Beginning right now (October 19) the Saros: Zenith replace is obtainable to all Saros homeowners for no further cost.
We had two essential targets for this replace: add replayability for current gamers who had already plumbed the depth of Carcosa, and make the sport extra accessible so Saros much more individuals can uncover the addictive, explosive, exhilarating bullet ballet gameplay that made Saros one of many highest rated motion video games of 2026.
To start, I’d wish to introduce among the options that make Saros extra accessible for brand new gamers to select up and play.
Preserve the projectiles, however sluggish ‘em down
At Housemarque, a sense we chase with our designs is the satisfaction that comes from dealing with down a troublesome problem, then overcoming it. Due to this, we’re all the time cautious about adjusting problem by firming down the components of the sport that create these fascinating challenges: i.e. the spectacular assaults coming at you from our enemies. Though we understand our video games can look intimidating at first, we didn’t wish to compromise the fight system of Saros by decreasing the projectiles that put the “bullet” in “bullet ballet”.
Enter, “Sluggish Sport Velocity”.
With this setting enabled, you’ll be able to sluggish the sport down to present your self extra time to react to hostile assault telegraphs, see the bullets as they fly in the direction of you, and resolve your response (Soar!? Sprint!? Defend?! Parry!?) The assaults stay the identical, however you will have a little bit extra time to cope with them.
You’ve got management over how a lot the sport slows down, and may even select if you’d like the setting to kick in robotically throughout fight, or if you wish to manually toggle it on when issues get furry.
Auto-fire means one much less button to fret about
If there’s one piece of recommendation I’d give gamers of Saros, it could be “Preserve transferring”. However, subsequent to transferring, the motion you’ll seemingly be performing greater than another is capturing your weapon.
The brand new “Auto-fire” accessibility setting makes your weapon fireplace robotically when you’re aiming at a hostile. We all know that some gamers could discover it troublesome to carry a button down for prolonged intervals of time, so we hope it will assist. Extra broadly, it provides you one much less button to fret about throughout fight, releasing up your mind cycles to hit that sprint button at simply the fitting time to keep away from taking a success. Importantly, nevertheless, this setting doesn’t make reloading automated. An ideal reload nonetheless requires a well-timed button press. Like our different options, that is designed to make the sport extra accessible, not take away alternatives for participant ability expression.
Mixed with the brand new Movement Sensor Aiming performance and our current button remapping settings, gamers now have some ways to customise how Saros controls.
Including a brand new Layer to Carcosan Modifiers
Past these new accessibility options, we’ve additionally drastically expanded the “Carcosan Modifier” system from Saros. Utilizing this technique, gamers can apply numerous “Modifiers” to the world of Carcosa to tune the issue to their liking. Safety Modifiers alter the sport in a means that makes it simpler and extra forgiving. Zenith brings 10 new Safety Modifiers, to present gamers having a troublesome time much more methods of customizing their expertise.
One among my favorite new Protections is “Corruption Melee Enhancement”. Corruption is likely one of the scariest mechanics in SAROS. Whenever you get hit by sure projectiles, Corruption will construct up in your Armor, consuming away at your max Integrity. With this Modifier energetic, nevertheless, Corruption turns into a brand new supply of energy. When your melee strike connects with a hostile, your constructed up Corruption might be consumed and was further injury, delivering a single devastating hit. The chance from Corruption nonetheless exists, however I hope this new means of coping with it would encourage gamers to beat their worry and stand up shut and private in fight.
Zenith additionally provides 10 new Trial Modifiers to extend the problem degree. A very difficult one is “Hostile Regeneration”. When enjoying with the Modifier, bigger hostiles will be shocked through injury out of your weapons, however they are going to rapidly regenerate and recuperate. Solely a melee strike can end them off, so you might want to be fast in your ft to hurry in and ship the deadly blow!
These modifiers tie in straight to a different of our model new options: The New Sport+ mode generally known as “Eclipse Layers”. After clearing Saros, mysterious new nodes might be added to the Armor Matrix again at Passage. These are the important thing to unlocking the gate to the subsequent Eclipse Layer, a extra intense model of the sport with altered guidelines.
After transferring to the subsequent Eclipse Layer, the very first thing you’ll do is choose a loadout of Carcosan Modifiers. On this mode, a sure threshold of Carcosan Modifiers have to be met earlier than you’ll be able to start. It is going to take a number of Trial Modifiers to succeed in this aim, however which of them you resolve to tackle is solely as much as you.
With 25 completely different Trials to select from, there’s loads of room to customise the problem to suit your playstyle. However some strategic considering can be suggested, as sure combos of Trials can synergize collectively to create lethal combos…
A Crown, match for a King
One other aim we had with Zenith was to present gamers a technique to showcase when they’re enjoying with a bunch of inauspicious Trial Modifiers energetic. To do that, in the course of the Eclipse Layers, Arjun now dons a Crown and his Armor glows golden! Higher but, the extra Trials you tackle, and the upper your Modifier Stability goes, the larger and extra splendid the Crown will develop into. Load up on these Trials, and see simply how golden he will get!
And the Crown isn’t just for present, additionally it is the important thing to a brand new collectable discovered within the Eclipse Layers. These “Visions” take the type of murals and messages, etched into stone by an historic king. 12 Visions lay ready throughout Carcosa, however as you stroll the trail, larger ranges of the Crown might be required to understand the extra story texts they include.
Overlord Rush, a brand new technique to tango with Carcosa’s fiercest
Final-but-not-least is the brand new Overlord Rush mode. This mode – accessed through the Major Unit in Passage – brings you into an intense coaching simulation through which you race to rapidly dispatch the highly effective Overlords from the primary sport, competing with associates and gamers all over the world on an built-in leaderboard.*
Overlord Rush is split into a number of “Units”, every of which comprises a distinct collection of Overlords. The “Incursion” and “Ascension” Units include three Overlords every, and will be accomplished in 10 minutes, for a pleasant little Saros snack. The ultimate Set is called “Totality”. Because the identify implies, it traces up all eight Overlords from round Carcosa in a single steady gauntlet!
This mode is a blast, each as a take a look at of your private ability, and as a technique to compete with your mates*. When evaluating your scores globally, you’ll be able to filter the outcomes based mostly in your alternative of Principal Weapon, that means that even should you can’t attain the highest general, attempt to be the grasp of your favourite weapon. I can’t wait to see the scores our gamers begin posting. I’m wondering what number of hours (minutes?) earlier than I’m knocked out of the highest 10….
Saros has reached its Zenith
We right here at Housemarque are tremendous excited for everybody to get their fingers on the brand new content material Zenith provides. I can’t wait to listen to what gamers take into consideration all the brand new management choices, see your Crown-equipped Picture mode snaps, and compete (and sure lose) to your excessive scores in Overlord Rush.
Take pleasure in!
*Web connection and account for PlayStation required.