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RETURNAL

Here’s a fun one for you. It looks incredible, and the die-and-return loop might make you think it’s a roguelike. Think again.

Developer Housemarque has a history of creating addictive arcade shooters, and with its bullet-hell action, that’s what’s really at the heart of Returnal: classic arcade action. But on PS5 it looks like nothing you’ve seen before.

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