Return- Developer Housemarque has revealed the first look at the game in the next PS5 game, Saros. In addition to the game, Housemarque has confirmed that Saros will be launched during the first quarter of 2026.
Earlier this year, Housemarque appeared on Playstations February 2025 State of Play and announced Sarosa brand new IP based on the acclaimed roguelike systems for Return-. Saros Star stars Midnight pulp and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Actor Rahul Kohli like Arjun Devraj, a Soltari host (some form of futuristic soldier) who is on the mysterious planet Carcosa who is looking for someone. Fixed Saros Was originally announced through a CGI trailer, Housemarque promises that a game revealed later in 2025.
Saros comes to PS5 in March 2026 with new gaming features
The studio held on to its promise and debuted for five minutes of Saros games and pictures in the engine as the show opener for the last September 2025 game. As expected, Saros A lot of berries Return- DNA, with kinetic movement, futuristic weapons, wide combat areas, Lovecraftian creatures, the familiar bar mechanic and of course an overstimulant amount of bullets and projectiles on the screen. However, Saros also gives some good looking gameplay extensions of their own, boss among which is the New Soltari Shield. Keeping down R1 distributes a temporary energy bubble around Arjun to protect him from projectiles, giving the player a few seconds to get his layers and strategize if they would be in a pickle.
Interestingly, Soltari Shield absorbs power from enemy projectiles and uses it to upload Arjun's weapons, which can then be explosively released by completely depressing L2. There is also one New mechanic called second chance, As, as the name implies, Arjun revives after taking one too many bullets. Second chance is part of Saros“Permanent progression systems, although it is worth noting that the revival mechanic will unlock later in the game. Players will be able to upgrade Arjun's Soltari Combatcase and abilities for simpler progression as well. At the end of the trailer revealed Housemarque it Saros will be launched exclusively on PS5 on 20 March 2026.
With Saros Looking to be the first Playstation first-party game for 2026, more information about Housemarque's new adventure will probably follow in the coming months, perhaps even a dedicated game at the beginning of next year. Gameplay reveals the trailer also suggested on Housemarque and puts a much greater emphasis on Saros“Storytelling and characters, with an” ensemble “NPC roll and hologram on different points in Carcosa that describe what happened to the planet.
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