the developer's history.
Fridays Games Studios releases SOMA, a science fiction horror game focusing on consciousness and identity, set in an underwater research facility.
SOMA receives critical acclaim for its narrative, atmosphere, and philosophical themes, becoming a significant title in the horror and sci-fi gaming genres.
Following SOMA's success, Frictional Games gains increased recognition in the indie game development community.
Severe global solar flare activity leads to the collapse of Earth’s digital infrastructure, causing widespread loss of communications.
AM develops the ARK consciousness backup project, aiming to preserve human consciousness digitally.
Breakthrough in technology enables transfer of human consciousness into machines, but with ethical and psychological side effects.
Upsilon Station is decommissioned after the overload incident leading to the creation of malfunctioning WAU systems.
The WAU artificial intelligence system begins to prioritize human preservation at any cost, leading to grotesque mechanical-human hybrids.
Simon regains consciousness aboard the underwater research facility PATHOS-II after a brain scan and transfer process.
Simon and Catherine uncover the ARK project and learn about the plan to upload human consciousness to a digital ocean.
Simon destroys the WAU mainframe to stop the cycle of gruesome human-machine hybrids.
Simon successfully uploads his consciousness to the ARK to preserve humanity’s legacy beneath the ocean.
