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BREAKING: Somnium Space Returns to STEAM
Somnium Space announced that it returns to Steam and is open to wishlist. Their Steam page can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4891730/Somnium_Space/ The full app will be available from the beginning of December 2026. It includes full Steam Deck and Steam Frame support. Somnium Space has spent years building, expanding, and preparing for an eventual return.…
Somnium Space Flashback: Clean Lines, Natural Light, and a Watercolor of Dreams
In this series of Somnium Space flashbacks, we pause to look back at the places, people, and moments that shaped the early world. These stories are not about reclaiming what has changed or disappeared, but about remembering the creative spirit that has always been here. As we prepare for an amazing future in which ideas…
Somnium Connect 2026: The Most Important Connect Ever
Get ready folks, because on 28 November 2026, Somnium Space will host the most important Somnium Connect we have ever experienced. These are their own words, but we believe them. And why wouldn’t we? What Somnium has released in the past months and years is nothing short of amazing. They have been pushing the platform…
Somnium Space Delivers a Major Upgrade in V3.1.8: Finger Tracking, Sticky Wearables and More
Somnium Space has released version 3.1.8 of their social VR platform, and they have packed it with substantial new features that expand how people can explore, create, and interact together. Vehicles have received a major overhaul, finger tracking is now natively supported, graphics options have been expanded, and both the launcher and SDK have received…
Fly the Flag, Get Paid: Somnium Space Opens Its Ambassador Portal
New Somnium Space Ambassador portal is live! If you have spent any real time in Somnium Space, you already know the feeling. A club fills up. A new world opens. Someone drags a stranger over for a tour, and an hour later that stranger has an avatar, a couple of friends, and a reason to…
Somnium Space 3.1.7: DLSS 5 and a Clear Step Up in Immersion
Somnium Space has released version 3.1.7. The update focuses on rendering quality, performance in busy spaces, social presence, full body tracking, and a more capable desktop client. It is available now through the Somnium Launcher (download at somniumspace.com). Rendering: FSR, STP, DLSS 4.5 and DLSS 5 Somnium Space has added a new set of upscalers…
Unlocked C# Scripting in Somnium Space: A New Chapter for Creators
For years, Somnium Space has given builders an extraordinary canvas: persistent worlds, social presence, and the freedom to shape virtual environments that feel alive. Originally that canvas came with a boundary. Creators could design spaces, place objects, and use the tools Somnium provided, but the deeper logic of the world remained hidden to an extend.…
Somnium Space: The Architecture of Intention
Written by Marc Demar The other day I was roaming Somnium Space Base Reality, as I so often do when the need to think quietly overtakes me. I have been a citizen of this place for a long time now. Long enough to remember when the land felt newer, when the paths were still being…
Somnium Space 3.1.6 Delivers Landmark Control Over Social Spaces and True Global Accessibility
Written by Marc Demar Somnium Space has released version 3.1.6, a substantial update that fundamentally expands how users gather, moderate, and experience the platform. At its core sit two developments that stand out for their long-term implications: a comprehensive World Instances system and near-complete platform localisation. World Instances World Instances represent the most significant change…
Virtual Photography Comes of Age in Somnium Space
A new art form has evolved in recent years: Virtual Photography. It’s the growing movement of taking photos inside video games and virtual worlds. What began as gamers snapping screenshots and uploading them to forums has matured into a sophisticated craft. Practitioners now apply real-world artistic skills – composition, lighting, depth of field, color grading,…
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