Saros Review – PSU

Look, Saros on PS5 is simply incredible, but first, some lore. When Returnal blasted onto the PlayStation scene back in 2021, it’s fair to posit that there was nothing quite like it, either within the context of the still nascent PlayStation 5 line up of exclusives at the time, or just in games more generally. Certainly, the deft combination of its third-person shooter, bullet-hell sensibilities together with a sprinkling of roguelike mechanics effectively fashioned an offering which not only leaned deeply into developer Housemarque’s own arcade shooter heritage, but also officially heralded the elevation of that studio into the AAA PlayStation 5 exclusive playground