Tenebris Somnia reviews
Metacritic scored Tenebris Somnia 79 from five PC reviews, all dated October 15, 2026: four positive, one mixed. Steam showed Very Positive, 96% of 195 reviews, on October 18. Those counts will move. The date is the check, not a lifetime score.
Last checked 2026-10-18.
| Metacritic | 79. Noisy Pixel 90, Gamer Social Club 80, Gameliner 80, GameWatcher 75, Shacknews 70. |
|---|---|
| Players | Steam 96% of 195. PlayStation 4.81 from 32 ratings. GOG 5/5 from 2 reviews. |
| Repeated criticism | Stiff controls, uneven boss difficulty, a few puzzles that do not explain themselves. |
What the route feels like
I am not adding a score of my own. Five critics had already filed, and the useful job is to put their numbers and their actual sentences in one place. The praise clusters around the filmed scenes and the puzzle design. The complaints cluster around combat. Gameliner, GameWatcher, and Shacknews each said a version of that, which is more interesting than the average. I could not open the full Noisy Pixel and GameWatcher articles (both returned 403), so their lines below are the sentences Metacritic quoted.
What they wrote
Quotations are the Metacritic excerpts, not full reviews.
- Noisy Pixel, 90: “not only spectacular FMV sequences, but engrossing tension-fueled combat and thoughtful puzzle design.”
- Gamer Social Club, 80: “recaptures the forgotten classic feel of the survival horror genre.”
- Gameliner, 80: “the only things keeping me awake at night were the clunky controls and the huge difficulty spikes in bossfights.”
- GameWatcher, 75: the game “does less well when it comes to the game’s often-obtuse puzzles and occasionally clumsy combat.”
- Shacknews, 70: “combat, movement, and a few illogical sequences tarnished the experience.”
How to read the player scores
Steam’s 96% is 195 reviews, which is a launch-week sample, not a settled reputation. PlayStation’s 4.81 is 32 ratings. GOG’s perfect score is two reviews. None of these is an aggregate I would treat as final. This page does not add its own star rating on top of theirs.
Questions people ask
What is the Metacritic score of Tenebris Somnia?
79, from five reviews published October 15, 2026, when checked two days later.
Is Tenebris Somnia worth playing?
Critics liked the filmed scenes and were split on the combat. Four of five reviews were positive. Whether the boss spikes bother you is the open question, and it is discussed on the boss page.
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Sources
- Metacritic — 79 and the five excerpts
- Metacritic critic reviews — Per-outlet scores
- Steam — 96% of 195 on October 18, 2026