Returnal — A Terrifying & Beautiful Sleeper Hit

By Mike Alexander

Ahh, Returnal. The third-person shooter roguelike that took the gaming world by storm as a sleeper hit that turned out to be better than it had any right to be. But how did it get to be the masterpiece that it was? Join us as we explore The Story Behind….Returnal.

In a far-flung future, a highly-advanced spaceship wanders the cosmos. En route to a dangerous, forbidden planet, a female space explorer crashlands and finds herself in a world that is as beautiful and mysterious as it is treacherous.

Clad in a high-tech space suit, she will have to combat the aggressive inhabitants of the planet while she repurposes ancient alien equipment to aid in her survival, and hopefully find a way out.

No, this video isn’t about the Metroid Prime Remaster Nintendo just released, it’s about Returnal! A game with the best or the worst title, depending on who you ask. After a two-year stint as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, the grueling sci-fi shooter has now made its way over to the PC.

With Returnal now being available to an entirely new, much wider audience, we at the S35 Network thought it would be a good time to take a look at it. For the SEO, you know how it is. *sigh* Gotta get those clicks.