--- title: "Returnal — Belly Score 9.6 | Belly Score" url: https://bellyscore.com/game/returnal description: "Returnal gets a Belly Score of 9.6/10. BELLY APPROVED" lang: en --- Image: Returnal (https://base44.app/api/apps/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/files/mp/public/6a8733184599b395d22f69cf/037a0b6d0_RETURNAL.PNG) # Returnal Belly Score 9.6 Platform PlayStation 5: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-5, PC: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/pc Genre Shooter: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/shooter Released Apr 30, 2021: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2021 Developer Housemarque, Climax Studios Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment About Returnal is a high-octane, third-person shooter that traps you in a relentless, shifting nightmare on an alien world. You play as Selene, an astronaut caught in a brutal time loop where every death resets your progress and rearranges the planet’s layout. It’s a masterclass in arcade-style intensity, blending frantic bullet-hell combat with a haunting, psychological mystery. You’ll spend your time dodging waves of neon projectiles and uncovering cryptic logs from your own past selves. It’s punishing, deeply atmospheric, and demands total focus, turning every run into a desperate, beautiful dance with extinction. The Belly's Verdict BELLY APPROVED Belly Score Calculation Category Weight Score Weighted Fun Factor 25% 9.8 2.450 Game Play 20% 9.7 1.940 Controls + Feel 15% 9.9 1.485 Creativity + Originality 10% 9.5 0.950 Presentation 10% 9.6 0.960 Content + Staying Power 10% 9.0 0.900 The Belly Factor 10% 9.2 0.920 Total 100% 9.6 Raw weighted sum 9.605 → rounded to 9.6 ### Prediction Results No predictions were made for this game. Vibe Tags Intense: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/intense Fast-Paced: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/fast-paced Challenging: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/challenging Brutal: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/brutal Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric Single-Player: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/single-player Themes Sci-Fi: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/sci-fi Alien: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/alien Psychological: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/psychological Surreal: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/surreal Related Games 9.9 ### BALDUR'S GATE 3 RPG · Adventure · Strategy PC · PlayStation · Xbox Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +18 https://bellyscore.com/game/baldur-s-gate-3 9.9 ### Final Fantasy IX RPG · Adventure PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 High Fantasy Medieval Adventurous Whimsical Charming +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/final-fantasy-9 9.9 ### ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE Action · RPG · Adventure PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1 Adventurous Discovery-Driven Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree 9.9 ### Persona 5 Royal RPG · Adventure · Simulation PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC Modern School / Academy Psychological +1 Immersive Strategic Atmospheric +3 https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-5-royal ### Community Discussion 0 Threads Log in to join the discussion. 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