Summary
Dreamlike adventure gameSomervilleis now available on the last two generations ofPlayStationconsoles. Theformer Xbox console exclusive’s PlayStation release first leakedin July.
WhileSomervillecomes from a brand-new studio called Jumpship, the British company wasn’t a complete unknown ahead of the game’s launch. That’s largely because it shares a co-founder—Dino Patti—with Playdead, a Danish developer known for the critically acclaimed adventuresLimboandInside.Somervillefirst launched in November 2022 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It received predominantly favorable reviews and quickly established itself as one ofthe best titles on Xbox Game Pass, which received it as a day-one release.
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Less than a month afterJumpship confirmed thatSomervilleis coming to PlayStation, the game is now finally available on the PS4 and PS5. As is the case with the majority of contemporary indies, the latest addition to Sony’s game catalog is a digital-only release, available exclusively via the PlayStation Store. The newly introduced ports retail at $24.99, which is consistent withSomerville’spricing on PC and Xbox consoles.
TheSomervillePlayStation Store page reveals that its PS5 version offers support for the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers, which can offer dynamic levels of resistance depending on what’s happening on the screen. Whilegames that use adaptive triggersare far from a rarity nowadays, this particular detail implies that Jumpship went through the effort of optimizing its first-ever title for the PS5 instead of merely relying on its backward compatibility with the PS4.
TheSomervillePlayStationports are published by Thunderful Group, a Swedish holding company specializing in the development and distribution of indie and otherwise niche games. Though it was only founded in 2019, Thunderful already embarked on quite a shopping spree over the last few years, having purchased Jumpship as its tenth-ever acquisition shortly after the studio releasedSomervillein late 2022. Now that the game finally reached Sony’s consoles, Thunderful is expected to focus onSteamWorld Build, the next installment in the long-running steampunk franchise that’s scheduled to hit PC and the last two console generations on December 1.
Somervilleisn’t the only former Xbox console exclusive that recently found its way to PlayStation; Squanch Games' picturesque sci-fi FPSHigh on Lifedid the same in July, as didNaraka: Bladepoint, a melee-focused battle royale published by Chinese gaming giant NetEase. Looking ahead, survival horrorScornis hitting the PS5 on October 3 following a year-long period of Xbox console exclusivity.
Somervilleis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
