Saros Gets Free Zenith Update as PS5 Sale Ends October 22

Saros players can now slow its projectile-heavy combat or turn a completed campaign into a tougher repeat run. Housemarque released the free Zenith update for the PlayStation 5 shooter on October 19, alongside a U.S. store discount that ends early on October 22.

The Standard Edition is listed at $49.69, down from $69.99, on the U.S. PlayStation Store, a 29 percent reduction. The stated expiry is 2:59 a.m. EDT on October 22. That is not the end of the day, and the U.S. price should not be treated as a worldwide offer.

The update expands Saros in two directions. Zenith design lead Abebe Tinari outlined new accessibility settings and post-campaign challenges in Housemarque’s announcement, rather than a single difficulty adjustment applied to everyone.

Slow Game Speed gives players more time to read incoming attacks without removing the projectiles. Players can adjust the slowdown and choose whether it activates automatically during combat or through a manual toggle. The distinction matters: the attack patterns remain, but the reaction window changes.

Auto-fire reduces the need to hold a firing button when aiming at an enemy. It does not automate reloading, so a perfect reload still depends on timing. Motion Sensor Aiming adds another control option alongside the game’s existing button-remapping settings.

Zenith adds 10 Protection Modifiers to make encounters more forgiving and 10 Trial Modifiers to increase the challenge. One Protection turns accumulated Corruption into additional melee damage. A Trial makes larger enemies regenerate unless players finish them with a melee strike.

The New Game+ mode, Eclipse Layers, becomes accessible after clearing the game. New Armor Matrix nodes unlock a tougher version of Carcosa, where players must meet a modifier threshold before starting. They choose the combination of Trials rather than receiving an identical challenge loadout.

There are also 12 new Visions, presented as murals and messages. Arjun’s crown grows with the challenge imposed by his modifiers, and higher crown levels reveal additional story text. The collectibles therefore give repeat runs a narrative incentive as well as a difficulty increase.

Overlord Rush separates boss encounters into timed sets. Incursion and Ascension contain three Overlords each; Totality strings together all eight. Leaderboards can be filtered by the player’s main weapon. Those online comparisons require an internet connection and a PlayStation account, not a multiplayer campaign.

For buyers considering the game, Sony Interactive Entertainment‘s U.S. listing also offers a 2.5-hour trial through PlayStation Plus Premium. That subscription trial is separate from purchasing the game. As Kotaku’s report notes, the sale coincides with Zenith’s release; the free update does not make the base game free.