SOMOS

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow our curator page: [b]IndieGems[/b] if you like and want to see more reviews like this one.[/url][/quote] [i]SOMOS[/i] is a fast-paced and minimalist score-chasing arcade game that could be potentially addictive for a lot of players. On top of that, it has a campaign with a series of levels and challenges to unlock in order to experience the simple game with many different twists. While it has a scoreless mode that is considered relaxing, the heavily timed elements will still make some people jumpy and nervous. The game is also available on Android with in-app purchases, so there's an opportunity to try the game before buying anything on Steam or Android. (The store page animations and gameplay trailer show tablet/touchscreen gameplay, but the mouse works just as well on PC.) The RNG generation of levels means that your game will always feel a bit different, especially when you are tackling the Endless mode, which has a Steam leaderboard. Sometimes you will get lucky with a few breaks and be able to score better, other times, you will really hit a wall from the very beginning. The difficulty does vary ba…

THOTH meets OSU

I like it.

SOMOS is a minimalist masterpiece. You're tasked with moving a circle in the middle of the screen back and forth by clicking on the side it's on, though the real challenge kicks in when enemies spawn from both sides, causing you to rapidly, yet strategically deal with them while your circle frantically weaves in and out of danger. There's several levels that'll spice up your circle-protecting endeavors with scenarios such as Superhot-esque movement (time moves only when you move), daunting bosses spewing out barrages of enemies, only seeing the half of the screen your circle's on, etc. Some of the challenges are difficult, but it's the fun kind of difficult, like something you'd feel in Super Hexagon, and the satisfaction of completing a level there feels just as great in SOMOS too. Come to think of it, I feel satisfaction just from gazing at the game's snazzy color palettes and listening to its hypnotic background synths while miscellaneous sounds from (killing) enemies are played over it. This all reminds me of the Bit Generations/Art Style games (GBA, Nintnedo DSi, Wiiware) and with the easy to pick up, hard to master vibes I get while playing it, I'd say anyone that's a fan of …

Overall Score: 6/10 Fun, arcade/reaction game that only uses the mouse. Fun for awhile, but difficulty is very inconsistent, and doesn't have a ton of content for the $8 price tag imo. Worth checking out still though if interested.

Stop everything you are doing right now, and PLAY SOMOS! I am not joking, this game is great just buy it !