Journey to the Savage Planet Reviews

Journey to the Savage Planet is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet knows it’s wacky and embraces that. In 2020 I need to smile more, and Savage Planet made me feel great, even if I was covered in goo.

Read full review

Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet is full of breathtaking alien environments that you're encouraged to explore. I loved solving all of its puzzles and scanning each new flora and fauna I came across, but the shooting mechanics and world building could use some more work.

Read full review

8 / 10
Jan 27, 2020

A rollicking space adventure, Journey to the Savage Planet has the smarts to make you laugh out loud while taking shots at consumerism and big business.

Read full review

8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet follows in the footsteps of Metroid Prime without pretending to reach or exceed the master.

Review in Italian | Read full review

8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet is a smaller, happier version of what No Man's Sky should have been at launch. Filled with things to find, trials to survive and, most importantly, genuine personality.

Read full review

81 / 100
Jan 27, 2020

Sometimes almost too colorful an action RPG with a motivating Metroidvania principle and minor design flaws.

Review in German | Read full review

VG247
Top Critic
Jan 27, 2020

As any Trekkie will tell you, discovery is addictive, and Journey to the Savage Planet is almost all discovery.

Read full review

Unscored
Jan 27, 2020

This is one of hundreds of games that ask us to kill and conquer, but never question our actions. The story tells us we’re here to have fun, and supposedly save the world.

Read full review

55 / 100
Jan 27, 2020

Ultimately, Journey to the Savage Planet is a little less savage and a little more tame. What it does, it does quite well; it's just a shame it doesn't do very much. A decent title for those that get excited at the thought of exploration, but an otherwise unremarkable experience.

Read full review

IGN Spain
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

Typhoon Studios, formed by veterans of the Canadian industry, presents a great space exploration game for when we simply want to enjoy and let ourselves go, even if that means losing some depth and challenge.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

9 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

That said, Journey to the Savage Planet is such a ridiculously zany and wonderful game. No matter how many times I die, whether it be to a monster I just didn't see or missing a grapple after grinding my way up the Spire, I look forward to returning to my corpse and giving it another go (and a proper burial). Whether you play the game solo or with an online coop partner, I hope you enjoy your time on AR-Y 26 as much as I have.

Read full review

8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet combines a hilarious and upbeat tone with a constant sense of discovery and progression to make for a fantastic explorative experience.

Read full review

Loved
Jan 27, 2020

A fantastic, but short, game for fans of exploration and platformers, with charming sense of humor and world full of wonders to discover.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

9 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

With an enticing, hilarious world that's constantly fun to explore, Journey to the Savage Planet could be one of 2020's sleeper hits.

Read full review

3.4 / 5.0
Jan 27, 2020

Scoring games like this is extremely difficult. I had fun, I legitimately did, running around the planet, shooting enemies and being a jerk to pufferbirds. It's just, had I stopped before collecting things I would've been at about five hours and even collecting things mostly added time due to issues solving puzzles. Once you start to see the mechanics, the adventure loses a lot of its charm and is just a weird world where you can shoot a complete enemies or jump to a hidden location/open a secret door. For some this is enough, but for most it's likely an extremely difficult sell.

Read full review

7 / 10
Jan 27, 2020

With its surprisingly creative level design, architecture, and platforming mechanics, Journey to the Savage Planet will wow your eyes, while its quirky humor entertains you from time to time. Unfortunately, flaws such as uninspired combat, lack of enemy variety, and a fairly short campaign mar what could've been a truly unforgettable journey.

Read full review

8.6 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

Journey to the Savage Planet is an awesome experience, bringing a wacky and straight up enjoyable adventure on one bizarre world.

Read full review

80 / 100
Jan 27, 2020

You’re trapped on an alien world, your spaceship is broken, and the only way off this planet is to venture into the unknown and do your job. In any other game, this would be a bleak and dark adventure but not in Journey to the Savage Planet. Instead, despite being in a life and death situation the colorful world, toon-like lifeforms, and disturbingly cheerful AI create a lively atmosphere. Journey of the Savage Planet provides ample areas full of hidden secrets waiting to be unearthed but relies heavily on collecting items and hoarding resources. Despite the heavy collection focused gameplay the wit and charm of Journey of the Savage Planet provide a gleeful mask to cover the tedious collecting.

Read full review

8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

There’s very little indication that Journey to the Savage Planet wasn’t made by a AAA studio. The quality and time put into each part of the world are superb. By the end the gameplay loop gets a bit stale and the magic wears off, but wow… the first few hours are riveting.

Read full review

8.2 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2020

An exploration title like this does not come around often. Typhoon Studios have crafted a highly enjoyable game with amusing humor and distinctive art direction.

Read full review