{"id":61413,"date":"2026-06-17T12:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61413"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:27:58","slug":"saros-developer-housemarque-wants-to-have-the-same-growth-as-fromsoftware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61413","title":{"rendered":"Saros Developer Housemarque Wants to Have the Same Growth as FromSoftware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Saros developer Housemarque is hoping to have the same trajectory as Elden Ring creator FromSoftware.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a new interview with The Game Business, the team behind Saros spoke about their ambitions for the future. They&#8217;re aware that Saros hasn&#8217;t met the same commercial success as other first-party PlayStation games, but believe that their games find an audience over time rather than all at once at launch.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With that said, Housemarque is aware that it operates in its own niche, but has seen how that has worked for a studio like FromSoftware. Founded in 1986 and initially focussed business software, FromSoftware released its first action RPG, King&#8217;s Field, back in 1994 on the original PlayStation. After two more King&#8217;s Field games, the studio established the long-running mecha series Armored Core and developed a variety of other action RPGs throughout the late &#8217;90s and 2000s. However, it was 2009&#8217;s Demon&#8217;s Souls and the subsequent Dark Souls trilogy that would prove to be the studio&#8217;s true breakout hits, setting the stage for the even more successful Bloodborne and Elden Ring. It was a slow rise to prominence, and one that meant FromSoftware didn&#8217;t become a household name among gamers until decades after the studio was established.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;FromSoftware [has] been doing a similar genre for a very long time and built up [its] fan base [over that period],&#8221; stated Housemarque studio head and co-founder Ilari Kuittinen. &#8220;We have two unique games out. Returnal, Saros. It&#8217;s kind of a new thing that you need to educate the market about, so that people say, &#8216;Hey, these flow states are really cool.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Housemarque isn&#8217;t claiming to believe that it will match the exact same heights as FromSoftware, but hopes to have a similar trajectory in the long run. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;FromSoftware&#8217;s journey from King&#8217;s Field to what [it is] today\u2026 We&#8217;re not presuming that we would be anywhere close to that,&#8221; Kuittinen continued. &#8220;But, [like FromSoftware], we will keep our core, keep educating the market that these are the coolest games you can play. That&#8217;s our goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Saros: Gameplay Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Housemarque has been around for 30 years now, but really only began to find its voice as a studio in 2013 when it developed Resogun. Since then, the team has been focusing on fast-paced, intense shooters that have largely been showered in critical praise. The success of the studio&#8217;s first PS5 game, Returnal, even led to PlayStation acquiring Housemarque in 2021.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While it remains to be seen what&#8217;s next for Housemarque, it does seem like it will continue to lean into its strengths by making highly replayable and difficult shooters.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/saros-developer-housemarque-wants-to-have-the-same-growth-as-fromsoftware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saros developer Housemarque is hoping to have the same trajectory as Elden Ring creator FromSoftware. 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