: Launch the ARK into space using a massive railgun to preserve a "version" of humanity among the stars.
: Simon undergoes an experimental brain scan in 2015 to help treat his injury.
: A comet hit Earth, wiping out all life on the surface; PATHOS-II is the last outpost of humanity. SOMA.v1.6-PLAZA.part2.rar
: He "wakes up" nearly 100 years later in PATHOS-II , a decaying underwater research facility. The World of PATHOS-II
: The station's AI, the Warden Unit (WAU), has gone rogue, using "Structure Gel" to keep the remaining biological life alive in horrific, mutated forms. : Launch the ARK into space using a
The game explores the "Continuity of Self." When a mind is scanned, it isn't moved —it is copied . Simon expects to "transfer" his mind to the ARK.
He eventually realizes that every time he "moves" to a new body or the ARK, a version of him is left behind to rot or die. : He "wakes up" nearly 100 years later
: Simon struggles to understand that he is not the "original" Simon, but a digital copy uploaded into a diving suit containing a corpse. 💡 The Core Philosophical Twist