Saros: breaking down the Zenith update trailer

Housemarque is back on the offensive for Saros with an announcement trailer that lays the groundwork for the Zenith update. Two minutes that bet everything on the arcade atmosphere that made the Finnish studio's reputation, rather than on detailed gameplay.

The video strings together quick shots of the Overlords, those massive bosses already encountered in the base game, here staged as opponents to be taken on boss-rush style. We also catch brief inserts hinting at the Eclipse Layers, with an art direction slightly darker and more distorted than the original title. For the full details on both modes (Overlord Rush and Eclipse Layers), head over to our dedicated article on the update announcement.

This trailer breaks with Saros's previous communications, which were centered on cinematic exploration and the title's story at its launch on PS5. Here, there's no narrative, no character put forward: Housemarque returns to its purest DNA, that of Resogun or Nex Machina, with leaderboards and online scoring firmly in its sights.

The question of timing remains. Zenith is expected to release sometime in 2026, with no precise date given at the time of the announcement. Housemarque has not communicated a narrower window nor announced a public beta. Players already on Saros will therefore have to wait for an exact timeframe, but the trailer's visual message is clear: it's time for pure, hardcore scoring.