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Returnal™

Third-person roguelike shooter with shifting worlds and bullet-hell combat

Housemarque, Climax Studios · Published by PlayStation Publishing LLC · Released Feb 15, 2023

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 6,974
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 60 in 30 days
Players
59
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Apr 25, 2023
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
16 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Returnal™?

A third-person action roguelike set on the shape-shifting alien world of Atropos. As stranded astronaut Selene, you explore, fight through bullet-hell encounters, collect changing item combinations, and restart the run after each death. It supports solo and online co-op play.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy fast, punishing bullet-hell gunfights
  • +you like roguelike runs with changing worlds and items
  • +you want solo play or online co-op

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike losing long runs after a single death
  • −you want steady progression with a relaxed difficulty

What players say

78% of 6,974 reviews are positive · 78% of 60 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the fast gunplay, movement, sound, and dark sci-fi atmosphere. The most common complaint is an unresolved VRAM memory leak and frame-time stutter that players say appeared after a past patch; others report crashes, loading failures, and co-op bugs that can end runs.

Players over time

▼ -65% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 146 players on Oct 8, 2026.

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Sep 25, 202681
Sep 24, 202695
Sep 23, 202659
Sep 23, 202697
Sep 22, 202678
Sep 21, 2026114

How many players finish Returnal™?

25% of Steam players have unlocked «Last Drive», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Returnal™ screenshot 1

Returnal™ system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
Processor
Intel Core i5-6400 (4 core 2.7GHz) AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 core 3.5GHz)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
Notes
SSD Recommended

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
Processor
Intel i7-8700 (6 core 3.7 GHz) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (8 core 3.7 GHz)
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super (8 GB) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space

Does Returnal™ have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Returnal™ run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
13+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian.

Does Returnal™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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