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Returnal™

Returnal™

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.

Released Feb 15, 2023 Developer Housemarque, Climax Studios Publisher PlayStation Publishing LLC Platforms Windows ActionBullet HellRogue-likeSingleplayerCo-op
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.0%positive8,446 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“hands down one of the best video games ever made. for people who just want extremely polished gameplay with a captivating gameplay loop as well as offering legitimate challenge but a completely fair challenge. audio design is perfect, graphics a great with very very crisp…”

— a player, Steam review · 96 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“This game is so freaking cool! It checks a lot of my boxes. Roguelike, SciFi, Bullet Hell, but on top of all that it has so much style. It is fun and interesting and I look forward to playing more.”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Game cannot run on a high end system. Stuttering to the point of being unplayable. Lowering settings does not help.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

136playing at last check
24224-hour peak
6,643all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2024 2025 2026 3k avg · Feb 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

38achievements
25.5%median completion
1.2%rarest: Helios
93.6% of players 83.9% of players 82.4% of players 75.1% of players 68.9% of players 68.5% of players 65.8% of players 65.5% of players 61.6% of players 60.1% of players 46.4% of players 37.2% of players 37.2% of players 36.9% of players 36.1% of players 34.9% of players 31.3% of players 29.9% of players 28.6% of players 25.5% of players 24.4% of players 24.4% of players 24.1% of players 21.0% of players 13.0% of players 7.8% of players 6.9% of players 6.3% of players 4.4% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 93.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.6%Eternal Return — Hidden achievement
83.9%Cryptic Messages — Scan a Xenoglyph
82.4%Adrenaline Spike — Achieve maximum Adrenaline Level
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Helios — Collect all main Achievements
1.4%Ascending the Mountain — Hidden achievement
1.6%Submerged in Memories — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$59.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US59.99 USD
EU59.99 EUR
UK49.99 GBP
Australia94.95 AUD
Canada79.99 CAD
Japan7,590 JPY
Brazil249.90 BRL
China414.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$46 Brazil Canada US China Australia UK EU≈$68

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 24, 2023
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Bullet Hell · Rogue-like · Singleplayer · Co-op · Female Protagonist · Online Co-Op · Action Roguelike · Third-Person Shooter · Space · Shooter · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic * , Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese * , Korean * , Norwegian, Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified …
ControllerFull support
Achievements38
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.playstation.com/games/returnal/pc/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB) Storage: 60 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Recommended