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Returnal
PlayStation 5 · Released April 30, 2021 · Developed by Housemarque · Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment
★ 83Total 86Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative
ShooterActionScience fictionHorror
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.
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IGDB Rating
83.03 / 100
190 ratings
Total Rating
86.46 / 100
209 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Horror
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Developer
Housemarque
Release history (2 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2021 | PlayStation 5 | — |
| Feb 15, 2023 | PC (Microsoft Windows) | — |
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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.
