Saros (PS5) News Articles
Friday27th Mar 2026
News Runs in Saros on PS5 Will Be Significantly Shorter Than Those in Returnal
And it has better save features
Developer Housemarque is clearly aiming to make Saros a much more approachable game than its predecessor, Returnal, but it seems it's also making it more digestible. One detail we've noticed in some of the recent previews for the upcoming roguelite shooter is that a run won't take you as long this time around...
Thursday26th Mar 2026
News 'We're Only Talking About the PS5': Saros Director on Cancelled PC Port Reports
A non-answer as you'd expect
We’re sure Saros director Gregory Louden was primed and ready to field questions about a potential PC port of the upcoming roguelike when the dev invited media to Helsinki recently. And his answer reflects an employee on the tip of his toes. “Today we're only talking about Saros and the launch on the PS5,” he...
Wednesday25th Mar 2026
News Have Another 30 Seconds of Pure Saros PS5 Gameplay Before Previews Drop
It looks so good
We must say, we've been enjoying the way Housemarque has been drip-feeding these tiny new clips of Saros. Every time we see the game in action, it looks excellent. Today sees the arrival of another short video, this time showing a different biome with a purple sky: It isn't really showing us anything particularly new, but it...
Saturday21st Mar 2026
News Saros Dev Explains How the PS5 Game Is More Approachable, Customisable Than Returnal
It'll still be hard, though
Housemarque, the development studio behind upcoming PS5 exclusive Saros, has released a new video that goes over some of the ways it differs from its predecessor, Returnal. The main thing the team focuses on here is the ways in which Saros is a more approachable experience overall: In Returnal, while there are some...
Wednesday18th Mar 2026
News Frantic Shooter Saros Is Shaping Up to Be a Real Showpiece for PS5, PS5 Pro
Playing with power
Developer Housemarque is a well-established studio that has always managed to make the most of whatever hardware it's working with, filling its games with flashy effects, countless particles, and oodles of visual flair. Saros, its upcoming PS5 exclusive shooter, looks to be no different. This is its first game as a PS Studios...
Wednesday11th Mar 2026
News The Hype for Saros Grows with Its Shortest PS5 Gameplay Video Yet
Efficient, you could say
Saros is just over a month away now on PS5, and we're itching to play it after all these tiny gameplay clips. The latest snippet of footage is here, and it's yet more proof this is gonna be a great follow-up to its predecessor Returnal. The video is the shortest one yet at only 14 seconds, but when the game looks this...
Monday9th Mar 2026
News Sony's Injecting More Story Than Ever Before into Your PS5 Roguelikes
Saros will tell you a tale in April
The roguelike genre is one that's traditionally almost entirely about gameplay, but in Returnal, developer Housemarque proved you can still craft an interesting story around the loop of starting over again and again. In next month's Saros, it appears to be leaning even more heavily into that aspect. The studio...
Thursday5th Mar 2026
News Sony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei
No longer on the agenda
As part of a wider story on Sony’s decision to pullback PC ports of its single player games, it seems planned versions of Saros and Ghost of Yotei have been scrapped. While the former isn’t even out on PS5 yet and was likely up to a year away, it’s possible Sucker Punch’s sequel – which originally released last...
Wednesday4th Mar 2026
News Saros Offers Up Another Crumb of Delicious PS5 Gameplay Footage
Can't wait for the full meal
It seems as though part of Housemarque's marketing strategy for its upcoming shooter Saros is to drip-feed snippets of gameplay as we approach the game's release. After last week's tiny video, the studio has returned with another, and it's whet our appetite for the PS5 exclusive once again. The footage takes place in...
Wednesday25th Feb 2026
News New Saros PS5 Gameplay Footage Is Brief But Cool as Heck
Housemarque gives us a tiny taste
Before we all get too excited about Marvel's Wolverine and GTA 6, let's not forget about Saros — Housemarque's follow-up to the brilliant Returnal. It's due to launch on 30th April, so it's only a couple of months away at this point. As big fans of the studio and the vast majority of its output, we're extremely...
