Returnal
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Developers | |
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Housemarque | |
Windows | Climax Studios[1] |
Publishers | |
PlayStation PC | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 15, 2023 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 91 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Roguelike, Shooter |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Returnal is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, roguelike and shooter game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1649240/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1649240/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:10 resolutions are officially supported.[2] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | 21:9 and 32:9 resolutions are officially supported.[2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | [3] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | -10 to +15 degrees FOV slider.[4] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.0, FSR 2.0, NIS [5] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced shadows and reflections.[5] |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers | DualSense controller is fully supported and when wired to PC it features haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.[5] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Separate Master, Music, SFX and Dialogue volume sliders available.[4] | |
Surround sound | Dolby Atmos, 3D audio and up to 7.1 audio.[5] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Indonesian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Vietnamese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Co-op |
- Cross-play with PlayStation 5 is not supported.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX, APEX | |
Audio | XAudio, Wwise | XAudio v2.9 |
Input | LibScePad | Support for DualSense controller |
Multiplayer | Epic Online Services |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (build 1903) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB (HDD) | 60 GB (SSD) |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 8 GB (Nvidia), 12 GB (AMD) of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1649240/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1649240) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Returnal is coming to PC – PlayStation.Blog - last accessed on 2022-12-09
- "Returnal PC has been created with help and delicate care from our friends at Climax Studios."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steam - Returnal - last accessed on 2023-01-18
- "16:10, Ultrawide (21:9) and Super Ultrawide (32:9) aspect ratios offer an expanded field of view throughout Atropos..."
- ↑ Steam - Returnal - last accessed on 2023-01-18
- "All this in stunning 4K."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Returnal - Features Trailer | PC Games - PlayStation- YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-18
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Returnal launches on PC February 15 - PlayStation.Blog - last accessed on 2023-01-18