The game's story follows Selene, an astronaut who found herself stranded on Atropos following a crash-landing, and must piece together both the mysteries of the planet, and her own past.įollowing the disappointing sales of its 2017 titles Matterfall and Nex Machina, Housemarque declared the company would step away from arcade shooters due to the low popularity of the genre in the 2010s the company expressed desire to move towards multiplayer-focused experiences due to their commercial success, working on a battle royale title called Stormdivers. Returnal is set on an alien planet called Atropos, which is populated by mysterious and hostile lifeforms. Returnal is a third-person shooter with roguelike and psychological horror elements in which the player controls Selene, an astronaut stranded on an alien planet called Atropos. The game was commercially successful for Sony, having sold over 560,000 copies by July 2021. Returnal was nominated for and won several end-year accolades, particularly for its gameplay and audio.
Returnal's difficulty polarized critics regarding the game's uncompromising challenge, lack of mid-playthrough saves and accessibility options in response, Housemarque added an option to suspend a run in October 2021. Criticism was directed at repetition in level design, while the ending received mixed reactions. It was praised for its fast-paced combat, presentation, narrative, audio design and replayability. Returnal was well-received upon its release, with gaming publications generally complimenting Housemarque's transition into AAA games. It was the last game developed by Housemarque as an independent developer, as the studio was acquired by Sony in June 2021. The game was originally meant for a March 2021 release before getting delayed to April. Returnal was officially announced in June 2020 during Sony's Future of Gaming event.
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A free update called Returnal: Ascension added additional features such as a co-op mode.īeginning development in March 2017, Returnal is the developer's first AAA title, built with Unreal Engine 4 the title originally began its life as a smaller game, but eventually grew in scope as publisher Sony was impressed with Housemarque's work Returnal was considered to be the studio's most ambitious project at that point, forcing the majority of Housemarque to focus resources on it. As a roguelike, Returnal features procedurally-generated environments and enemies that change with the each death. Selene has access to ten weapons that she can modify to include special abilities and upgrades, while also using "parasites" - alien creatures - to alter her stats and effects. Gameplay is presented from a third-person perspective and combines elements of shooters, roguelike and horror games. Its narrative follows the story of Selene Vassos, an ASTRA astronaut who crash-lands into Atropos and finds herself stuck in a time-loop that restarts with the crash-landing every time she dies. Returnal is set on an hostile alien planet called Atropos. Returnal is a 2021 roguelike third-person shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5.
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