Returnal (2021)
- Developer
- Housemarque
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Genres
- Shooter
- Rating
- 4.2 of 5, 186 player ratings
- Main story
- about 32 hours
- Where to get it
- PlayStation Store
How it feels
a frantic, high-stakes loop of alien combat and incremental discovery, where each death resets progress and forces relentless adaptation.
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About
Returnal is a 2021 roguelike third-person shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It follows Selene Vassos, an astronaut who lands on the planet Atropos in search of the mysterious "White Shadow" signal and finds herself trapped in a time loop. After crash-landing on a shape-shifting alien planet, Selene finds herself fighting tooth and nail for survival. Every time she’s defeated, the player is forced to restart the journey.
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