Triple Play: Saros

Housemarque's Saros brings third-person bullet hell roguelike shooting to PS5, building directly on the studio's 2021 game Returnal. Hosts Kirk Hamilton, Maddie Myers, and Jason Schreier, having played several hours each, praise its fast-paced combat in surreal, looping environments on the hellish planet Carcosa. They highlight mechanical refinements, sensory immersion, and player-friendly changes while noting a familiar sci-fi story that takes time to engage.

Core Gameplay and Progression

Players control soldier Arjun Devraj, deployed by corporation Soltari to mine Lucinite on Carcosa and find lost colonies, including his wife Nitya. Eclipses warp reality and time loops trap the team in madness. Runs start from a central base with an AI called Primary, where Lucinite buys skill tree upgrades like extra lives (second chance), reduced resource loss on death, and weapon enhancements. The tree offers branches but leads to broad power growth, similar to Hades—more health, damage, rarer high-rank guns—without deep builds like tank vs. summoner.