Returnal
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| Developer(s) | Housemarque |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Harry Krueger |
| Producer(s) | Jari Hokkanen |
| Designer(s) | Henri Mustonen |
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| Composer(s) | Bobby Krlic |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, roguelike |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Returnal is a 2021 third-person shooter game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5. A port to Windows developed by Climax Studios was released on 15 February 2023. It follows Selene Vassos, an astronaut who lands on the planet Atropos in search of the mysterious "White Shadow" signal and finds herself trapped in a time loop.
Returnal received generally positive reviews from critics for its visuals, combat, audio design and technical achievements, though its difficulty and roguelike design were met with mixed opinions. It won several end-year accolades, including Best Game at the 18th British Academy Games Awards. The game had sold 866,000 copies by February 2022, before releasing for Windows.