"Every time the sun dies, time stretches and tears."
Saros is an upcoming Roguelike Third-Person Shooter with Bullet Hell elements developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is set to be released for PlayStation 5 on April 30, 2026.
The game tells the story of Arjun Devraj (Rahul Kohli), a powerful Soltari Enforcer who is looking for answers on the shapeshifting planet of Carcosa.
Gameplay builds on the foundations set by Housemarque's previous game Returnal, having Arjun fight against enemies who attack using Bullet Hell-style projectiles; Saros is faster-paced than its predecessor, providing Arjun a shield to prevent damage.
Previews: Announcement Trailer
, Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Story Trailer, Gameplay Overview Trailer, Bringing Our Characters to Life
Saros contains examples of:
- Apocalyptic Log: The gameplay trailer shows that Arjun can come across Soltari Holologs, which indicate the events that occurred on Carcosa.
- Auto-Revive: As shown in the gameplay trailer, Arjun's "Second Chance" ability allows him to revive instantly when downed the first time, letting him instantly resume the fight.
- Beehive Barrier: As shown in the gameplay trailer, one of Arjun's tools is his Soltari Shield, which he can activate to absorb energy projectiles and manifests as a spherical multihexagonal shield around him; the absorbed energy can subsequently be released using Eclipse-driven Power Weapons.
- Company Cross-References: Two pre-order armor sets available with the digital deluxe edition are the Onryō Armour and the Midgard Armour.
- I Will Find You: In the story trailer, Arjun is determined to find someone and "make everything perfect again".
- Ink-Suit Actor: As shown in the gameplay trailer, Arjun looks like his voice actor Rahul Kohli.
- Shout-Out: The name of the planet Arjun is on, Carcosa, as stated in promotional materials, is named after the Ambrose Bierce short story, "An Inhabitant of Carcosa".
- Total Eclipse of the Plot: As shown in the gameplay reveal, reaching the alien device causes an eclipse on Carcosa, corrupting the world and changing the gameplay, audio, and visuals on the planet: everything becomes more orange, and enemies fire corrupted projectiles that can reduce Arjun's armor.
- We ARE Struggling Together: The pre-order trailer shows tempers fraying between Arjun's team on Carcosa, with him speculating that this is being caused by being on the planet.Woman: You've left us here. We've lost people! There's- there's no way to get home and you-
Arjun: LIES! [sweeps the device off the table] This is what it does. It gets in our heads and it twists and it turns.
"Hold on for me. I'll find you. I promise."
