{"id":89838,"date":"2025-09-11T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/returnal-delayed-to-late-april\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:14:44","slug":"returnal-delayed-to-late-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/returnal-delayed-to-late-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Returnal Delayed To Late April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/returnal-delayed-to-late-april.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/06\/11\/housemarque-reveals-first-look-at-time-looped-returnal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>Returnal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>, Housemarque\u2019s time-looping third-person roguelike, needs a bit more time to come together. The developer announced this morning that the game will now launch April 30. Returnal was originally scheduled to arrive March 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>PlayStation UK tweeted the news, explaining the delay is simply an issue of allowing more time to polish Returnal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tw-align-center twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Update: Returnal has a new release date of April 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>SIE and Housemarque have made the decision to move the release date in order to give the team extra time to continue to polish the game to the level of quality players expect from Housemarque. See you in April! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KaE0hL8S4E\">pic.twitter.com\/KaE0hL8S4E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayStationUK\/status\/1354807336062185478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><span>Taking time to ensure a game performs well at launch is always welcomed news, especially given Returnal is among the first PlayStation 5 exclusive titles.\u00a0There are a lot of PS5 owners eager for more experiences that take full advantage of the hardware, so there\u2019s probably a bit of added pressure in making sure the game is up to snuff.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Returnal centers on an astronaut named Selene, who crashes\u00a0on a hostile alien planet. She also discovers that she\u2019s now trapped in a <\/span><\/span><span><span>Groundhog Day<\/span><\/span><span><span>-style time loop; every time she dies, she reawakens at the moment of the crash and relives events anew. Unlike Housemarque\u2019s previous arcade-style offerings like Resogun and Nex Machina, Returnal is a blockbuster third-person action game with roguelike progression. Each loop resets players\u2019 weapons and inventory, forcing them to experiment with new combinations of builds each run. Players must survive long enough to uncover the planet&#8217;s mysteries, break the time loop, and, hopefully, escape. For a deep-dive into the game\u2019s weapons, combat, and structure, check out this <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/14\/returnals-new-trailer-spotlights-its-sci-fi-weaponry-and-combat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>handy article<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>We\u2019re looking forward to Returnal (<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/14\/six-games-i-cant-wait-to-play-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>Andrew Reiner especially<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>), so while we won\u2019t get to play it as soon as we hoped, we\u2019re always down for making a game better if it needs the TLC. And if nothing else, the delay allows more time to clear out our backlogs beforehand. While we\u2019re on the subject of delays, Returnal is far from alone. In January alone,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/26\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-gets-delayed-to-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lord of the Rings \u2013 Gollum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/06\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outriders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/13\/hogwarts-legacy-delayed-until-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hogwarts Legacy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/14\/riders-republic-delayed-to-later-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riders Republic<\/a>, and even 2022&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/11\/upcoming-playstation-5-games-get-new-release-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pragmata<\/a>\u00a0have also been pushed back.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/28\/returnal-delayed-to-late-april\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returnal, Housemarque\u2019s time-looping third-person roguelike, needs a bit more time to come together. The developer announced this morning that the game will now launch April 30. Returnal was originally scheduled to arrive March 19.\u00a0 PlayStation UK tweeted the news, explaining the delay is simply an issue of allowing more time to polish Returnal.\u00a0 \u00a0 Update: Returnal has a new release date of April 30, 2021. SIE and Housemarque have made the decision to move the release date in order to give the team extra time to continue to polish the game to the level of quality players expect from Housemarque. See you in April! pic.twitter.com\/KaE0hL8S4E \u2014 PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) January 28, 2021 Taking time to ensure a game performs well at launch is always welcomed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/returnal-delayed-to-late-april\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Returnal Delayed To Late April | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Returnal, Housemarque\u2019s time-looping third-person roguelike, needs a bit more time to come together. 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