Returnal

Game facts

When is Returnal coming out?

Returnal is scheduled to release on Feb 15, 2023.

What are the Returnal review scores?

Returnal has an OpenCritic Top Critics average of 86/100 based on 201 reviews.

Which platforms is Returnal on?

Returnal is listed on PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows).

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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Top Critics Average

89%

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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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