Housemarque Announces Saros for PS5 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 February 2025 / 2,639 Views
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Housemarque have announced third-person action game, Saros, for the PlayStation 5. It will launch in 2026.
View the cinematic announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
Saros is the next game from Housemarque, coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro in 2026. Set on the planet Carcosa under the threat of an ominous eclipse, take on the role of Arjun Devraj, a powerful Soltari Enforcer searching for answers on a lost off-world colony.
Saros features permanent progression systems, where every death reshapes the world while offering new upgrades to overcome challenges. With a haunting story, deep third-person action, and a grounded performance by Rahul Kohli, SAROS presents the next evolution in Housemarque’s gameplay-first experience.
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Pretty much Returnal 2, so good to see.
Returnal 2 is all I wanted. Thank you Housemarque.
I had a good time with Returnal so I'll give this one a shot. I just hope the narrative isn't delivered in the same way cause that was one of my issues with Returnal.
2026.... What's the long releases. Oh well, when it comes, definitely getting. Returnal was one of the rare propert next gen games. We haven't had much of those.
Returnal was great, so i trust housemarque with this one, just sad they ended the show with a 2026 game
I just hope its more forgiving than Returnal with difficulty options cause i really want to try it and enjoy it without it being a frustrating experience.
It's frustrating till you work out the mechanics, then you'll kick yourself wishing you had thought earlier. I know now going into the sequel, how i should play the game.
Hmmm.. that got me really interested in giving Returnal a serious go!
I'm still stuck on biome 3 in returnal lol
That's the hardest one, the area more than the boss.
Explore as much areas as you can. Gain some powerups and upgrade
I'm sure the game is quite different, but those guys sure must've seen Death Stranding.
Looks literally nothing like Death Stranding
It's literally a bit of a strange beach beach with a strange occurrence, also with a strange creature (although a different kind of strange than in Death Stranding). Death Stranding immediately came to my mind when I saw this, but it clearly has its own elements as well, and like I said, ultimately it does end up hinting at a different kind of game than Death Stranding.
Have you played death Stranding? You don’t spend any amount of time on beaches, the beach is mostly just a concept. When you do go to the beach you don’t fight or encounter any creatures there, let alone giant towering lovecraftian monsters with suns for hands that are clearly based on Hindu mythology.
You also play as a random courier on earth, not a guy in military armour with a military weapon on an alien planet, fighting aliens who shoot swirling bullet hell projectiles at you.
The fact that the scene is on a beach seems completely irrelevant. The themes are Hindu mythology, Elritch horror/lovecraft and the sun/eclipse.
What a way to miss a point by focusing on the differences instead of the similarities. At no point did I claim Death Stranding was a game about the beach, I just implied that the resemblance is notable - it just happens to be a resemblance of only a small portion of the game, and one that was also much more heavily present in the marketing material.
And yes, I've played the game, liked it very much despite its flaws, and remember it more than well enough to make this comparison.
Alright, both games have ateast one scene on a beach
Looks interesting. Could be a terrible game or it coukd be a really good game. We can't charge without gameplay. Personally i hope its not like Returnal. I did not get too warm with it...
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