Through a statement shared by Housemarque on the company's official Twitter profile, it was announced that Returnal, the highly anticipated roguelike title coming to PlayStation 5 the next April 30 2021, officially entered the phase gold. This is great news for all players waiting for the title, as it should give the studio enough time to be able to implement major fixes for the first day patch. Consequently, this should ensure players have a great gaming experience right from the moment of its official launch on the home platform Sony.
Through the message shared on social media, in addition to announcing the arrival in the gold phase of development, Housemarque thanked the team members and PlayStation Studios, declaring that they can't wait to make the game available to all users who are waiting for it. eagerly since its official announcement. We remind you that Returnal will allow us to take on the role of Selene, a space explorer who will find herself exploring and discovering the secrets of the mysterious planet Atropos, characterized by its alien nature and the presence of mysterious alien technologies, while being stuck in a time loop seemingly infinite.
What awaits us is a decidedly immersive adventure, characterized by a very particular combact system focused on replayability, which goes to create a unique mix of play styles, combining explosive arcade action, responsive controls and "hellish gameplay". Furthermore, the planet Atrops will be in constant flux and will offer us the possibility to live on intense exploratory experiences, in which players will have to visit and discover the secrets of the ruins of an ancient civilization in order to find an escape route. Below you can find the message shared by Housemarque to announce the gold phase of Returnal:
Returnal is finally in the gold phase. A big thank you to all members of the Housemarque team, PlayStation Studios and all the other teams involved in the project. We can't wait to release the game as soon as possible and allow all players to experience the planet Atropos.
Returnal has finally gone GOLD !!!
A huge thanks to everyone on the team at Housemarque, PlayStation Studios, and all the other teams involved. We can't wait to have this out soon and for every player out there to experience the planet of Atropos! #Returnal # PS5 # April30 pic.twitter.com/ymacgtGXbg
- Housemarque (@Housemarque) March 25, 2021