Returnal Dev on Adding Save Options: 'Nothing to Announce Now' - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 May 2021 / 1,203 Views

Developer Housemarque released the third-person roguelike shooter, Returnal, last week. Players have been enjoying the game, however, one feature missing is the ability to save the game in the middle of the run. When you exit the game, it will start a new game whenever you reopen it.

The developer has responded to a Reddit post on Twitter saying that they hear what fans are saying. However, they have nothing to announce at this time.

"We hear the community and we love you all. Nothing to announce now, but keep playing and enjoying the challenge as you can!" said Housemarque.

Returnal is available now as a PlayStation 5 exclusive.

We hear the community and we love you all. Nothing to announce now, but keep playing and enjoying the challenge as you can!#Returnal #PS5
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— Housemarque (@Housemarque) April 30, 2021

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

2 Comments

G2ThaUNiT (on 03 May 2021)

I've never played a roguelike, but from what I've seen, not having saves is pretty normal for the genre. It seems like it's mainly indie games that tackle the genre like Hades and Dead Cells, so that's most likely why there's more pushback on not having common features like saves now that a roguelike is reaching a much wider audience since Returnal is being advertised as a next-gen, AAA, $70, PS5 exclusive game published by Sony, and not a niche indie title.

The game looks like a great time, though! Extremely tough but very rewarding when you master it, and I believe the game should be experienced the way the developers intended for it to be experienced.