A lesser-known PlayStation 5 game called
Returnal
is
coming to PC
, and while it hasn't had as much fanfare as big-ticket titles like
Spider-Man
,
The Last of Us
, or
Horizon
, it's definitely one you should try. It's simultaneously a throwback to classic arcade action games, a PC-style Roguelike, a technical showcase for modern systems, and an homage to the moody science fiction novels and films of the 1970s and 1980s. But most importantly, it's a good game.
Published by Sony and developed by (
now Sony-owned
) Finnish studio Housemarque,
Returnal
was one of the earliest PS5 exclusives when it launched in early 2021, and it was a major step up into the triple-A game big leagues for Housemarque, which had previously released arcade-style games like
Super Stardust HD
and
Resogun
.
During The Game Awards on Thursday, Sony announced that, like many of its other recent first-party titles,
Returnal
will launch on PC with as-yet-unnamed PC-specific enhancements. The port is being handled by Climax Studios, and the release window is "early 2023."