Returnal , Housemarque’s first foray into the roguelike shooter genre, was notoriously grueling and punishing, to the point where some folks bounced off it out of frustration. Saros , the studio’s spiritual successor, is also like that, but it doesn’t have to be. This time around, Housemarque has added modifiers that let you tweak the difficulty similar to accessibility features you’d find in other action games; however, these optional switches can’t be flipped willy-nilly.  A few hours into Saros , you’ll unlock Carcosan Modifiers. These are both perks (Protections) and nerfs (Trials) that you can manually apply to your runs from the game’s safehouse. Some of these are things you might expect, like the option to increase your damage output; others are more specific to Saros ’ various mechanics and systems, like the ability to turn off the Second Chance perk that lets you revive with partial health if you die.…