Friday13th Feb 2026
News Saros Succumbs to the Pay Extra to Play Early Trend
It's catching
You’ll be able to play Saros two days early if you stump up the extra dosh for its Digital Deluxe Edition. In what is increasingly becoming a popular publisher tactic, Sony will let you play Housemarque’s new roguelite a full 48 hours before its “official” release date on 30th April if you buy its more expensive option. The...
News Saros Shaves Off Returnal's Rough Edges for a More Universally Appealing PS5 Roguelite
Come back stronger
Returnal is one of the best games on the PS5, but it could at times be unforgiving. You had to really buy into its roguelite gameplay in order to extract the most enjoyment from it, but pseudo-sequel Saros will be shaving off some of those rough edges in order to make the experience universally appealing. Among the improvements...
Friday12th Dec 2025
News PS5 Exclusive Saros Delayed, But Pre-Orders Are Live Right Now
Watch the new trailer
Sony has pushed back the release of Housemarque's arcade shooter Saros, but pre-orders are now live on PS Store. The game was originally slated for 20th March, but it's now slipped to 30th April. The update comes at the end of a new trailer, which focuses on the game's narrative side: On PS Blog, Housemarque's Gregory...
Tuesday9th Dec 2025
News PlayStation Confirmed for the Game Awards with a New Look at PS5 Exclusive Saros
Housemarque's shooter in the spotlight
PlayStation has announced its participation in this year's Game Awards, and it's showing off its very next PS5 exclusive title. Saros, the new game from Returnal developer Housemarque, will be part of the spangly, year-ending show, as confirmed on PlayStation's social channels: All we know is we're getting...
Monday8th Dec 2025
News You'll Probably Be Able to Pre-Order Saros PS5 Soon
Two versions get age ratings
It looks like Housemarque plans to open digital PS5 pre-orders for Saros in the very near future, as standard and Digital Deluxe editions of the game were rated in Taiwan earlier today. Of course, with The Game Awards set to take place later this week, it appears likely that the PS5 title will appear during the show...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Nixxes Confirms It's Working Alongside Housemarque on PS5 Shooter Saros
It's a Saros operation
Housemarque lifted the lid on its upcoming roguelite third-person shooter Saros, revealing gameplay for the first time, and it's only about six months away. It turns out the Finnish studio isn't working on the game alone; fellow PS Studios team Nixxes has been supporting development. The studio confirmed its involvement on...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Saros Launches Exclusively on PS5 in March 2026, and It Looks Fantastic in First Gameplay
Come back stronger
Saros, the upcoming roguelite shooter from Returnal developer Housemarque, has received its first gameplay footage, and it looks every bit as fast-paced and action-packed as its predecessor. Check out the gameplay trailer below to get a glimpse: Looking like Returnal 2 in all but name, Saros is a sci-fi third-person shooter...
Thursday20th Mar 2025
News Saros, Housemarque's Upcoming PS5 Exclusive, Only Possible Thanks to Sony Acquisition
Studio's biggest budget game yet
The next game from Housemarque is Saros, and it's set to be the biggest game from the Finnish studio yet. In a recent interview with Helsingin Sanomat (paywalled), the developer's CEO Ilari Kuittinen talks about the upcoming project, commenting that it's only possible because of Sony's acquisition of the company...
Thursday13th Feb 2025
News Housemarque's New PS5 Game Will Be a Little Less Punishing Than Returnal
"Every death is valuable"
Returnal is comfortably one of the best PS5 games, but it wasn’t everyone’s cup of coffee. Some fans didn’t like how punishing the roguelike was, as while there were tiny elements of progression, you were generally forced to start from scratch with each new run. While plenty of people loved this element of the...
Wednesday12th Feb 2025
News Saros Is the Next PS5 Exclusive Game from Returnal Dev Housemarque, Coming 2026
Sci-fi roguelite action
Sony and developer Housemarque have announced Saros, launching exclusively on PS5 (with PS5 Pro support, of course) in 2026. All we have so far is a cinematic trailer introducing player character Arjun Devraj, who's trapped on shapeshifting planet Carcosa, which is stuck in a loop surrounding a solar eclipse. While the...
