Sony and developer Housemarque have announced Saros, launching exclusively on PS5 (with PS5 Pro support, of course) in 2026.
All we have so far is a cinematic trailer introducing player character Arjun Devraj, who's trapped on shapeshifting planet Carcosa, which is stuck in a loop surrounding a solar eclipse.
While the premise sounds pretty similar to previous game Returnal, one big point of difference is that this is a roguelite, with permanent progression between runs allowing you to grow stronger with each attempt.
As huge fans of Returnal, we're super excited to see what Housemarque is cooking up next. What do you make of Saros so far? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Sooo excited for this 😁 Returnal was fantastic and Housemarque have seriously impressed with the extra budget behind them.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, no first-party!"
@ButterySmooth30FPS this is a first party game.
Hell yeah. I'm there for anything Housemarque does.
@Jay767 That's the joke, I'm poking at all the crybabies here.
Yay! Returnal is still one of the best ps5 games
Returnal is one of the best games on the PS5 and has some of the best Dualsense features. I cannot wait to see how Housemarque build on it
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Naughty Dog …. 0
I’ll be there for this. Absolutely loved returnal
Words can't describe how happy and excited I am right now. Returnal is one of my favorite games this generation. I don't doubt Housemarque will be able meet my expectations of this game.😁
@ButterySmooth30FPS you're doing gaming wrong. You have to channel all of your burning hatred into your hobby and let it spill out in an oozing pile onto an online forum somewhere! You get extra points if you plop it right in someone's lap.
Another Returnal… WHICH IS A GOOD THING!!!
I like challenging games. I’ve beaten Sekiro, Demon's Souls, the Dark Souls series, Lies of P, and Elden Ring. But for some reason Returnal got me... I just couldn't finish it. I found it extremely hard and frustrating. But this looks interesting, though, so I might give Returnal another go before this releases.
@Loamy That's what I tried to do at PureXbox but they put me in time-out.
Knew it was housemarque from the go. Returnal was fantastic, all for what seems to essentially be a sequel. Still a little bummed we won't get any more dead nation/alienation style games from then. I know they've moved on to bigger stuff but I'd kill for an offshoot studio going back to those style of games as smaller projects too.
Rahul Kohli is a good guy as well so happy to see him in this
Wow, I wasn't expecting Housemarque to be ready this soon. I'm definitely interested to see more.
I was about to be pretty pissed seeing the show end on a gameplayless trailer but then I saw housemarque at the end and then I saw the creative director say it's following in returnals footsteps. Too bad it's so far away
How many copies will it sell
@ButterySmooth30FPS it's the naughty step for you! Just don't slip on the butter
@Weebleman Rahul and Alanah reacted live to this on her stream which was pretty cute, she was clearly thrilled for him. But they were also having to be careful to double check what the Housemarque devs said so they didn’t say anything they shouldn’t.
I’m beyond excited for a new game from Housemarque but revealing one of their games, which are 100% gameplay with a CGI trailer is definitely not doing them any justice.
@matekomlosi How far did you get? Love all those games too (and Hoisemarque's older output), and by far the most trouble I had was with the first world and its boss.
Progressed through world 2 with probably a fifth of the effort, then steamrolled the rest of the game.
This announcement has me ridin high. I seriously want to reinstall Returnal and do some tower runs for old times sake!
This looked awesome! And so unexpected. I bet no one had this on their bingo card 😄
Returnal remains my favourite PS5 game so this announcement has me definitely excited!
This and Tides of annihilation were the big surprises for me.
Returnal is still my top PS5 game, I can’t wait for this.
@Lukeded if that is your biggest complaint, then I think you’ll be fine.
@Lukeded Well, thats an entirely different critique! I like your “I want to play as a younger protagonist” better than “I want to play as someone who design look like a developer.”
@AgentGuapo it would be 2 to 1 since naughty dog announced intergalactic , and they still have another single player game they are working on along with that that hasn't been announced.
@twitchtvpat I knew somebody would say this. I have my reply already. I’ll come back in a year and say it again:
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How pathetic one of Sony’s Crown Jewels has only released remasters this gen.
Nice, can't wait, it's like returnal but with way more interesting protagonist 😃
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Loved Returnal but was stuck in the loop, unable to progress all the way through. I'm hoping for something similar, but very happy about that "-lite".
Hello there fellow gamers.
This was definitely one of the highlights of the event.
Love everything Housemarque does, but Returnal was something special.
Knowing they are going to take Returnal as foundation and improve upon it, makes me very excited for Saros in 2026.
Can´t wait to learn more about this game.
Cheers everyone
Looks like Saros corrects Returnal's main problem, which is how unforgiving it is, particularly the second part. I haven't finished it because it's just too much after the middle point, but love everything else about the game. Saros seems to aim for a better balance in that regard. Will most likely get this.
Also, Rahul Kohil is a great choice for main character likeness.
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