Saros' Biggest Update Yet Officially Gets Release Date and Full Details

Housemarque's bullet-hell roguelike Saros is getting a significant update with the launch of Saros: Zenith. The update brings a host of new features and modes, with the primary goal of making the game more accessible to new players while providing veterans with additional content. The update is free and available now.

New accessibility features include a "Slow Game Speed" setting, allowing players to adjust the pace of enemy bullet patterns. This feature can be manually controlled or automatically toggled during incoming projectiles. Another major accessibility change is "Auto-fire," which automatically fires at enemies the player is aiming at, simplifying the dodging process. However, manual reloading still requires player input.

Veteran players will appreciate the addition of Overlord Rush, a boss rush mode where players battle each of the main game's powerful Overlords for leaderboard placement. There are three sets of Overlords: Incursion and Ascension, each with three bosses, and the more challenging Totality, featuring all eight bosses in a row.

New Carcosan Modifiers offer customizable difficulty or ease options for players. With 10 Protection Modifiers to make the game easier and 10 Trial Modifiers to increase difficulty, players can balance the modifiers to suit their preferences. These modifiers also tie into New Game Plus mode, called Eclipse Layers. After completing the game for the first time, players unlock additional Armor Matrix nodes called Eclipse Layers.

In this mode, Arjun wears a growing crown and golden armor, with higher-level crowns granting access to hidden messages.