Criticism of Soma focused on the implementation and design of its enemies. While Cooke generally enjoyed the monster encounters and their "unique and frightening" designs, she felt disappointed that there were only a few different types, most of which only made one appearance in the game.
Soma's enemies received criticism mainly concerning their creation and design. Although Cooke usually enjoyed the beast encounters and their "unique and frightening" appearances, she was disappointed by the limited variety of adversaries, many of which appeared only once throughout the game.