Developer Housemarque's spiritual successor to 'Returnal,' 'SAROS' delivers another quality tough-but-fair shooter, albeit one where the story fails to elevate the action.

Harry Krueger, director of Returnal and a 14-year Housemarque veteran, has announced the formation of his new team. Cosmic ...

Alan Feigenbaum and Deepti Shenoy present a Q&A with retired matrimonial Judge Richard Dollinger where they examine parental alienation in custody disputes and highlight the challenges courts face in ...

It is generally frowned upon to care too much about appearances. We have a lot of little aphorisms discouraging this — books and their covers, beauty being skin deep, style over substance, that sort ...

When a studio creates a bold new game that connects with a mainstream audience, it can find itself at a crossroads. Do you follow that up by doing the same thing again or taking another big swing?

Finnish developer Housemarque will present a talk at this year's Nordic Game conference, focusing on the development of its latest title Saros. In the session 'Lessons from Carcosa: Art & Design ...

Housemarque built its reputation on bullet hell games, arcade shooters that demand precise control and quick-twitch reactions for success. The studio stood out with titles such as “Super Stardust HD” ...

Finnish studio Housemarque had its biggest hit with 2021’s Returnal, which was a third-person shooter that was much more in-depth than its previous arcade-style offerings. Its most unique quality was ...

Usama Mehmood is a Senior Writer at DualShockers with more than five years of experience in the video game industry. He has been writing professionally since 2021 and covering games since 2022, with ...

The first major PS5 exclusive of 2026 is a balls-to-the-wall blast that learns all the lessons established by Returnal and applies them to a similar but effective gameplay loop. If Returnal was ...

I really wanted to love Returnal. After all, Housemarque’s 2021 sci-fi third-person shooter is, by all accounts, a great game. It effectively translates the Finnish developer’s signature riff on ...

The cycle of failure and redemption is part of the undeniable allure of the roguelike, something Saros struggles to pin down in its visually dazzling iteration of the format. A great roguelike creates ...