Returnal is getting co-op and a survival mode in a free ‘Ascension’ update – The Verge

Returnal is getting cooperative multiplayer and a new survival mode (dubbed The Tower of Sisyphus) in its upcoming 3.0 Ascension update, developer Housemarque announced at Sonys latest State of Play livestream.

The update marks the first significant addition of new content to the challenging sci-fi roguelike. A previous 2.0 update from last year focused instead of adding major quality of life additions, like the much-requested ability to suspend a run without losing your progress and a photo mode.

Co-op mode is online only, with no split-screen option available, which means that youll need internet and a PlayStation Plus subscription to team up with a friend to try and survive the murderous mysteries of Atropos. Players also wont be able to play cooperatively in the new Tower of Sisyphus area, the games first-person House sequences, and in challenge mode.

The Tower of Sisyphus, meanwhile, will offer players a series of 20 floors of increasingly difficultly that theyll be able to battle their way through presumably, with some new mysteries to uncover along the way.

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Returnal is getting co-op and a survival mode in a free 'Ascension' update - The Verge