New PlayStation Studios game will revive PS5’s single-player output We're finally putting together the clues for PlayStation Studio Housemarque's new single-player game that looks site to reignite the fire of PS5's future.Kes Eylers-Stephenson Published 02 Jul 2024 FollowtopicsReturnalSony Interactive EntertainmentPlayStation 5Kes Eylers-Stephenson A new PlayStation Studios game is being incrementally revealed, and it looks set to reignite PS5's future. Housemarque has a new single-player game in development that should hopefully recapture the glory of collecting those Returnal trophies back in 2021!Housemarque is making a new single-player IP on PS5In a job posting for a Senior Game Designer at Sony developer Housemarque on LinkedIn (found by wccftech), we finally have a few extra details about its "next big game." The role requires someone involved in "designing, prototyping and implementing enemies for a AAA Action game from inception to the finished, fully-fledged opponents for the player to overcome."Other details in the listing include "environments for the enemies to ensure combat encounters are as exciting, innovative, and creative as possible." We know from Sony's end-of-year financial presentation that Housemarque is a single-player studio now. So, we can expect another strictly solo experience at the core of its new game.Everything we know about Housemarque's new game so far:AAANew IPAction-focussedSingle-playerIncludes set combat encountersWhile a few years ago during the PS4 generation, many of these facts would have been a given for any upcoming game. In the PS5 generation, however, we have been flooded with news about live-service games from Sony like Concord on PS5. Now, seeing all those details laid out — it feels refreshing to me!Given the game has presumedly been in development for a while, it feels like this new Housemarque game could be a revival for first-party single-player games at the end of the PS5's life. While other studios are working on single-player games — Astro Bot, Ghost of Tsushima 2, Naughty Dog's new games — who knows how long some of the other AAA titles will take to come to fruition. The 'simplicity' of Housemarque's arcade-centered style feels like it is primed to excite. Housemarque's last game, Returnal, is one of the best PS5 games. Combining narrative, beautiful 3D graphics, and the traditional arcadey bullet-hell genre, Returnal felt like the first step in a new age for the Finnish studio. The next effort, I'm hoping, will cement the team as one of the best PlayStation Studios around!Just in case you missed it, we also recommended Returnal amongst the best PlayStation Portal games. What do you think — could the next Housemarque game signal a single-player revival on PS5 from first-party? Let me know in the comments, TrueTrophies team!More Returnal stories: Best PS Portal games - 14 portable PS5 games for January 2025 PS Stars is now shaming players for unlocking PS5 trophies too slowly Most underrated PlayStation Studio expands for new game after Returnal PS5 gem Returnal performs half as well as Sony's last PC port Returnal and Sackboy look set to be the next PlayStation PC games PlayStation 5Upcoming Release Written by Kes Eylers-StephensonEditor-in-Chief Kes is our resident expert in PlayStation and Sony news. He writes about PS5 games like The Witcher IV, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Kingdom Come Deliverance II using experience from years of PlayStation gaming. He also covers PS Plus news and some of the best PS5 games — Uncharted, God of War, and The Last of Us — before an evening swim.