Rahul Kohli introduced a new story trailer for Saros, Housemarque’s roguelite shooter successor coming out on 30th April 2026 for PS5.
There’s an intriguing element here with, as Arjun Devraj (portrayed by Rahul Kohli), is not alone here. He’s led a team of Soltari Enforcers to this planet, but for some reason they’re now trapped here in a time loop with a dying sun. This is a…. stressful situation and they’re not handling it all too well in the trailer.
From what we’ve seen in previous trailer and reveals, the gameplay structure will be pretty familiar. It’s a roguelike third person shooter, very much in the vein of Returnal, with a permanent progression system wrapped around individual runs that reshape the world and give you new upgrade possibilities to find on the next attempt.
The action looks a bit faster than Returnal, though this may be my imagination, with more sprinting and dashing. Arjun comes with a Soltari Shield that can absorb and reflect projectives, using them to feel the Power Weapon, an Eclipse-driven weapon.
Looking back on Returnal, our glowing 9/10 review of the PS5 launch window game said, “It feels immensely satisfying to be sat here in 2021, eons after playing Super Stardust HD on PS3, and see just how far Housemarque has come. Offering a visual bullet hell spectacle, a showcase for the DualSense controller and a rewarding sci-fi narrative woven around the roguelike loop, we can say with unflinching confidence that Returnal is the PS5’s best game to date.”
