Returnal

Returnal

April 30, 2021·Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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Ratings

83
User Score
190 ratings
90
Critic Score
19 reviews
86
Total Score
209 combined

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.

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.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
PlayStation 5Apr 30, 2021
PC (Microsoft Windows)Feb 15, 2023

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Game Info

Developer
Housemarque
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release Date
April 30, 2021
Perspective
First person, Third person
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Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5

Genres

Shooter

Themes

ActionScience fictionHorror

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

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