Returnal

Returnal

Released: April 30, 2021
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5

Genres:

Shooter

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer Co-operative

Themes:

Action Science fiction Horror

Player Perspectives:

First person Third person

Ratings

User Rating

83.0
Based on 157 ratings

Critics Rating

89.9
Based on 19 ratings

Total Rating

86.5
Based on 176 ratings

Summary

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.

Storyline

Break the cycle of chaos on an always-changing alien planet where even death is no escape.

After crash-landing on this shape-shifting world, Selene must search through the barren landscape of an ancient civilization for her escape. Isolated and alone, she finds herself fighting tooth and nail for survival. Again and again, she’s defeated – forced to restart her journey every time she dies.

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Involved Companies

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Role:
Publisher

Housemarque

Role:
Developer

Game Engines

Unreal Engine 4

Keywords

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