Returnal
- April 30, 2021
- Housemarque
Returnal's fluid, graceful movement and satisfying, punchy gunplay combine with a sense of exploration at once both wondrous and morbid, and a drip-fed progression system that makes you feel like you're always discovering or unlocking something new.
Returnal is a science fiction shooter game where players control Selene, a space pilot stranded on a mysterious, ever-changing alien planet. The game is a roguelike experience, meaning that with every death, players must restart their journey, facing new layouts, enemies, and challenges. Returnal can be played as a single-player or with two players in co-op or multiplayer mode.
PC
Playstation 5
PlayStation
Reviews
- gameplay6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- story5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Returnal review
Demanding but excellent combat and gorgeous visuals sit awkwardly in a half-baked roguelike structure.
74%Review: Returnal
Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.
75%Returnal review
Returnal's fluid, graceful movement and satisfying, punchy gunplay combine with a sense of exploration at once both wondrous and morbid, and a drip-fed progression system that makes you feel like you're always discovering or unlocking something new.
95%
