Housemarque reveals gameplay footage and the release date for its next game Saros

The first gameplay footage of Housemarque’s upcoming game Saros has been revealed, along with a release date.

The latest game from the Returnal studio will be released on PlayStation 5 on March 20, 2026.

Saros was revealed in February with a cinematic teaser trailer, with Housemarque saying at the time that gameplay footage would come later in the year.

That time has now arrived, with five minutes of gameplay airing during Sony‘s latest State of Play presentation.

The footage shows gameplay which looks similar to that of Returnal, with third-person combat and a large number of particle effects.

Saros stars Rahul Kohli and will continue Returnal‘s theme of sci-fi action, but the games don’t appear to be connected narratively.

“The events of Saros take place on Carcosa, a shape-shifting, hostile alien planet – one that changes on every death, and offers a wide variety of environments and enemies for you to encounter,” creative director Gregory Louden wrote on the official PlayStation Blog.

“In this gameplay first look, we see our protagonist Arjun Devraj (performed by Rahul Kohli) exploring the planet as a total eclipse nears. Along the way he finds Nitya Chandran (performed by Shunori Ramanthan), one of our ensemble cast, and a key character.

“The stunning environment Arjun explores is that of a lost ancient civilization fueled by the twisted enlightenment of the eclipse. This is just one of the biomes our amazing team on Saros are creating.”

Louden also went into more detail on the gameplay, explaining that Arjun is armed with numerous tools to add more depth to the game’s combat and exploration.

“Arjun’s Soltari advanced combat suit allows him to dash, melee, jump, and more,” he wrote. “At the start of every run you will select your loadout from a mix of Soltari human weaponry and Carcosan alien weaponry.

“In this video, Arjun is using the Soltari Phosphorous Shotgun to defend himself and melt the hostile machines housed in the lost ancient city. As you can see from our extended gameplay, you can expect spectacular bullet patterns from enemies, and brutal weapons to use which fuel the sci-fi power fantasy.”