Tenebris Somnia Guides: Retro Survival Horror

Tenebris Somnia is a 2D retro survival horror adventure from Andrés Borghi and Saibot Studios, published by New Blood Interactive and released on 16 October 2026. The store description names its two defining pieces: pixel-art 2D presentation and live-action cutscenes.

What the game is

Retro survival horror in two dimensions. The adventure label matters: this is a game about moving through a place, finding what it wants you to find, and surviving what the place sends at you. The pixel-art tag sets the visual register, and the story-rich tag sets the expectation that the plot is the reward rather than a backdrop.

Live action in a pixel game

The live-action cutscenes are the unusual part. The store leads with them, and they change the rhythm: a scene is a pause you are meant to watch, not a corridor you are meant to run through. Treat them as part of the pacing rather than an interruption between the parts you actually came for — in a story-first horror game, the scenes are the parts you came for.

Where it runs

There is no verified multiplayer mode, so plan around one player and one screen.

How to play a story-first horror game

• Use headphones and low light. The genre is built on sound and on not seeing the whole room at once.
• Explore before you optimise. The first pass is for reading the space; efficiency can come later.
• Do not spoil the scenes. Watching a cutscene out of context costs more here than in a game where story is secondary.
• Keep sessions short enough to stay tense. Horror is easier to enjoy when you stop on your own terms.

None of this changes the game's rules; it changes how much of them you notice.

The getting-started page covers setup, a spoiler-light first session and the habits that make a 2D horror adventure readable.