Returnal getting free expanson

Developers Housemarque have announced a free Ascension expansion for action game Returnal.

The DLC will add new two-player online co-op mode. By accessing the Chronosis portal near the crash landing (and in other select parts of the game), you’ll have the option to either host or join a public cycle, or a private one.

In co-op, if players get too far apart, they will be tethered back together. If one of the players is downed, the other one has the option to revive them, though it takes some time. Progression is tied to the host. Client players who join to help will get to keep some progress they make, and the more games they assist with the more their Scout Rank will grow.

The DLC will also add, the Tower of Sisyphus, an Endless mode. Players will strive to ascend the Tower as high as possible. Each Phase in the Tower will culminate with an encounter with Algos, which will also get increasingly harder as you advance through the mode. Unlike the campaign, in the Tower players will also have a score to chase.

Returnal released last year on PS5.

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