SOMA’s Ending The WORST | Story and Lore Explained

SOMA’s story, ending, lore, and terrifying coin flip theory completely change how you see Simon Jarrett and the ARK. This complete SOMA analysis explores PATHOS-II, Catherine Chun, the WAU, copied consciousness, artificial intelligence, and the question at the center of the game: what makes someone human? SOMA begins with Simon undergoing an experimental brain scan in 2015 and waking up inside the ruined underwater facility PATHOS-II nearly a century later. The surface is dead, machines are convinced they are human, and the WAU is desperately trying to preserve life without understanding what living actually means. In this Scream Queen Sessions deep dive, Lunar and Sailor break down the story of SOMA, what happened to humanity, Catherine’s ARK project, the WAU’s creations, and every version of Simon produced throughout the game. We also dig into why the coin flip was never real, why Simon cannot accept what Catherine repeatedly tries to explain, and why launching the ARK does not save the Simon left behind at the bottom of the ocean. Was Catherine wrong for letting Simon believe he might escape? Is a perfect digital copy still the same person? Does the WAU preserve human life, or does it only preserve patterns that remember being alive? And would you want to know the truth if the illusion was the only thing keeping you moving? This is the kind of horror SOMA does best. The monsters are terrifying, but the real nightmare is realizing that your memories, personality, and fear of dying may not be enough to make you the original version of yourself. Full spoilers for SOMA ahead. Follow Scream Queen Sessions: Website: https://www.screamqueensessions.com/ YouTube:    / @screamqueensessions   Instagram:   / screamqueensessions   TikTok:   / screamqueensessions   X: https://x.com/ScreamQueenSess Discord:   / discord   Watch Lunar live:   / lunar_abysstv   Watch Sailor live:   / sailormouthmama   #SOMA #SOMAEndingExplained #HorrorGaming #VideoGameLore #PsychologicalHorror #ScreamQueenSessions 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - What is Soma 13:27 - Sound Design 26:27 - Scary Moments 39:20- Gameplay and Design 46:31 - Enemy Encounters 51:02- Lore Dive 01:23:24 - Questions 01:40:42 - What Did Soma Do Right 01:45:20 - Final Thoughts and Verdict 01:49:45 - Outro