- 2+players
- PC
- PS5
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on PS5.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
79%
Mostly positive on Steam
- 86Top criticsOpenCritic · Mar 2023 (OpenCritic top critic average, 194 reviews, as of Mar 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 89%RecommendOpenCritic · Mar 2023 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 194 reviews, as of Mar 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 79% positive of 6,700 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- PS5, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Housemarque
- Publisher
- PlayStation Publishing LLC
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5
- Released
- Apr 30, 2021 on PS5
- Feb 15, 2023 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 23 languages, voices in 13
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Violence, blood, mild language
In these lists
Answers
- Does Returnal have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on PS5. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Is Returnal crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Returnal?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does Returnal work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Returnal free?
- No, it's a paid game.
