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 has released a new video that blends gameplay and an interview together, providing more information on the characters fuelling the story. In case you missed it, here's the official setup for Saros plot-wise:

Beneath the shadow of an ominous eclipse, Arjun Devraj (Rahul Kohli, star of The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass) is a Soltari enforcer who will stop at nothing to pursue answers on the shape-shifting world of Carcosa, a planet filled with dark secrets and hostile inhabitants.

With protagonist Arjun at the centre, there's a cast of characters alongside you who slowly lose their minds, as depicted through cutscenes. "The more the characters learn, the more the sense of dread and despair grows, and the friction between the crew increases, and we can see how they'll handle that in different ways," explained narrative lead William Shaughnessy.

Jane Perry, who voiced Selene in Returnal, returns as a side character in Saros. She plays a character called Sheridan, and Rahul Kohli is also part of the cast as the lead character. Saros launches for PS5 on 30th April 2026; are you picking this one up? Let us know in the comments below.