Published Apr 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Become a god with Carcosan Modifiers

I accidentally made Saros too easy with a few simple tweaks

Image: Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment

If you had a tough time with Returnal , you might be understandably worried about how you’ll fare with Saros . After all, Housemarque’s latest PlayStation 5 exclusive is the same breed of bullet-hell roguelike. You’ll need to weave through waves of glowing energy balls as you shoot down hostile bots and aggressive aliens. It’s a lot to keep up with while juggling the demands of a die-and-try-again roguelike. Don’t get too nervous, because Saros is much easier than Returnal .

Well, sort of. It’s more accurate to say that Saros can be much easier than Returnal… if you want it to be. While the sci-fi shooter doesn’t have difficulty modes in the traditional sense, it does have a massive layer of metaprogression built to ease your suffering on each run. More impactful, though, are its Carcosan Modifiers.…