Concerned about her ex-boyfriend, Julia finds herself thrown into a nightmare realm filled with puzzles and monstrous creatures where the exploration is pixelated and the horrors are live-action as we run through the entirety of New Blood’s Tenebris Somnia and get ending #1 with a wrench-only run.
Tenebris Somnia blends retro survival horror with live-action filmmaking, drawing players into a disturbing mystery where nightmares may conceal something far more tangible. Its pixel-art environments evoke the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, while key story moments shift into filmed sequences featuring real actors and practical creature effects. These transitions reveal events from another perspective, giving familiar-looking locations and encounters a more unsettling meaning. Created alongside an Argentinian film crew, the adventure uses the contrast between its two visual styles to gradually expose the horrors beneath its mystery.
Exploration, puzzle-solving and confrontations with grotesque creatures form the core of the experience, bringing the investigative rhythm of classic survival horror into a 2D setting. Players must search their surroundings for clues, work through obstacles and survive encounters while piecing together the story. The live-action scenes are central to understanding what is happening, connecting discoveries made during gameplay with images that the pixel-art presentation initially leaves to the imagination. Combining interactive investigation with cinematic horror, Tenebris Somnia builds its identity around the uneasy relationship between what you play and what you see.
Tenebris Somnia
Developer: Andrés Borghi, Saibot Studios
Publisher: New Blood Interactive
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC/Steam
Release 18th October, 2026
Price: $29.99 USD
Available here – https://newblood.games/tenebrissomnia
Summary:
Recommended – “With clever puzzles, tense encounters, and a unique FMV-retro style, Tenebris Somnia is a horror adventure genre fans can confidently put their faith in.”
Check out our review for Tenebris Somnia here!
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