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Manage Your ListReturnal is a PlayStation-exclusive title that blends together action, Sci-Fi, and roguelike elements. The end result is a fast-paced shooter and melee affair that has players living in an endless loop as they attempt to escape a hostile alien planet.
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Returnal
- Released
- April 30, 2021
- Developer(s)
- Housemarque
- Publisher(s)
- Sony
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood, Mild Language, Violence
- How Long To Beat
- 20 Hours
- Metascore
- 86
- Number of Players
- 1-2
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
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