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UNCOVERED: Returnal - Caught on Camera

Is Saros a Returnal sequel or a new Housemarque game?

Brand new hostile world to tame.

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Saros aims for bite-sized 30-minute runs, and the cool-off makes you "ready for another", its game designer tells me

Big Preview | With permanent progression and shorter runs, Saros is all about bringing bite-sized tension and release to as many players as possible

GamesRadar

7 reasons why Saros has me hooked on its eclipse-powered roguelike runs, and why it might be PS5's most impressive release of the year

Big Preview | Housemarque has given me plenty of reasons to touch down on Carcosa

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Saros developer doesn't think Returnal 'was that hard of a game', but admits that the team 'did pay a lot more attention to the onboarding experience' for its spiritual successor

Housemarque has said it paid more attention to refining Saros' combat and the game's onboarding experience, admitting that its predecessor, Returnal, took a while to learn how to play.

TechRadar

In pursuit of the ideal roguelike, Saros runs are shorter than Returnal's as Housemarque wanted to "keep the feeling of danger" and "reduce the feeling of helplessness"

"There's no objectively right answer"

GamesRadar

3 hours in, Saros is a triumph for PS5 – this twitchy sci-fi roguelike shooter perfectly evolves on Returnal, and is already a GOTY contender

Big Preview | Housemarque's sci-fi roguelike "bullet ballet" puts you under pressure, while giving you the tools to smash its shapeshifting world of terror right back

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3 best games coming in the first half of 2026 – make sure you wishlist these right now

We can't wait for these three games to arrive in the coming months, can you?

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Returnal spiritual sequel Saros lets you keep upgrades when you loop, but that just means this twitchy shooter can be challenging in brand new ways

Big in 2026 | Forget voxels and arcade gaming, Housemarque is going big budget and cinematic for its new game

GamesRadar

14 games we can’t wait to play in 2026 for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and Xbox — GTA 6, Marvel's Wolverine, 007 First Light and more

2026 is shaping up to be another epic year for new video games, and these are the 13 upcoming titles we wish we could play right now.

Tom’s Guide

Every space and sci-fi game at The Game Awards 2025

If you didn't stay up to watch The Game Awards 2025, here's the complete rundown of the hottest sci-fi and space games that appeared at the show.

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Saros, the next game from Housemarque and one of my most anticipated games of 2026, just got a new release date announcement at The Game Awards 2025

Housemarque has shared a new trailer and the release date for its next sci-fi action game, Saros.

TechRadar

Saros throws anything that slowed Returnal down out the door, meaning it'll be tough for other games to keep pace with my most anticipated PS5 game of 2026

GamesRadar

I'm still obsessed with one of the PS5's best-kept secrets: Returnal is a twitchy roguelike shooter in a sci-fi nightmare that won't get out of my head

Now Playing | Returnal's excellent blasting proves that the DualSense is PlayStation 5's greatest feature – there's no shooter on the console I'd recommend more

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Best space horror games, ranked: Cosmic spooks and interstellar terror await this Halloween

Outer space is pretty scary on its own, but the best space horror games excel at taking scares further with alien monsters, rogue AIs, and psychological horror.

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Saros is out in just six months, and one key feature might just push it above Returnal in my eyes

Housemarque confirms a release date for Saros, and one new feature could make it so much more accessible than Returnal.

GamesRadar

Returnal is still one of my favorite PS5 games, and its successor Saros looks even better thanks to the "permanent progression" my brain craves

Saros looks like another Housemarque special

GamesRadar

Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play September 2025

The PS5 State of Play delivered new looks at Saros and Marvel's Wolverine among the release date reveals and otherupdates

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Every announcement at Sony’s PlayStation State of Play (September 2025)

Here's what Sony had to show off for the end of 2025 and beyond.

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3 PS5 Pro Enhanced games so good they make it worth the money

Justifying the price of the PS5 Pro can be tough, but here are three games that give it a go.

GamesRadar

Saros: Everything we know so far

Returnal's spiritual successor, Saros, is coming in April 2026, so here's all the latest news that you need to know

GamesRadar

I want Saros to riff off a misunderstood Hades feature to become a very different roguelike to Returnal

Opinion | Housemarque's upcoming action roguelike could be the perma-God Mode game I've been waiting for

There are two games coming that'll make my PS5 Pro worthwhile

A remastered favourite and a new shooter from Returnal's developer are on my PS5 Pro wishlist.

GamesRadar

Returnal is a roguelike, Saros is a roguelite: "Permanent resources and progression" make "every death valuable" in Housemarque's new shooter

But what's the difference really?

GamesRadar

State of Play's big reveal was Saros, a "new single-player IP that builds on Returnal's award-winning third-person action" from the roguelike maestros at Housemarque

The announce trailer revealed Rahul Kohli as Arjun Devraj

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The first 5 games you should play on your new PS5

If you've just joined the PS5 family this holiday season then here are 5 games you need to play first from Spider-Man 2 to Returnal.

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