Saros Launches March 20, 2026 for PS5
**Saros Launches March 20, 2026 for PS5**
*News by William D’Angelo | Posted 46 minutes ago | 190 Views*
Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Housemarque have announced that the third-person action game, *Saros*, will launch for the PlayStation 5 on March 20, 2026.
Watch the gameplay reveal trailer below:
[Gameplay Reveal Trailer]
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### About Saros
*Saros* is a dream project from a dream team. The gameplay shown is captured on PlayStation 5 at 60fps using Unreal Engine 5 and is still a work in progress. Players can expect tweaks, fixes, and upgrades when playing *Saros* on PlayStation 5 or enhanced on PlayStation 5 Pro in 2026.
For this extended gameplay reveal, the team focused on establishing the world and story, while showcasing the game’s deep third-person action and how they are elevating it to the next level.
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### The Shape-Shifting Planet of Carcosa
The events of *Saros* take place on Carcosa, a hostile, shape-shifting alien planet that changes with every player death. It offers a wide variety of environments and enemies to encounter.
In the gameplay first look, we see the protagonist Arjun Devraj (performed by Rahul Kohli) exploring Carcosa as a total eclipse approaches. Along the way, Arjun meets key character Nitya Chandran (performed by Shunori Ramanthan), part of an ensemble cast.
The stunning environments include ancient lost civilizations, fueled by the twisted enlightenment of the eclipse. This is just one of the many diverse biomes the team is creating.
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### How Our Action Gameplay Has Evolved
For the first gameplay reveal, Housemarque showcased real, unedited action from *Saros*, highlighting new elements built upon the award-winning third-person action of *Returnal*.
The goal was to add more depth through a wider variety of tools. Arjun’s Soltari advanced combat suit allows for dashing, melee attacks, jumping, and more.
At the start of each run, players select a loadout mixing Soltari human weaponry and Carcosan alien weaponry. In the video, Arjun uses the Soltari Phosphorous Shotgun to combat hostile machines in the ancient city.
Expect spectacular enemy bullet patterns and brutal weapons that fuel this science-fiction power fantasy.
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### Weaponry and Abilities
Arjun’s unique abilities include:
– **Soltari Shield**: Activated by holding R1, it absorbs hostile projectiles to defend Arjun.
– **Carcosan Power Weapon**: Charged by harvesting energy from absorbed projectiles (using the L2 adaptive trigger), it unleashes explosive attacks with R2.
This power weapon transforms Arjun’s right arm into an eclipse-fueled weapon, corrupting him but providing devastating alternate combat options.
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### Storytelling in Carcosa
*Saros* expands its storytelling through grounded voice-over, stunning cinematics, haunting audio logs, and conversations with the ensemble cast of NPCs.
Players can collect Soltari Holograms that reveal vital lore about Carcosa’s past. There are also surreal and mysterious narrative sequences, which will be revealed closer to launch.
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### The Second Chance Ability and Progression Systems
Arjun gains a “Second Chance” ability, allowing him to rise again on the first death using eclipse corruption energy. This is part of a broader permanent-progression system enabling players to return stronger after each death.
Players also have the option to upgrade their Soltari combat suit and abilities as they progress through the game.
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### Collaboration and Development
Housemarque proudly acknowledges their collaborators on *Saros*, including PlayStation Studio partners such as XDEV, Nixxes, and PlayStation Studios Creative Arts teams.
Nixxes has contributed significantly to art and gameplay elements, showcasing stunning work in the gameplay reveal.
Following their award-winning partnership on *Returnal*, PlayStation Studios Creative Arts provided sound and music collaboration, enhancing the game’s atmosphere.
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### Music and Score
The dark-electronic and drone-metal soundtrack featured in the gameplay reveal was composed by two-time Grammy Award-winning Sam Slater. His previous work includes the acclaimed scores for *Chernobyl*, *Joker*, and the cult film *Mandy*.
A deep dive into the musical score and Sam’s compositional process will be shared closer to launch, aiming to deliver a bold and innovative score unlike anything in any medium today.
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### Looking Ahead
More details about *Saros*’ mysterious, monstrous, and moving story will be revealed in the future, including the plot, ensemble cast, and the lost off-world colony on Carcosa.
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### About the Author
William D’Angelo is a lifelong and avid gamer who joined VGChartz in 2010 and has served as lead analyst since 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community through content creation on his YouTube and Twitch channels.
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